I got one tip but has to do with the video bro. I usually like a video at the end when it’s over and I figure a lot of other people do the same. Whenever it was close to the end about the FAQ video it popped up to click and I wanted to but I wanted to like this video as well. So I had to like the video and rewind the video to click on the other video because it didn’t pop up below (I’m on a phone btw). All I’m getting at is I bet a lot of people just click on the next video without trying to hurry up and pause to like the video and hit play to tap on the video like I would. I try to like every video of yours and Keith kalfas. So maybe think of a way to fix that little road block to even more likes. It’s just an idea and thought it could be of some value. Great videos bro.
If theyre not doing quality and theyre not up to snuff then that means theyre not paying enough money to keep the maintenance in goodshape... My opinion
We have about 50 commercials and hoa properties. With Hoa’s, we talk to the board and ask if they have a budget. We work with them and if it’s something we can’t work with then we move on. The biggest tip is to get to know property management companies and they will refer you. Also hoa properties are so profitable. Just 5 of our largest HOAs pay us $27,500 a month. We get those properties done in 1 day(3 & 2 man crew). Besides all phases landscaping. Maintenance, they pay a lot for irrigation repair and extra work around the year... lol I should be CZcamsr,, I feel like like I know so much because I had to learn the hard way.
angel barrera serious question how should I get to know them? Should I walk into there office and introduce myself should I shower there office with gifts for the holidays should I leave them emails and promotions
Good afternoon Angel. I tried to look your site up on Instagram as I have some of the same questions as these guys. I am brand new to the lawn care business and I need guidance. I know that asking local will not get me anywhere as they would not want me taking away from their potential business so I have to rely on those of you here in CZcams land. I am currently a teacher so me just quitting my job to do full time lawn care would be insane. I need to build my business. I am up against what seems like a multitude of low ballers in the residential area, but would like to do the HOA's and commercial sites. I just do not know how to get started. These are the people that will allow me to replace my income and be able to go full-time with my business. If you want to or willing to help me with my questions look up Grasstigers on Instagram. I was ecstatic when I found this video and to read your comment, well I feel like I may have found my group of people to listen to in regards to this video and all the post here in Brian's comments section. Thank you for any help you will provide.
I've spent countless hours bidding commercial jobs, in one case after a month of going back and forth I found out the owner was going with his buddy from the start. I always quote commercial bids and after years of being turned down I'm getting lots of work the last few years- some very large accounts. It takes time, don't give up and stay positive!
Excellent tips, Brian. Thank you! Submitted a bid recently for a Chic Fil A in my area. They asked for weekly mowing and shrub trimming. We we with $45/ hr for mowing and $65/ hr for shrub trimming. We hope they weren’t shopping, and look forward to hearing back soon! Thanks for the help with our numbers!
Great information as always Brian. The best thing is to find that property manager for sure. In our area it’s a lot of the same managers or owners for multiple properties and meeting a couple of these people can really give your company a huge boost. Thanks for the video as always keep crushin’ it
Ya i hear ya on those low ballers! when i lost at the contract for the school board here i got to disect and see everone elses bid and the guy that one it was over 500 bucks less then the rest of us witch means hes working for beer and a bucket of chicken haha. Good news is i picked up 7 others that make me dollar to dollar more then the schools. Sometimes when one bad thing happens it means good news can be right in front of you 🖒
I have a quote for a hotel (comfort inn) and it had 53k square feet in grass, lots of curbs for edging, high potential for busting windows. I was locked in around $220/cut weekly. he said I was way off and the guys currently doing a hard-charging 175 a week. This was maintaining the whole property and he had over 20 boxwood shrubs and some large arborvitaes, he wanted a tree line trimmed and cut back which consisted of about 50 or 60 trees and wanted me to haul it away for free. Long story short don't be afraid to give YOUR price, not others
LawnMasters LLC yeah ,like for example if they’re building a restaurant do I go while they are building it and try to talk to the project manager or when the restaurant is established and recently open ?
@@eliseog7216 it's a tough call. Tru and ask the general contractor who the maintenance company is. For example, I service aldi grocery store bit aldi subcontracts the work to other ppl and then they sub to lawn and landscaping companies. It's tough. Stay asking questions for sure. Dress presentable, have insurance, business cards, etc
I'm a owner of A Cut Above Lawncare an landscape. An by far with Brian's video's I've learned alot an my business now is growing rapidly across my state. Thanks Brian. Keep it up.
