I am in wrong line of work

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat May 27, 2006 11:45 am

I wish I did not have such bad allergies. I have a guy who comes and mows the lawn, and then does up the leaves in the fall. He charges $12 a visit, mows with his rider mower, and trims around the house.

Now I live in a mobile home park (just call me the FG Trailer Trash:wah: ) so my lawn is not exactly huge. Takes him less than 10 minutes to mow, another 5 to trim. $12. He does at least four other houses..just on my street. So lets say 15 minutes a yard (and that may be generous) times 12. That is almost $50 an hour. And I know he does more than just the few on my street.

I know gas is high, and maintanence on the mower. But I would not mind doing that.

I actually did not mind the yard work, but it seems the past several years my allergies have gotten so bad that I often have had to stop midway through doing my yard to go inside due to coughing or sneezing fits. It usually took me about 25 minutes to mow, using my small mower.

I do not mind paying the guy, as he does good. But this is strictly a second income for him..cash only too. Not bad for extra income.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat May 27, 2006 11:46 am

Send him over to my house, I would hire him! I hate mowing the yard!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat May 27, 2006 1:32 pm

My other home in L.A. is a mobile home, it has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, It's very nice. And yes, I did keep flamingos in the yard.:wah:

I will retire there one day.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Sat May 27, 2006 3:57 pm

Marie5656 wrote: I wish I did not have such bad allergies. I have a guy who comes and mows the lawn, and then does up the leaves in the fall. He charges $12 a visit, mows with his rider mower, and trims around the house.

Now I live in a mobile home park (just call me the FG Trailer Trash:wah: ) so my lawn is not exactly huge. Takes him less than 10 minutes to mow, another 5 to trim. $12. He does at least four other houses..just on my street. So lets say 15 minutes a yard (and that may be generous) times 12. That is almost $50 an hour. And I know he does more than just the few on my street.

I know gas is high, and maintanence on the mower. But I would not mind doing that.

I actually did not mind the yard work, but it seems the past several years my allergies have gotten so bad that I often have had to stop midway through doing my yard to go inside due to coughing or sneezing fits. It usually took me about 25 minutes to mow, using my small mower.

I do not mind paying the guy, as he does good. But this is strictly a second income for him..cash only too. Not bad for extra income.
Your getting quite a bargain. I charge 35.00 an hour. I do not mow lawns.. but I wouldnt touch one for under 40.00. And dont kid yourself. Yard work is a tough row to mow.... What about his equiptment maintenance? And you do not know for sure that he is keeping the cash. I report every cent I make landscaping. Last year I owed almost 4,000.00 in taxes above what I had paid.