Rob Mil
Member
BLUF: I have residential cleaning business, I want to clean my own carpets instead of subcontracting them.
Hello! New guy, most certainly a beginner and kindly asking for guidance and a lot of patience from long time vets.
I recently started a residential cleaning business as a side gig to earn extra cash. In a month, my business went from earning me beer money to a full blown business out of dumb luck as I keep stumbling upon customers. I went from a 1 person company to having 3 cleaners.
Most of my client's house have cleaner carpets but I know it won't be long until I need to subcontract a carpet cleaning job. However I want to do it on my own. Here are my dillemas:
1. I'm in the military, and will probably move in a year. I need something small that I can pack and take with me if I have to move my business to another state. Truck mount is not an option.
2. I won't be using the machine as much as a professional carpet cleaners that specialize in carpets.
3. I do not own a van or truck yet. However, I have 2 panther body cars with trunks that can fit a lot. I'm thinking of financing a van if I have to.
4. In Hawaii, there's not a lot of used machines on craigslist. There's a 220 non-heated Mosquito unit that someone is selling for $2500 and that's about it. I think I can do better than that.
What machine should I get? Or does anyone have any experience with this kind of situation before.
Hello! New guy, most certainly a beginner and kindly asking for guidance and a lot of patience from long time vets.
I recently started a residential cleaning business as a side gig to earn extra cash. In a month, my business went from earning me beer money to a full blown business out of dumb luck as I keep stumbling upon customers. I went from a 1 person company to having 3 cleaners.
Most of my client's house have cleaner carpets but I know it won't be long until I need to subcontract a carpet cleaning job. However I want to do it on my own. Here are my dillemas:
1. I'm in the military, and will probably move in a year. I need something small that I can pack and take with me if I have to move my business to another state. Truck mount is not an option.
2. I won't be using the machine as much as a professional carpet cleaners that specialize in carpets.
3. I do not own a van or truck yet. However, I have 2 panther body cars with trunks that can fit a lot. I'm thinking of financing a van if I have to.
4. In Hawaii, there's not a lot of used machines on craigslist. There's a 220 non-heated Mosquito unit that someone is selling for $2500 and that's about it. I think I can do better than that.
What machine should I get? Or does anyone have any experience with this kind of situation before.