Awesome video! I've spent 10-40 hours on school board, govt parks and retirement community bids. 1/4 in the last 10 years. It's depressing initially when you don't get those game changing contracts but you have to look at it like you didn't have it to begin with and if your not making your ideal % of profit its not worth it. The overhead of these larger contracts can kill your business if you don't get your numbers right. I still bid on them. Its like playing the lottery. If you don't get your ticket you'll never win.
I’ve started taking on commercial work the last couple years and I have some tips. One is to always do a lot of research on the company that is asking you for a bid. When you read reviews on a lot of these so called “property management companies” you will find that a lot of guys never get paid by them. Also when you write the contract make it very clear that if you don’t receive payment within 30 days that you will stop service. Just adding that one sentence in your contract makes all the difference. For my last tip I’m going to sound like a jerk for saying this but it works really well. Treat the bid like you barely even want it, price it high, take your time getting back to them and straight up tell them that you already have a lot of work lined up. To them this shows that you are in high demand and that you do quality work. Basically play hard to get lol
Good video Brian! This is my struggle right now. Trying to get in the commercial world is hard. I bid 2 within the last two weeks. Lost both because of my price to high. I felt some kind of way at first but it was worth the price, can't work for pennies.
I have lost residential work because my price in their mind was too high. I have watched all of the videos from many lawn care companies and I know that I cannot bid like a 20 year veteran, but like you said, I cannot work for pennies. I am just struggling with knowing what the correct bid is. Help is greatly appreciated in the area of cutting, hedge trimming, mulch spreading and pine needle spreading. I am floundering here an my equipment has payments. Lol I do hope that it gets better for you.
Just landed another commercial account today. It's crazy because the higher up of the biz lives in a neighborhood I do. But instead of hiring his lawn professional who does his yard for the account he called me. I don't have his personal property yet but you better believe it's on the radar. Thanks Bro
@@melkormorgoth9022 probably doesn’t want his personal lawn guy to see he’s got money and charge higher on his personal lawn after seeing his business. Or it’s for privacy, separation of business and personal.
Great Advice! I will add to the low balling, If you low ball and win...GREAT... Guess what happens when your business grows and you send 2-3 employees... YOU LOSE! Always Bid a property for next season or TWO in my opinion. We Don't do less than a 2 year contract and push HARD for a 3-5 with a % increase yearly after year 2! Again, GREAT advice Brian!
Usually commercial properties are managed by property management companies. Get your feet in there first then the guy in charge. It's all about who knows you. Good tips.
Don't be afraid to ask questions before you submit a bid. When pricing mulch i would go off the previous years price for a yard. And i would put in a disclaimer about it. When you say bid high that is good to do as the price of fuel is always changing
Great tips! I can say for sure with 110% accuracy, Brian is right about the contracts in late winter. I learned the hard way. I was driving around trying to lock in clients doing quotes. A few commercial (actually like 5-6) people or businesses said they spoke with another company there in the winter. I asked when exactly if they don't mind telling me and they said around January or February. Definitely stay persistent. What I'm finding is you have to be a little cheaper on the commercial side. I would love to get that extra 10% for profit or whatever reason but in Kansas it sucks.
Hi Brian. Great information. Cut my 1st commercial property last month on a one month temporary basis. They ask me to continue cutting until further notice. I was wondering did I under bid. But I am learning. The insurance video was good also. Working on that part also. Thanks for the great support.
I have tried bidding commercial work at an amount that would make me enthusiastic about being there and I never end up getting it. Oh well Im still busy as I can be with residential.
Let me ask this is. And Brian you may have covered this in the video. Would the same bidding/quote be the same as bidding/ quote for residential vs. Conmerical. Or does the price go up due to being commercial?
@Vscape Pro Landscaping Thank you for the input. Very good advice to keep in the back of your mind. I just want to land a few to over exceed the income of residential that I do.
Great video Brian, you took all my tips! We are getting ready yet again for another snow storm on Wednesday into Thursday bring 5 to 8 inches to Northeast Wisconsin! At least it is not like last year Blizzard Evelyn dropped 2 feet of snow that was crazy!
I’m insured but to be honest that sounds like a blessing lol. I would rather work with a company that doesn’t ask for it. A lot less work on my part to give a quote
My first big commercial property ended up being 30k per year base and I was told the other guys were 2 to 3xs more than me, coming up on the end of the contract and I don’t know what to do.. feels like I’ve been making great money 2700 per month for about 30 hours of work.
