You deserve to work for yourself my friend! I got my contractors license in California in 97 and made 4 times as much money but worked 7 days per week…I’m 62 and retired now and enjoy watching your videos! You are the real deal as far as caring about your business and clients! I admire you! 💯👍🏻
True words... I worked as a Realtor for 22yrs and never truly liked it. The last 10yrs in real estate, I began rehabbing properties and the satisfaction was 180 degrees. I knew I would have a finished, working product when done and the end user would be happy. Whether it was a toilet or a light fixture or repairing a hole... there was satisfaction. Nothing like the uncertainty of real estate. I just found your channel and have really enjoyed your videos... you keep it real.
Great story. I agree about working for yourself. The most gratifying part of doing home repair is that the customer actually appreciates what you do for them no matter how small the repair is...
Tower construction and maintenance is one of the highest risk trades out there, everyone usually gets hurt during their time in the trade, you were lucky to get out before it was your turn. Good for you!
I have been in that position myself and can understand where you're coming from. I wanted to go in the HVAC business but didn't have the funds for it. Thanks for sharing.
Being a handyman is recession proof! Regardless of the economy, people need stuff fixed. You can’t go wrong. I notice you’re working for property managers-continue to do so, but the best gig is building a private customer base-people who own their own homes. Once you start getting referrals from homeowners that like your work, you’ll be busy all the time. Speaking from experience. Keep the videos coming!
Darn straight, I was swamped during the plandemic. There will always be homeowners, and stuff breaks. I can say that here in So Cal, I will never work for management companies, I don't want to ask or listen to anyone. Every single client I have is word of mouth. Never had a business card, no sign on my truck and no flyers..
Yea the real money is from my customers. But I think we're going to go In deep recession and I'm thinking the customers r going to pull back hard cus they won't have money. I'm trying to keep a good relationship with the management companies to get me through this one.
Working in construction all my life. Since a kid. It wears ya down! But is rewarding, especially being self employed. SKILLED TRADES will always be in demand. We will always be needed! You're right, pleasing customers is super rewarding at end of the day!
Hi Mr. Brian: My name is Eduardo I am a new subscriber to your utube channel. I enjoy watching them and noticed that you are a stunningly handsome man. I wanted to share this information with you only out of complete honesty from my part. Please do not take this personal expression from me the wrong way. I believe in honesty and with all humility and respect to you Mr. Brian. I would like to know if you would fancy a chat with me? Best Regards, Your not so secret admirer
You nailed it. Corporations consider hourly workers as numbers and not people. You can be doing a great job for years then one day they tell you that your position has be eliminated. A thank you and good bye. Always make yourself more important than the company you work for. I am glad your happy an$ doing well.
I wish you much success with your handyman business. You seem to enjoy it, you certainly have the necessary skills and plus you’re making TH-cam videos too.
Thanks dude! I know right, now I'm taking utube more seriously it's paying off with all these awesome comments. I'm just trying to help people and that's another rewarding experience.
This is true but I think it's going to get to a point where alot of people can't even maintenance there properties cus they won't have money for it. I hope I'm wrong but I'm preparing for the worst.
We had cell tower installed at my job back in 1993. Not sure how tall but it was up there. The crane operator had the second largest crane in the world and was headed to Japan after that job. His dad was the foreman. They had 3 Mexican guys on the top piece swaying it back and forth to put it in place. They made like $11 an hour. I said, Screw That!
@@thehandymanexperience226 I was talking to the foreman. His son was the crane operator. He made ungodly money. Even his travel wage and per diem was crazy. As soon as they finished that job the crane was broke down and put on a ship for Japan. The son flew to Japan and enjoyed a 2 week vacation waiting on crane. I myself cannot do heights. I get vertigo really bad after about 40 - 50 feet. We have picnic table out in field and I go out there for lunch on nice days and watch the family of turkey vultures that basically live at top of tower.
