Mikey P
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who use to run a TM full time?
how long did it take to learn/get use to compensate?
how long did it take to learn/get use to compensate?
Mikey P said:Porty only is for newbs or those that never leave Manhattan.
Porty only is for newbs or those that never leave Manhattan.
Becker said:clearly it does not pay well, if a guy was willing to toss it all away for 48k per year full time.
MarkE said:OK, maybe this is risky but I’ll bite.
I had a decent older TM, good heat, with an RX-20 along with VLM equipment and a Mytee M-12. My friend wanted to get into the business (as a partner) and he lives a ways from me so I gave him the van and the whole set up except for the M-12 and most of the VLM stuff.
What I miss and find hard to adjust to is the loss of heat and the RX. I really loved cleaning with the RX. I don’t miss tinkering with the TM all the time.
Now there are two things to understand. My situations is unique in that I only clean part-time and I live in the desert in SoCal where most of the houses are 60% tile or more with only some carpet in the bedrooms. So I tweaked my business model to focus only on tile and stone (and I give them a good deal if they add on carpet). Also, the M-12 DRIVES the SX-12 and Mytee 20” spinners with no problem. Grime comes off the tiles just as fast even w/o a lot of heat.
I have timed the work flows and porty cleaning adds 22 minutes to each job. For me, if I am doing 5 jobs a week it’s not an issue; it's factored into the costs. If you are doing 5 jobs a day it starts to cut into productions/profits too much.
in massachusetts they doNo one gets into Police work for the money