Management company's are key with commercial property's. Take it from the sales guy for 15 yrs lol It is getting a bit harder to find them but its possible.
If theyre not doing quality and theyre not up to snuff then that means theyre not paying enough money to keep the maintenance in goodshape... My opinion
IDK I think commercial would drive me crazy. Working for someone who just cares about the price 95% of the time does not interest me. I mean I would normally not even do residential work for people who dont care ya know. Why would I do that for commercial.
I make more money off my residential than I do with commercial properties. If I were to bid my commercial at the rate I do residential I would never get any jobs lol they don't want to pay my rates, commercial tend to always want to save a buck anywhere they can.
We have a whole snow course at Lawntrepreneur Academy that can help you navigate commercial snow plowing. Also, we have our contracts available as well! 🙏
Brian could you make a video about proper etiquette / unwritten rules for bidding on jobs that other landscapers have. I'm curious what your opinion is on that! Also maybe it will enlighten others who are new. I don't know how other people feel about it but I've had several of my commercial properties and residential taken over the years. Always over price. Never quality. I personally won't touch any bodies properties unless the previous contractor was let go before hand or if its a open tender. I never approach people's customers to try and undercut them but I've had that done to me several times. Anyways I'm curious what your thoughts are and possibly your channel's followers thoughts.
Brad Jennings I’ve never tried to steal jobs or targeted jobs by low balling, but doing sales to any commercial or residential site to offer a bid for your services is not bad form. If you wait for contractors to be let go or quit a job you won’t have much luck growing your business. I never talk bad to clients about other companies, I only offer our proposal and information on how our company can service their needs. Just like hanging door hangers or direct mail to residential, your not trying to screw anyone else just offering options to clients, how’s anyone to know if a business or homeowner is searching for a new company or not🤷♂️✌️
@@WSG23 i hear ya. Sometimes I'd like to advertise door to door with postcards but i don't want to steal anybody's business. I pick up 15 res and usually 1 or 2 commercial per season just off referals and trailer signage. I'd like more customers for snow plowing but again i know what its like to lose stuff and its not fun.
@brad Jennings yeah in the end you have to be comfortable in how you do things, we all have certain nuances to how we do business. I do get frustrated when guys try to low ball all over town to get volume, which is usually a startup that won’t make it unfortunately, but we just try to stay true to how we need to operate. It’s definitely hard to separate emotion from business sometimes. sounds like you run an honest biz, word of mouth and referrals are gold in this industry,keep it up, best of luck✌️
$225 per week for a 6 acre site with trimming and blowing the grass off hard surfaces seem a decent price? I used to mow this radio station property with my old landsacping company. Takes me 4.5 hours by myself to mow it, trim it and blow off the parking lots. I'm contemplating putting a bid in on it myself with my own company. This is year two and that 225 per week would really bump the bank account up a bit.
Me personally I would charge them the same as if they were residential. That being said 37.50 for an acre lot will not be something I smile about. My minimum is $40 per 1/4 acre lot. So $160 per acre times 6 would be my bid at $960/week
Is there like a website or some place where you could get commercial accounts ? Or is it mostly from word of mouth / recommendations / or personally going to the guy whose in charge ?
Do commercial clients such as a Mcdonald's have you follow their landscaping plans or does the Landscaper make their own choices as to the plants and tree selections.
@@marksmith4512 if it’s already setup there not ripping out trees and bushes to put new stuff. Once planted is stays for life, all you do is maintain it.
@@FishFind3000 So a commercial Landscaping contract would specify that the Landscaper has discretion on what plants and bushes to replace or does the Store manager decides?
I work for a bigger landscape company we only do only commercial property when you get commercial property do a good job the condo property we do start us with like one set of propertys the first year do good work the owner's usally own more then one set of condo places and multiple if we do a good job
Yep watch CZcams videos on it and we have a new website called LawntrepreneurAcademy.com designed to help folks learn to start. Check it out bud. Best of luck.
Lol yeah, we’ve faked it for 15 years and a few mil in revenue. But yeah, your random comment and no photo avatar maybe proper should take advice from you instead? 😉
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Just one question?Why?Obviously you have the experience and ability to do such sized properties Brian so there MUST be a reason why not?Please share?