Great story. When you are working for yourself it's just more meaningful and more satisfying like you said. Home improvement is a field that will ALWAYS be in demand. Especially someone like you who has a strong electric/plumbing background. Do you have your own house? If not i would recommend buying a 2 family and owner occupying one unit and have your tenant pay down your mortgage. That's how i got started with rental properties and now i have a portfolio of single/multi and condos. Keep building your clientele and eventually you may grow and get busy enough to where you can hire someone to work for you.
I have 1 duplex so far which has 2 units. Right now I'm renting I just sold my house. I'm planning on buying. Bunch more rentals when the numbers get adjusted. Watch my recent shop video I talk about it and u could see some of the stuff I have been hoarding up for future rentals.
@@thehandymanexperience226 that’s true. I’m considering maybe being a handy man after having remodeled my parents room and bathroom and having done what I think it’s a pretty good job for a newbie 🤷🏼♂️
Your a good man. You did what you had to do brother. No decision is ever easy to make. Keep the faith strong and do the best you can and keep it real. Keep on doing what you do. In time things fall in place all the best brother
Good timing you made this video, I’m in the process of slowly making my own way. I’ve worked corporate for the last 13 years and I don’t understand how people can do it for 30 plus years and not go crazy. I’m a super tech at my work place and like you noted, they never happy no matter how many problem you solve. The nit pickers and managers who promise you a promotion to help but end the end does nothing are the worst. I’ve already start pushing back, don’t know how soon my breaking point is. It’s the other way around at my work place, there is a team of safety nuts who makes work even harder by implementing some of their own intensions and managers are such pushovers it because it “safety related”. Safety is common sense but I guess not many people have that these days.
From your video's it's quite evident that you're a good person and no doubt this resonates with your customers. It takes courage to make a decision to leave a good paying job with benefits and go at it alone. But you have succeeded because you work hard and "do it right the first time". Awesome of you to ask your mom for her opinion as "mothers' know best".
I did the same thing many years ago. It's a little scary at first but when you do a good job and word gets out, you'll be plenty busy, as you've already learned. And when the customer is happy, all is good. It's nice to be in control of your own life. Enjoy!
Wow man… I just came across this as a recommendation from TH-cam..but mirrors my life in a way. I’m a twin, and my twin brother climbed towers for satellite installs and hurt his back, hated it lol But I left my mgt job in construction because of the same bullshit and asks by shady company owners just to get the job done! So about 10 yrs ago I thought about going into Handyman services Reno’s for myself etc…but the licensing bs etc is too much, and you have to start somewhere, but small brutal jobs doing toilet clog etc jobs sucks balls and can’t pay the bills most times. I wish you luck man!
A fellow tower climber. Dude u must have been climbing high for the dishes! Yea there is definitely good money in tower work but alot of stuff sucks about it. Yep I totally understand there is some hurdles that u have to jump through. Thanks dude I appreciate it!
You definitely did the right thing bud! I worked a CNC job for almost 18 years and hated it from day one. All because of the management! I was paid well, but you were nothing but a number, not an employee. You could never do enough. It was push, push, push. After words with the supervisor one night, I just walked out and never looked back. I now work for a small locally owned company that makes battery packs. The pay is less, but I'm happy. I like what I do and the company treats us like human beings. As they say, it's not always about the money. It's not gonna buy you happiness! 👍
Thanks!! Yea people management don't get. Yea shortly after I quit a supvisor showed up on this fireman's job and chewed everyone's butt out. Long story short the 3 guys quit. Hahah some people's kids 🤣
I met a guy who used to climb towers. His attitude about the whole thing sounded exactly like you to a tee. He was really fed up with the lack of safety especially after he told them it was too dangerous on a job and they sent them up any way. He said he watched his friend die that die. He also complained about the wind but more so the rain. He quit after the guy died. He was also older than the others in the crew it sounded like. I forgot what he ended up doing post towers. You aren't alone.
great story. i also did the same thing many years ago and it wasn't easy. just like you i hit a breaking point where I didn't care how hard the future was going to be - I had to move on. left with no prospect for my next job at the time in NYC from a good paying job with full benefits. it all worked out. never went back to working for the man again.
