gradualy start some diy on things you might be more confident. cant hire everything out. and cant do everything yourself
Rather then "doing it my self" I think how long it will take me and how much my time is worth
Can I reroof a house or even make minor repairs yes without any doubt as I am third generation of roofer before I decided to go into plumbing
So I figured let someone else make a living and hired a roofing contractor
Same with painting
A painter I hired charged me $3,800 to paint 10 rooms it took him 4 days
When I installed 43 roof drains in 7 days for Merrill Lynch I made $4,914 per day over the cost of materials ($34,398) in 7 -6 hr days in the 1980's
Yesterday I went out and water jetted 9 storm drains for $350 each took almost 5 hours
I would have to stop my DIY repair and go to a job and come back etc
People must place a value on their time
I even told Marty Silverman at General wire a lot of so called plumbers have no idea what their time is worth
Some imbecile in my area was offering "free video inspections of their main sewer"
I charge $375 per half hr plus traveling time
My reason is No doctor or offers a FREE colonoscopy and says "if we find something then we charge"
The equipment is expensive , the insurance company wants to be paid regardless if you want to work for free and the offence staff needs to be paid as well as the rent and other items related to overhead
My top employee is in America for just 6 years and working for me for 4 years two moths ago I gave him 49% stock in my company as he bought in several million dollars of new accounts
He bought 2 houses one is a three family for income and the other is to raise his family yesterday he told me he bought another multi family home
He hired painters, electricians a roofer etc
Imagine a couple comes to America with both in their late 20's apply for citizenship they learn to speak English and already they made over a million dollars in 3 years
Think outside the box, hire those who will do it better faster and give a guarantee
Most normal plastic surgeons would never dare change a flat tire and the reason is obvious
I had signs on my trucks "We repair what your husband tried to fix"