Make sure that you are will insured for the job site make sure you areyou have been right license do it different states are different licenses told you have to have a contractor landscaping license and make sure that you do not go in debt for that job make sure that you know for the right equipment for that job a riding lawn mower or a bagel watch behind whatever kind of quit miss you need and make sure that you can hire more what could it in the can afford them if you have to hand make sure you want to do that job and don't put all yeah eggs and one basket don't make thais the main account you do not want to only rely on that one for your main money cuz if you lose it can hook you so make sure that you can really afford to do it and you have time to give them a lot of chances because it takes a lot out enchilada time and don't take much to lose it you mess up going time and you can be out there the just be careful and Mike I said make sure you have the right licenses and insurancesam I got check your got the right equipment don't get in that for it so you don't want to be paying for something you might lose online take care of your tools because it would take care of you that you're money maker take care of each other and take care yourself good luck
Holy sh*t man! Is that how you talk everywhere?? How are you even communicating and getting accounts at all?? I need to know your secret sauce! If you can do it, then ANYONE can do it for sure! No excuses! Sad AND motivational all in one sitting lol
What tips do you guys have to help others earn commercial work? Lemme know! 👇👇👇
Hey Brian another excellent video! You make great points about commercial properties! 👍🏽👍🏽
I got one tip but has to do with the video bro. I usually like a video at the end when it’s over and I figure a lot of other people do the same. Whenever it was close to the end about the FAQ video it popped up to click and I wanted to but I wanted to like this video as well. So I had to like the video and rewind the video to click on the other video because it didn’t pop up below (I’m on a phone btw). All I’m getting at is I bet a lot of people just click on the next video without trying to hurry up and pause to like the video and hit play to tap on the video like I would. I try to like every video of yours and Keith kalfas. So maybe think of a way to fix that little road block to even more likes. It’s just an idea and thought it could be of some value. Great videos bro.
If theyre not doing quality and theyre not up to snuff then that means theyre not paying enough money to keep the maintenance in goodshape... My opinion
We have about 50 commercials and hoa properties. With Hoa’s, we talk to the board and ask if they have a budget. We work with them and if it’s something we can’t work with then we move on. The biggest tip is to get to know property management companies and they will refer you. Also hoa properties are so profitable. Just 5 of our largest HOAs pay us $27,500 a month. We get those properties done in 1 day(3 & 2 man crew). Besides all phases landscaping. Maintenance, they pay a lot for irrigation repair and extra work around the year... lol I should be CZcamsr,, I feel like like I know so much because I had to learn the hard way.
Hi Angel. Need your help. How do I go about getting commercial and hoe properties? Larry from GA
angel barrera serious question how should I get to know them? Should I walk into there office and introduce myself should I shower there office with gifts for the holidays should I leave them emails and promotions
Good afternoon Angel. I tried to look your site up on Instagram as I have some of the same questions as these guys. I am brand new to the lawn care business and I need guidance. I know that asking local will not get me anywhere as they would not want me taking away from their potential business so I have to rely on those of you here in CZcams land. I am currently a teacher so me just quitting my job to do full time lawn care would be insane. I need to build my business. I am up against what seems like a multitude of low ballers in the residential area, but would like to do the HOA's and commercial sites. I just do not know how to get started. These are the people that will allow me to replace my income and be able to go full-time with my business. If you want to or willing to help me with my questions look up Grasstigers on Instagram. I was ecstatic when I found this video and to read your comment, well I feel like I may have found my group of people to listen to in regards to this video and all the post here in Brian's comments section. Thank you for any help you will provide.
angel barrera how do you go ask doe ?say they’re building a new site do I go ask before they finish or after finish the property
I second all these questions !! Please help
Brian's the type of guy to do a 5 minute video in 12 minutes
I’m also the be there in 5 minutes guy. 10 minutes later....
@@BriansLawnMaintenance 🤣
@@BriansLawnMaintenance that's my dad...lol
I've spent countless hours bidding commercial jobs, in one case after a month of going back and forth I found out the owner was going with his buddy from the start. I always quote commercial bids and after years of being turned down I'm getting lots of work the last few years- some very large accounts. It takes time, don't give up and stay positive!
The 4 I have...we got thru word of mouth! I wasn’t even really looking for commercial properties lol
Sweet!
Excellent tips, Brian. Thank you! Submitted a bid recently for a Chic Fil A in my area. They asked for weekly mowing and shrub trimming. We we with $45/ hr for mowing and $65/ hr for shrub trimming. We hope they weren’t shopping, and look forward to hearing back soon! Thanks for the help with our numbers!
That is super low. I would not go lower than 150/hr for service work.
How do you contact the owner ? I rarely see the owner at chick fil a
Great tips ... Bid a large Commercial job as if it were 3 small jobs .