Dude! I just quit my job working as a in house handyman for a property manager but i was on a salary with all benefits and they loaded me up with work to the point where i cracked because I've been with them 8 years and they didn't give me a raise or more vacation for past 3 years! i was at 10 days vacation no sick time and flat 60G's a year i was taking care of all the w/o for 300 plus homes. now I'm doing it for myself and other PMs I'm building my customer base but pricing jobs is tricky because them property mangers don't care about nice work just cheap!! and hard to compete with the guy working out of the trunk of his car for $50 an hr.! this type of work should be min $100-125 an hr. GREAT VIDEO!! stay busy!
What I noticed is that property managers love Good communication and people getting stuff done fast and right. Ur probably might have to go through a few the find the ones u like. Put ur foot down when u have to and blah blah blah. But that's awesome dude I'm happy for u!
awesome story man i work for a telco as a network tech and we install and maintain fiber circuits to cell towers ive seen the work those guys have to do and it definitely seems like it can be rough and i think i watched a video not long ago where it was showing how lax safety is in the cell tower climbing industry because its all contracted out so tmobile verizon att isnt responsible for saftey of the contractors or something like that but thats awesome its working out for you in the handy man field thats something that will always have a demand thats for sure and its something different every day thats what i love about my work
Yep gotta love how the big companies contract GC's and then hire us. Yep makes it really hard to go after them. They know what they are doing. That's awesome! The smart guys stay on the ground!
I just did the same thing a year ago bro. I'm 45 and just got tired of working for people who don't give a shit. I've never been this happy in my life.
I asked you about you starting your business recently. I am gonna go for it too. I ordered some business cards and magnets for my truck today. We will see, I guess the worst thing that can happen is I'll make some money. Haha
@@thehandymanexperience226 no look I’m not saying don’t give 100% just don’t be stupid about it because at the end of the day these companies don’t give a shit about you. You could be the greatest worker, but if they could save a buck or exploit you, they will.
I’m doing the exact same work for myself that I was doing for someone else… The someone else was great to work for, but you are right… it’s different when it’s yours. It’s a different motivation and sense of accomplishment.
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You deserve to work for yourself my friend! I got my contractors license in California in 97 and made 4 times as much money but worked 7 days per week…I’m 62 and retired now and enjoy watching your videos! You are the real deal as far as caring about your business and clients! I admire you! 💯👍🏻
Thanks man I appreciate it!!! Yea I heard it's super hard to get your GC license out there! But yep lots of work! Thanks again!!
True words... I worked as a Realtor for 22yrs and never truly liked it. The last 10yrs in real estate, I began rehabbing properties and the satisfaction was 180 degrees. I knew I would have a finished, working product when done and the end user would be happy. Whether it was a toilet or a light fixture or repairing a hole... there was satisfaction. Nothing like the uncertainty of real estate. I just found your channel and have really enjoyed your videos... you keep it real.
Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words! I'll try to keep it up !! Yea it's definitely a good feeling!
Gotta love when Moms got your back!
Absolutely 💯
Great story. I agree about working for yourself. The most gratifying part of doing home repair is that the customer actually appreciates what you do for them no matter how small the repair is...
Yep I love it !!! Can't get enough of it !! Thanks! I appreciate the support
Tower construction and maintenance is one of the highest risk trades out there, everyone usually gets hurt during their time in the trade, you were lucky to get out before it was your turn. Good for you!
Yea ur not joking !! It seems like everyone gets hurt! It's crazy!
I have been in that position myself and can understand where you're coming from. I wanted to go in the HVAC business but didn't have the funds for it. Thanks for sharing.
Yep it's a crappy situation that could push people to do stuff. Thanks! I try to get the word out there.
