If you was to say you wanted to build a business to eaen 75k a year to sell it in 4-5 years time then your achievements will be realistice but probs not as a 1 man band, and probs not on a domesic round only, you need to canvass real hard and probs not on your own, youd then need to do all the 1st cleans on these propertys which can sometimes take upto 3 times as long compared to a regular custy, so 6 months down the line youve got a jugling act as youll be doing your regular custys, plus new 1st cleans youve just canvassed then go out in the evening to canvass for more work, this work is very unlikely to be compact work so lots ofs traveling to take into concideraton, it really does take time to build a good round, youll get some absoultely rubbish jobs that proberly havent got a wc due to bad payers, bad access, bad frames, not today thank you custys etc etc etc, now when I leaflets drop or canvass I proberly miss out half the roads and houses now that I would of canvassed in the past, also you wont be as quick or expierenced as most of the guys on here as its not as simple as spraying water on windows, when I 1st started I made loads of mistakes that could of saved me lots of money, also why go for a big flashy van with a expensive sytem when at the end of it when you come to sell the peson buying will probs only want the round and not the system and van, when I started I had £10,000 which I bought a van, system, poles, etc, in my 1st year I didnt break even once you take off all my, fuel, van service, mot, new clutch, tax, public liability, water charges, phone bill, new poles, brushes, filters, resin, ni, bank charges, wcp, advertising in mags/ leaflets etc, sign writting, ladders, trad tools, the list goes on and on, once your past your 1st year most of these things wont be rebought etc as youll be getting recommended so to do it in your 1st year to me is a no no.
Your seem quite clued up and willing to listen by what ive read and im sure youll make the right decision,
Well any way im off to drop daughter to club then off to work,as these school holidays cause shorter days for those of us with kids so were not lazy just have other commitments too.
Chris