Great information as always Brian. The best thing is to find that property manager for sure. In our area it’s a lot of the same managers or owners for multiple properties and meeting a couple of these people can really give your company a huge boost. Thanks for the video as always keep crushin’ it
Absolutely great tip ty for sharing
How would you go about finding them?
Ya i hear ya on those low ballers! when i lost at the contract for the school board here i got to disect and see everone elses bid and the guy that one it was over 500 bucks less then the rest of us witch means hes working for beer and a bucket of chicken haha. Good news is i picked up 7 others that make me dollar to dollar more then the schools. Sometimes when one bad thing happens it means good news can be right in front of you 🖒
Ps. As always such great information Brian thanks for the good vids
Get paid for what you do, eventually they’ll kick you to the curb for the next guy, do not underbid to stay busy or build a business!!
I have a quote for a hotel (comfort inn) and it had 53k square feet in grass, lots of curbs for edging, high potential for busting windows.
I was locked in around $220/cut weekly.
he said I was way off and the guys currently doing a hard-charging 175 a week.
This was maintaining the whole property and he had over 20 boxwood shrubs and some large arborvitaes, he wanted a tree line trimmed and cut back which consisted of about 50 or 60 trees and wanted me to haul it away for free.
Long story short don't be afraid to give YOUR price, not others
Bingo
LawnMasters LLC how do you go ahead and ask doe do I ask while they’re building it or when it’s doe. And who do I ask ?
@@eliseog7216 I don't understand your question. Are you asking when to bid on the property to lock in the job?
LawnMasters LLC yeah ,like for example if they’re building a restaurant do I go while they are building it and try to talk to the project manager or when the restaurant is established and recently open ?
@@eliseog7216 it's a tough call. Tru and ask the general contractor who the maintenance company is. For example, I service aldi grocery store bit aldi subcontracts the work to other ppl and then they sub to lawn and landscaping companies.
It's tough. Stay asking questions for sure. Dress presentable, have insurance, business cards, etc
I'm a owner of A Cut Above Lawncare an landscape. An by far with Brian's video's I've learned alot an my business now is growing rapidly across my state. Thanks Brian. Keep it up.
Awesome video! I've spent 10-40 hours on school board, govt parks and retirement community bids. 1/4 in the last 10 years. It's depressing initially when you don't get those game changing contracts but you have to look at it like you didn't have it to begin with and if your not making your ideal % of profit its not worth it. The overhead of these larger contracts can kill your business if you don't get your numbers right. I still bid on them. Its like playing the lottery. If you don't get your ticket you'll never win.
Brian, price are really competitive. People don’t care they just want cheap prices.
Cheap can b costly some times..
Some people see value, others see costs.
I’ve started taking on commercial work the last couple years and I have some tips. One is to always do a lot of research on the company that is asking you for a bid. When you read reviews on a lot of these so called “property management companies” you will find that a lot of guys never get paid by them. Also when you write the contract make it very clear that if you don’t receive payment within 30 days that you will stop service. Just adding that one sentence in your contract makes all the difference. For my last tip I’m going to sound like a jerk for saying this but it works really well. Treat the bid like you barely even want it, price it high, take your time getting back to them and straight up tell them that you already have a lot of work lined up. To them this shows that you are in high demand and that you do quality work. Basically play hard to get lol
Brian wow couldn’t agree with you more in this situation in my opinion this is the best video you have put together get job keep up the great work!
Thanks Andrew
Good video Brian! This is my struggle right now. Trying to get in the commercial world is hard. I bid 2 within the last two weeks. Lost both because of my price to high. I felt some kind of way at first but it was worth the price, can't work for pennies.
I have lost residential work because my price in their mind was too high. I have watched all of the videos from many lawn care companies and I know that I cannot bid like a 20 year veteran, but like you said, I cannot work for pennies. I am just struggling with knowing what the correct bid is. Help is greatly appreciated in the area of cutting, hedge trimming, mulch spreading and pine needle spreading. I am floundering here an my equipment has payments. Lol
I do hope that it gets better for you.
@@johncunningham3039 average hourly price is $55. I get away with $65-70 depending on the customer.
Just landed another commercial account today. It's crazy because the higher up of the biz lives in a neighborhood I do. But instead of hiring his lawn professional who does his yard for the account he called me. I don't have his personal property yet but you better believe it's on the radar. Thanks Bro
Why do you feel he went with you over his own guy?Thats a Key to some success that would help many who really want to know....