Being a handyman is recession proof! Regardless of the economy, people need stuff fixed. You can’t go wrong. I notice you’re working for property managers-continue to do so, but the best gig is building a private customer base-people who own their own homes. Once you start getting referrals from homeowners that like your work, you’ll be busy all the time. Speaking from experience. Keep the videos coming!
Darn straight, I was swamped during the plandemic. There will always be homeowners, and stuff breaks. I can say that here in So Cal, I will never work for management companies, I don't want to ask or listen to anyone. Every single client I have is word of mouth. Never had a business card, no sign on my truck and no flyers..
Yea the real money is from my customers. But I think we're going to go In deep recession and I'm thinking the customers r going to pull back hard cus they won't have money. I'm trying to keep a good relationship with the management companies to get me through this one.
Working in construction all my life. Since a kid. It wears ya down! But is rewarding, especially being self employed.
SKILLED TRADES will always be in demand.
We will always be needed! You're right, pleasing customers is super rewarding at end of the day!
This is a good video thank you for sharing some of your life experiences. I truly appreciate it.👍
Thank you ! I appreciate the support!
Hi Mr. Brian:
My name is Eduardo I am a new subscriber to your utube channel. I enjoy watching them and noticed that you are a stunningly handsome man.
I wanted to share this information with you only out of complete honesty from my part. Please do not take this personal expression from me the wrong way.
I believe in honesty and with all humility and respect to you Mr. Brian.
I would like to know if you would fancy a chat with me?
Best Regards,
Your not so secret admirer
You nailed it. Corporations consider hourly workers as numbers and not people. You can be doing a great job for years then one day they tell you that your position has be eliminated. A thank you and good bye. Always make yourself more important than the company you work for. I am glad your happy an$ doing well.
Wow yea thanks for the wise words!! And it's the total truth, luckily I was able to pick up on it sooner than later.
I wish you much success with your handyman business. You seem to enjoy it, you certainly have the necessary skills and plus you’re making TH-cam videos too.
Thanks dude! I know right, now I'm taking utube more seriously it's paying off with all these awesome comments. I'm just trying to help people and that's another rewarding experience.
I agree about the economy but people will always need home maintenance. I also agree it's not hard to please a customer these days.
This is true but I think it's going to get to a point where alot of people can't even maintenance there properties cus they won't have money for it. I hope I'm wrong but I'm preparing for the worst.
"FEAR" grows on you as you get older, your time was coming...you got the "SHOTZ", txs for sharing
Lol I'm starting to realize this 😂 and I'm starting to talk like a old man. It's the truth u get more wiser as u get older. Thanks Tom
We had cell tower installed at my job back in 1993. Not sure how tall but it was up there. The crane operator had the second largest crane in the world and was headed to Japan after that job. His dad was the foreman. They had 3 Mexican guys on the top piece swaying it back and forth to put it in place. They made like $11 an hour. I said, Screw That!
Yep alot of those guys on those things are way under paid. It takes a special person to do it. I started at $14 a hour like 2010 and I was hungry
@@thehandymanexperience226 I was talking to the foreman. His son was the crane operator. He made ungodly money. Even his travel wage and per diem was crazy. As soon as they finished that job the crane was broke down and put on a ship for Japan. The son flew to Japan and enjoyed a 2 week vacation waiting on crane. I myself cannot do heights. I get vertigo really bad after about 40 - 50 feet. We have picnic table out in field and I go out there for lunch on nice days and watch the family of turkey vultures that basically live at top of tower.
Great story. When you are working for yourself it's just more meaningful and more satisfying like you said. Home improvement is a field that will ALWAYS be in demand. Especially someone like you who has a strong electric/plumbing background. Do you have your own house? If not i would recommend buying a 2 family and owner occupying one unit and have your tenant pay down your mortgage. That's how i got started with rental properties and now i have a portfolio of single/multi and condos. Keep building your clientele and eventually you may grow and get busy enough to where you can hire someone to work for you.
