Jeff

The Redneck Riviera, Myrtle Beach SC I like this, I saw Patrick live next to my home town up north, and another is from Lyman SC, I used to go there and visit people, Kind of cool too see where everyones from JL

Carlos, I would be very interested to take a look at these. Please forward me a copy jlecours@sc.rr.com Fax 843-215-4698 Thanks Carlos you great!

Being Incorporated will protect your personal assets and as you grow will help with tax advantages etc. Best bet is get a good accountant that has knowledge of construction/service trades. Mine also does my payroll, Id be lost without him. Theres just to much for a novice to know when it comes to accounting I'm an S Corp it fits well for our type of biz Good luck its a great biz!! JL

Often times it is not the guy that is fast out of the chute that is done. He will burn up and die quick. It is often the guy that puts one foot in front of the other, learns a little bit at each job and keeps on going. That is the guy that knows it is going to take work and is willing to put out the continuous effort. This is a very true statement!! You have to cultivate your customers, you have to build on a relationship. Just because you get a good lead & you do the job great, doesnt mean your going to be the only one a PM or any customer will call. It can be a long slow process. Just like any friendship or relationship, trust is one of the hardest things in a relationship. Its just like the man or women thats had bad relationships (Not me all my exgirlfriends love me, Ya right lol), they are'nt always trusting of that next person they date, we'll customers, many people have been burnt by contractors, you hear the stories all the time. So when your talking to customers , PM's, builders you have to start off thinking these people may like what your saying, but can they really trust you in their mind. Be professional, give a good impression the 1st time you meet with someone and every other time you meet & talk with them. Like Scott said the guy fast out of the chute, who comes on strong, promises the customer the world and doesnt deliver will burn. Be honest and sincere, always make sure you can deliver on what you offer, always be professional and always do good work and do it when you say your going to do it and you can & will be a success I've told you all before I've had more than a few PM's tel me they can trust me. I was floored the 1st time I heard this from a PM that works for a very large PM company. Someone saying they trust you I think is one of the biggest compliment a person and/or a company can get. So when your out there trying to secure work, think of the job, the customer and the sales pitch, but think of the word trust. If you gain the trust of your customers over time, the sky is the limit Man all the nice comments you all have said to me on these stories I write, is going to my head. Maybe I'll become a Motivational speaker, go to businesses, colleges, auditoriums, WORLD TOUR!!!! OH YA I'm afraid to talk in front of a crowd, NEVER MIND:eek:

Thank God there's more good days than bad. Tomorrows another day, Have a good one!!!!!

Thats funny Barry, your wifes right, you are nuts!!!!!:lgwave:

Thanks everybody, I just thought Id post this now, because its getting to be that time of year for most. Spring is coming and its CLEANING TIME. Beth 100% that says it all!!! You know something was said to me today from one of the guys from the BB. Me and my crew were working the big project we just started today, there I was me, my 2 guys and a day laboror. We busted hump all week on the high rise and now started this job on a Saturday. It started raining at about 11am, not a downpour but enough to make it uncomfortable, we kept working because we are on a limited time frame to get this job done. Well Neil from Ashville stopped by, he was in the area buying something and visiting family, and he stopped by to see me. Never met him before, nice guy!!! Now we were talking about PWing for a minute and its still raining @ 2pm I'm soaking wet and Neil said PWing is FUN, you know he's right.:dance: Here I am soaking wet and I really didnt mind it at all, I was having FUN, PWing isnt hard work, you have hard long days but it is FUN and thats why I love this biz, I can have FUN doing the work, FUN getting positive feed back from the customer, FUN to be able help support my workers & their families, FUN to accomplish something, FUN to collect the money.:lgmoneyey Thanks Neil for mentioning FUN to me on this rainy day What a great day Man it takes me some time to get to the point LOL JL

I bought the same stuff from Ron of Xterior, then he told me about 12% and soap, Get 12% and some soap or even their Barlox, little pricey barlox. Ron helped me alot. I can mix a 5 of house wash for under $2.00 for vinyl Just ask questions here you'll learn, Ron was the one that told me about BB's Good luck

HUGE UNDERTAKING!!!!!, Let me tell you looking at these properties and doing proposals for them is time consuming, but is already paying off Ive looked at and measured out 9 properties already and have submitted proposals for 6 of them already. We got some or all of the work proposed on 4 of the properties already and the PM is working on the others. One we did not get, couldnt compete with a lowballer already with the one property Like I said its time consuming, with all the work we have to do. Im not complaining AT ALL, this is GREAT and The PM is on top of this. As one of his emails said after he gave me the ok it said "More to come" got to love it JL

Your fairly new to PWing, correct? 2 hours set up to break down is pretty good Congrats on a job well done. Got to love the 12%. Whats your house wash? Great pics Jeff