@@melkormorgoth9022 probably doesn’t want his personal lawn guy to see he’s got money and charge higher on his personal lawn after seeing his business. Or it’s for privacy, separation of business and personal.
You are absolutely right, follow up is everything! Great video as always, Brian!
My first big landscape project was for a elementary school we came and in and strip a bunch of old bushes and refreshed the whole landscape out front
I am currently 100% residential, and looking to obtain commercial work. This is good info... very helpful👍
Great Advice! I will add to the low balling, If you low ball and win...GREAT... Guess what happens when your business grows and you send 2-3 employees... YOU LOSE! Always Bid a property for next season or TWO in my opinion. We Don't do less than a 2 year contract and push HARD for a 3-5 with a % increase yearly after year 2! Again, GREAT advice Brian!
Great advice. You have a great disposition. I would hire you immediately😁😁
Usually commercial properties are managed by property management companies. Get your feet in there first then the guy in charge. It's all about who knows you. Good tips.
james villegas yup, half our business is commercial and hoa properties. It’s thanks to knowing and getting to know property management companies.
I like to look at the Tax records. It is the easiest way to find the property owner.
How do you get the tax records ?
Don't be afraid to ask questions before you submit a bid. When pricing mulch i would go off the previous years price for a yard. And i would put in a disclaimer about it. When you say bid high that is good to do as the price of fuel is always changing
Great tip
Great tips! I can say for sure with 110% accuracy, Brian is right about the contracts in late winter. I learned the hard way.
I was driving around trying to lock in clients doing quotes. A few commercial (actually like 5-6) people or businesses said they spoke with another company there in the winter. I asked when exactly if they don't mind telling me and they said around January or February.
Definitely stay persistent.
What I'm finding is you have to be a little cheaper on the commercial side. I would love to get that extra 10% for profit or whatever reason but in Kansas it sucks.
Hi Brian. Great information. Cut my 1st commercial property last month on a one month temporary basis. They ask me to continue cutting until further notice. I was wondering did I under bid. But I am learning. The insurance video was good also. Working on that part also. Thanks for the great support.
You bet bud!
I have tried bidding commercial work at an amount that would make me enthusiastic about being there and I never end up getting it. Oh well Im still busy as I can be with residential.
That is my fear on the back end is rejection. I got to get over that and plus being able to learn the bid.
^
Let me ask this is. And Brian you may have covered this in the video. Would the same bidding/quote be the same as bidding/ quote for residential vs. Conmerical. Or does the price go up due to being commercial?
Vscape Landscaping Ty for your input. I do pretty good and putting numbers on residential.
@Vscape Pro Landscaping Thank you for the input. Very good advice to keep in the back of your mind. I just want to land a few to over exceed the income of residential that I do.
Brian I like that you are straight to the point! Keep the content coming. Thank you for the advice and pep talk
Across from Wixom Assembly I worked at that plant for many years. I used to have lawn accounts down the rd off 12mi
Bingo!
Great video Brian, you took all my tips! We are getting ready yet again for another snow storm on Wednesday into Thursday bring 5 to 8 inches to Northeast Wisconsin! At least it is not like last year Blizzard Evelyn dropped 2 feet of snow that was crazy!
5 min video series::::::all over 5
Jk Brian love your work, great info
This guy is awesome! I love it. Confidence.
I passed you on wixom rd on my way to work!
You’re my link that we’re a real company!! 😂
But Brian , YOU ARE THE GURU. don't cut yourself short.
Lol just paying it forward bud 👊
Great info , thanks for the tips Brian keep up the awesome work !!👌👍
So helpful as always, thanks a lot Bryan
You bet bud
Good information pal. Keep up the good work my friend.
Thank u so much !!! Just got a job that I bid on with ur tips
i appreciate your video mannnnn...
Very helpful Brian, thank you
Great video brother keep up the awesome work
Nice vid bro!
Thanks Brian ! Good info !
Wow great content Brian, thanks
Loving the advice! 👍
Great advice! Thank you!
Good stuff man!!
Fantastic advice
Biggest Problem we deal with is commercial properties still not requiring insurance. They're just after the cheapest price.
I’m insured but to be honest that sounds like a blessing lol. I would rather work with a company that doesn’t ask for it. A lot less work on my part to give a quote
Hey man. Long vids all the better ;)
definitely enjoyed
My first big commercial property ended up being 30k per year base and I was told the other guys were 2 to 3xs more than me, coming up on the end of the contract and I don’t know what to do.. feels like I’ve been making great money 2700 per month for about 30 hours of work.
