I Won't Work For The Middle Class Anymore | THE HANDYMAN BUSINESS |

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[larrybuckner]

My customer base is older and retired folks. No matter what class. They seem to appreciate your work a lot more and I never have an issue with getting paid.

[peacefulwarrior]

The worst customers that I had done work for were the rich !
There was always an issue with them ! Not fast enough, not good enough or the most common not cheap enough not all of the rich were like that but I'd say 80% were always complaining about something! My best and most appreciative customers were the middle class and the financially less fortunate who very rarely ever bitched and complained about the money or quality of workmanship!
As my grandmother used to say
DONT BITE YOUR OWN NOSE OFF DESPITE YOUR FACE !

[keithsharratt]

If a rich man makes a large sum of money on a deal, he's a businessman, but if a poor man makes a profit, God forbid, he's a thief.

[tommyt]

As a homeowner, I'm less concerned about paying what I consider paying a little too much for a job than I am about poor-quality work done by contractors who are sometimes marginally competent.

[cjbarlow]

I net 5k a week working for middle class customers. Our business is booming so much we don't have time to make youtube videos bashing our client base.

[cespo]

The problem is, the quality of work has diminished this past decade and you always have to call several people to get the job done right. On top of it, everyone charges outrageous prices for sub par work. No thanks, I do most of the work myself.

[alexanderpetrov]

That's why us middle class need to know how to fix our own homes

[forresta]

I hate to tell you this but the middle class can't afford to pay anybody to do anything for them anymore, but never work for lawyers or doctors. They are like dentists. You have to pull one dollar out of them at a time.

[saito]

You guys (and gals!) really need to listen and apply everything this man tells you. I retired from my career in the automotive world (auto technician 5 yrs, Service Manager/Director 25yrs, US traveling consultant 15yrs) - left it behind last year - June 2023. By end of July I had watched a few dozen handyman videos after one of his popped up on a youtube recommendation. I had always fixed things myself anyways, so thought maybe I could do a few things to earn some spending money for my hobbies. I had repaired a friends dryer, and also fixed a couple of small things for them - no charge because they were family friends. Their neighbor had some issues so they asked me if it would be ok to gave him my number. They wanted a couple of new bathroom faucets installed. Had to buy a couple of tools to get to the plumbing fittings.. and watched a video on how to do it with the very limited space I had... stopped by my house coming back from the orange box store where they had picked out they faucets! Installed them; fixed the front door tight fit due to settling by shaving the one side a bit with my brand new mini plane I had just practiced with the week prior. (scared me but I took VERY small shavings and tested the fit every other shave when getting close!). Repaired a wooden gate and they really got a kick out of me using a golf ball I drilled a hole through for the end of the pull rope. I charged them $600 based on what this man had said on some of his videos.... they gave me an additional $150 tip!! Total time just under 4 hours including trip to HD and watching a 30 min video. Next I contacted a guy I knew that managed a few apartment complexes (C grade ones at best). First job August 9th was cleaning a bunch of weeds and leaves on a 45° incline. - took me 3 hard, dusty & dirty days - $1250. Long story short - my new handyman business generated $48, 296 for Aug- Dec 2022 - PART TIME! Now averaging $9, 800 per month.. "3/4 time". And I watch lots of videos, (and practice A LOT of drywall mudding - that is some science and LOTS of finesse art!!) If I can make this kind of $ being pretty much a novice - no reason why lots of you can't make a ton more. Believe in yourself and what your job is worth to the customer... YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF A PROBLEM FOR THEM THAT THEY DON"T KNOW HOW TO DO PERHAPS _ BUT MAINLY DO NOT WANT TO DO!! - And if you do quality work they will call you again and again - and tell their friends. I'm 67 years old - and having fun learning lots of new things and being paid to learn! Thanks so much for your videos!! Kinda long comment but felt it needed to be said.

[HoldFastAndStoic]

My dad gave me some of the best advice of my life. One of those gems was “ Never pay another man to do work you are fully capable of doing yourself, make friends with carpenters, plumbers, electricians, welders and mechanics, ask them to teach you”.

[jlolson]

Your advice might apply to a tiny percentage of handymen who are knee-deep in rich people but the vast majority of workers are surrounded by the middle-class. Your strategy might work well for you and a small minority of other service businesses but would prove disastrous for most. In my opinion.

[Jimbo]

Sounds like you are a legend in your own mind!!!!

[forestbirdoriginals]

This is why I fix almost everything myself and I have to have a garage full of tools.

Most of what the common tradesmen do is much harder to do for commercial customers and complicated buildings.

Just about everything in my home is easily serviceable, with the exception of my HVAC unit.

[ickster]

You are describing urban upper class. Rural upper class makes or has made the ssme money as their urban counterparts, but enjoy the satisfaction of taking care of their own affairs. I retired at age 53. I built my own house, fix my own vehicles, take care of my own animals, and take care of pretty much every aspect of my needs.

[markwoolum]

I respect the hustle handyman … I’m just surprised that nobody else is picking up on the fact that this video is basically just a paid advertisement for jobber.
still love your videos… but I am onto you handyman…

[cpnmikes]

I was a remodeling contractor in Annapolis Maryland for over 25 years from the mid 80's onward and I learned this very early in my career. My favorite clients didn't own any tools and couldn't care less about them. They wanted the job done right with minimal stress and price was not important because they were accustomed to paying higher money for better service.

[jaycruz]

This is a terrible human concept and you will rrap what you sow. Things tend to manifest in ways that you dont expect them to. I'm not telling anyone to work for free but people... help your neighbors. Lift up the people surrounding you and they will find a way to do the same.

[crisprtalk]

Im so broke I cant even afford to watch this channel.

[raymondjoseph]

Truth. I own a window cleaning company. Changed my focus from middle class to high end homes 5 years ago. I make more in 1 day then i did cleaning 5 houses per day. Some people have insane money. I live by the beach and some of these millionaires just say " i don't care what it costs just clean them".

[richcreager]

That's good leaves the middle class for me, I got more work than I need and still bringing more work in