Thats a good price. Ive done tons of work for 5 years with my direct drives i bought from Lowes. They look beat now but I use them all the time with very little maintenance. I like the belt drives, to use off a tank Good luck with your new machine, now go out there and make some money!!!!!! JL

I have a Pressure Pro hot 5,6 well we were working today and the machine made a noise and then it shut down. I had the burner on. We got to the trailer and the housing that holds the fan on the Beckett motor came unscrewed and just fell right off. It screwed up the fan blades bad, broke several of them. fan is useless. My question is should this have happened, the machine is only 5 months old and Ive only have used heat maybe 400 maybe 500 hours tops. Ive cheecked other nuts & bolts on this machine but never cheacked the beckett motor. I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone and should this be covered under warrenty What a BUMMER when I saw it Thanks JL

Dennis from Pressure Pro called me after Steve R called him, Dennis is going to walk my mechanic through checking a few other things that may have problems due to the burner motor falling off and breaking the fan Pressure Pro will cover what ever is needed Thanks Pressure Pro and everyone else Jeff

From what I understand Additional Insured used to be free all the time, because the insurance is already there. But a couple agents told me the charge is just so the insurance co can make extra money and thats the only reason. My agent told me right out its a rip off by big insurers. Its to bad but a fact of life I put in my proposal and additional insured will have to be paid by the client. Only had one company ***** about paying. It was a small job and I passed on it, because they wanted 2 additiona insured $200 out of a $750.00 job. Told thanks but no thanks. JL

I agree, Anyway you look at it, lots of lowballers are hurting the industry in many ways. If a guys new and doesnt know better thats one thing but like you say a seosoned competitor dropping his prices like he did is no good. I wonder why he did it? JL

These guys have some real nice open trailer rigs. One I really like is Mels "PWKID" I know he has some pics posted somewhere, check it out JL

Lot clearing is almost done they just have to addabout 20 truck loads of dirt 1st pic, my lots down the end of the cul de sac behind the trucks, Im happy I went with the cul de sac lot so my kids can play without hardly any traffic 2nd pic clearing day YAY!!!!!!!! should start building in a month YAY!!!!!!! Pretty happy about it all, Had realtors over to list our houses for sale, bought mine 3+ years ago and is listing for 65K more than I bought it for and we should get it Cant wait to get in the Kings new palace LOL JL

Has anybody in larger PW companies ever hired a saleman Now I'm looking way in the future, but if I could find someone talented as a salesman to constantly be out looking for more work, I would think the skies the limit. This is my dream, have several crews & rigs working and me running them and doing sales and PR work, but also have a salesman who knows what he's doing getting me more & more work, let the saleman get me in the door and then I go meet or close the deals along with him Now I could sub work out, but why couldnt I do it all myself. I'm pretty confident I could do $500,000 within the next 2-4 years, But as a dream I'm thinking $1,000,000 or more could be done. Any body out there with saleman working and what do they do and how do they go about it Just dreaming, but dreams can come true JL

Steves calling them in the morning, Just wondered if this should of happened at all Thanks JL

I hear you James, just thinking ahead. I figure my goal of 500K in 2-4 years I'll be able to handle and when I get to that point I hope to have a couple reliable crews or more and also have all the kinks out and just maybe go with someone to generate sales to take me beyond the $500K goal. By that time I'll know if I want to go beyond 500k. If its to much I'll just go with what I have and enjoy. Just dreaming , just like when I had the $350,000,000 Power ball lottery spent. I didnt win oh well. Thanks James JL

Why didnt you use any bleach on the mold & mildew on the brick, it will make your work easier try it As for the fence soap isnt really going to do anything The pics look good!! read up on old post and you will learn how to do it easier with greaat results Good luck and ask questions JL

Man its getting expensive to run a biz. I switched insurance brokers for my GL & Workers Comp to get a better rate its still costing a ton, its all based on payroll and now Im paying over 2K for GL & over 5K for comp, What a racket. I have no claims against me ever but just keeps going up & up I thought taxes were bad, man insurance is going to be a killer

Thanks for the advise, all this is in the future, just thinking ahead, a few years back I would of been happy just paying my bills, because thats all I thought PWing would be able to do, just pay bills I now realize that this could be big biz. Without to many bumps, I can see the future of JL could really be something and I just wanted to expand on it. I think what helps me in sales, which I'm not really great at, is my sincerity, the ability to do the work good aand do it on time. The sincerity shows, I love whats going on in my biz and I love my customers. If I keep the good work up and customer service the sky is the limit and the reason I'm thinking salesman is to keep the prospects coming. Ive done some reading and have been listening to the links you gave me and it just reenforces my thoughts on growing my company thanks agian JL

Never bought a unit off water cannon but i buy everything else from them. I think they're great But you'd be able to get it fixed if you bought it off elco since they are right near you Good luck Yes, no sales tax