Any update?
Management company's are key with commercial property's. Take it from the sales guy for 15 yrs lol It is getting a bit harder to find them but its possible.
Really look up to you man,
Good Word!!
Great video.
If theyre not doing quality and theyre not up to snuff then that means theyre not paying enough money to keep the maintenance in goodshape... My opinion
Thanks Brian
Great tips
Good video bruh
IDK I think commercial would drive me crazy. Working for someone who just cares about the price 95% of the time does not interest me. I mean I would normally not even do residential work for people who dont care ya know. Why would I do that for commercial.
I make more money off my residential than I do with commercial properties. If I were to bid my commercial at the rate I do residential I would never get any jobs lol they don't want to pay my rates, commercial tend to always want to save a buck anywhere they can.
hope you will be able to answer. so it’s also best to provide snow removal when going commercial ? how would one quote on that ?
We have a whole snow course at Lawntrepreneur Academy that can help you navigate commercial snow plowing. Also, we have our contracts available as well! 🙏
I want to start doing commercial lawn care and maintenance, Do I need an LLC or insurance I've been doing just residential for a couple years now
I like this dude
5-7 yep 100% and don't lower your price at all
Brian could you make a video about proper etiquette / unwritten rules for bidding on jobs that other landscapers have. I'm curious what your opinion is on that! Also maybe it will enlighten others who are new. I don't know how other people feel about it but I've had several of my commercial properties and residential taken over the years. Always over price. Never quality. I personally won't touch any bodies properties unless the previous contractor was let go before hand or if its a open tender. I never approach people's customers to try and undercut them but I've had that done to me several times. Anyways I'm curious what your thoughts are and possibly your channel's followers thoughts.
Brad Jennings I’ve never tried to steal jobs or targeted jobs by low balling, but doing sales to any commercial or residential site to offer a bid for your services is not bad form. If you wait for contractors to be let go or quit a job you won’t have much luck growing your business. I never talk bad to clients about other companies, I only offer our proposal and information on how our company can service their needs. Just like hanging door hangers or direct mail to residential, your not trying to screw anyone else just offering options to clients, how’s anyone to know if a business or homeowner is searching for a new company or not🤷♂️✌️
@@WSG23 i hear ya. Sometimes I'd like to advertise door to door with postcards but i don't want to steal anybody's business. I pick up 15 res and usually 1 or 2 commercial per season just off referals and trailer signage. I'd like more customers for snow plowing but again i know what its like to lose stuff and its not fun.
@brad Jennings yeah in the end you have to be comfortable in how you do things, we all have certain nuances to how we do business. I do get frustrated when guys try to low ball all over town to get volume, which is usually a startup that won’t make it unfortunately, but we just try to stay true to how we need to operate. It’s definitely hard to separate emotion from business sometimes. sounds like you run an honest biz, word of mouth and referrals are gold in this industry,keep it up, best of luck✌️
@@WSG23 thank you! Best of luck to you too.
$225 per week for a 6 acre site with trimming and blowing the grass off hard surfaces seem a decent price? I used to mow this radio station property with my old landsacping company. Takes me 4.5 hours by myself to mow it, trim it and blow off the parking lots. I'm contemplating putting a bid in on it myself with my own company. This is year two and that 225 per week would really bump the bank account up a bit.
Me personally I would charge them the same as if they were residential. That being said 37.50 for an acre lot will not be something I smile about. My minimum is $40 per 1/4 acre lot. So $160 per acre times 6 would be my bid at $960/week
So if you are charging $45 hr for commercial services how much of that is your profit ? $10 an hour ?
What software do you use for mapping/square footage
Frank Young look up Find Lot Size in your App Store. It’s a free and easy to use mapping app. Just keep dropping pins and can move them around
Both and I use the measuring tool in Yardbook
Do you recommend getting a business license when getting your business up and running?
Of course!
If you find a commercial site that looks bad can the business stop using them after they picked them to mow site alrighty
Random- what age did you begin your lawn care business. Thanks
10 believe it or not! But I really got my go on my second round at 20 years old.
I know I’m way off topic here, but do you sub out your fertilizing service? I’m really wanting to learn more about this.
I do yes!
Would love to see more about it! There’s not much on CZcams about it!
Is there like a website or some place where you could get commercial accounts ? Or is it mostly from word of mouth / recommendations / or personally going to the guy whose in charge ?
Ask for the office manager, facility manager, store manager, just to start.
Do commercial clients such as a Mcdonald's have you follow their landscaping plans or does the Landscaper make their own choices as to the plants and tree selections.
Most likely for a new install like that I’m imagining they have a set design and even contractors lined up to install it.
I'm referring to years after the setup and a new landscaper takes over.
@@marksmith4512 if it’s already setup there not ripping out trees and bushes to put new stuff. Once planted is stays for life, all you do is maintain it.
@@FishFind3000 So a commercial Landscaping contract would specify that the Landscaper has discretion on what plants and bushes to replace or does the Store manager decides?
Do you bid yards based on an hourly rate and what do you charge
Per job not hourly
Bid on 20 acounts did not get one lowballers wow bid on a 12 Acer site trimming pulling weeds trimming hedges and blowing someone bid it at $350
The people that underbid eventually go out of business sooner than expected.
How do you find the decision maker?
Ask for them. Who's the decision maker here. That's all!
How do I get work now in April
Keep advertising
commercial work is meh. rather just do residential.
Both have their strengths and weaknesses to imo
I work for a bigger landscape company we only do only commercial property when you get commercial property do a good job the condo property we do start us with like one set of propertys the first year do good work the owner's usally own more then one set of condo places and multiple if we do a good job
@brian'slawnmaintenance being the owner and the only guy working should I look into doing commercial property?
Sure why not
Hello Brian I'm thinking about having my own landscaping maintenance company any ideas ?
Yep watch CZcams videos on it and we have a new website called LawntrepreneurAcademy.com designed to help folks learn to start. Check it out bud. Best of luck.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance
Thank you so much Brian i really appreciate it.
@@westtexasprepper
Thank you so much for responding Mr. West Texas Prepper I'll watch that video.
Do you need a LLC do start comercial work? Or some kind of licensing?
DBA/LLC and liability insurance yep
How much does your business bring in with the 1 truck you have? Not sure why people take advise from you, sounds like a fake it to make it thing.
Lol yeah, we’ve faked it for 15 years and a few mil in revenue. But yeah, your random comment and no photo avatar maybe proper should take advice from you instead? 😉
You own a lil ceasers franchise
??
I wish. Nah I worked for one as a store manager
Hey,
Please help me with quote on a 30 car apartment complex.
I don’t do properties that big sorry
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Just one question?Why?Obviously you have the experience and ability to do such sized properties Brian so there MUST be a reason why not?Please share?
Second! 😂
Make sure that you are will insured for the job site make sure you areyou have been right license do it different states are different licenses told you have to have a contractor landscaping license and make sure that you do not go in debt for that job make sure that you know for the right equipment for that job a riding lawn mower or a bagel watch behind whatever kind of quit miss you need and make sure that you can hire more what could it in the can afford them if you have to hand make sure you want to do that job and don't put all yeah eggs and one basket don't make thais the main account you do not want to only rely on that one for your main money cuz if you lose it can hook you so make sure that you can really afford to do it and you have time to give them a lot of chances because it takes a lot out enchilada time and don't take much to lose it you mess up going time and you can be out there the just be careful and Mike I said make sure you have the right licenses and insurancesam I got check your got the right equipment don't get in that for it so you don't want to be paying for something you might lose online take care of your tools because it would take care of you that you're money maker take care of each other and take care yourself good luck
Great tips thanks for sharing
Holy sh*t man! Is that how you talk everywhere?? How are you even communicating and getting accounts at all?? I need to know your secret sauce! If you can do it, then ANYONE can do it for sure! No excuses! Sad AND motivational all in one sitting lol
I bid 230 on 6 acres is that good or bad
Colton Sprague depending on where you live I live in tx and it’s around $60 per acre
What size deck is your mower? Is it an open field?
not enough info, but I'm leaning bad
It’s wide open except like a few sheds
how long does it take?
WHAT, NO HAT!!!
Lol I do have hair!
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Can I see your bidding sheet
We use contracts from my friend Mikes business at debtfreelandscaper.com I believe Brians10 saves 10% there too!
5 minutes or less (12 minute video)
Lol amen he talks too much!
Hey Brain how can I contact you to pick your Brain
Paul Brennan email works really well for him! Or if you’d like to chat on the phone the info to how to do that is here www.lawntrepreneuracademy.com
Paul Brennan email works really well for him! Or if you’d like to chat on the phone the info to how to do that is here www.lawntrepreneuracademy.com