I have 1 duplex so far which has 2 units. Right now I'm renting I just sold my house. I'm planning on buying. Bunch more rentals when the numbers get adjusted. Watch my recent shop video I talk about it and u could see some of the stuff I have been hoarding up for future rentals.
Honestly it seems to me being a handy man is recession proof. Plus he’s extremely handsome and that always helps 👌🏻
Hopefully it is, but if nobody has money there is going to be a problem
@@thehandymanexperience226 that’s true. I’m considering maybe being a handy man after having remodeled my parents room and bathroom and having done what I think it’s a pretty good job for a newbie 🤷🏼♂️
You did what is right for you. That's what is important.
Your a good man. You did what you had to do brother. No decision is ever easy to make. Keep the faith strong and do the best you can and keep it real. Keep on doing what you do. In time things fall in place all the best brother
I love it dude! I appreciate the support 🙏 it's weird how stuff works out
Good timing you made this video, I’m in the process of slowly making my own way. I’ve worked corporate for the last 13 years and I don’t understand how people can do it for 30 plus years and not go crazy. I’m a super tech at my work place and like you noted, they never happy no matter how many problem you solve. The nit pickers and managers who promise you a promotion to help but end the end does nothing are the worst. I’ve already start pushing back, don’t know how soon my breaking point is. It’s the other way around at my work place, there is a team of safety nuts who makes work even harder by implementing some of their own intensions and managers are such pushovers it because it “safety related”. Safety is common sense but I guess not many people have that these days.
Yep I totally get what your saying. The sooner u start on u the more time u have to fine tune it and make it work better.
From your video's it's quite evident that you're a good person and no doubt this resonates with your customers. It takes courage to make a decision to leave a good paying job with benefits and go at it alone. But you have succeeded because you work hard and "do it right the first time". Awesome of you to ask your mom for her opinion as "mothers' know best".
Thanks!!! I do try my best! Yea I'm a momma's boy hahahha
I did the same thing many years ago. It's a little scary at first but when you do a good job and word gets out, you'll be plenty busy, as you've already learned. And when the customer is happy, all is good. It's nice to be in control of your own life. Enjoy!
You are so right!! I appreciate the support.
Wow man… I just came across this as a recommendation from TH-cam..but mirrors my life in a way.
I’m a twin, and my twin brother climbed towers for satellite installs and hurt his back, hated it lol
But I left my mgt job in construction because of the same bullshit and asks by shady company owners just to get the job done!
So about 10 yrs ago I thought about going into Handyman services Reno’s for myself etc…but the licensing bs etc is too much, and you have to start somewhere, but small brutal jobs doing toilet clog etc jobs sucks balls and can’t pay the bills most times. I wish you luck man!
A fellow tower climber. Dude u must have been climbing high for the dishes! Yea there is definitely good money in tower work but alot of stuff sucks about it. Yep I totally understand there is some hurdles that u have to jump through. Thanks dude I appreciate it!
You definitely did the right thing bud! I worked a CNC job for almost 18 years and hated it from day one. All because of the management! I was paid well, but you were nothing but a number, not an employee. You could never do enough. It was push, push, push. After words with the supervisor one night, I just walked out and never looked back. I now work for a small locally owned company that makes battery packs. The pay is less, but I'm happy. I like what I do and the company treats us like human beings. As they say, it's not always about the money. It's not gonna buy you happiness! 👍
Thanks!! Yea people management don't get. Yea shortly after I quit a supvisor showed up on this fireman's job and chewed everyone's butt out. Long story short the 3 guys quit. Hahah some people's kids 🤣
That is a great story, i am glad it all work out for you.
Thank you, I appreciate the support!
Kudos to you for knowing your own mind. Best of luck to you going forward.
Thanks!!! I appreciate the support!!
I met a guy who used to climb towers. His attitude about the whole thing sounded exactly like you to a tee. He was really fed up with the lack of safety especially after he told them it was too dangerous on a job and they sent them up any way. He said he watched his friend die that die. He also complained about the wind but more so the rain. He quit after the guy died. He was also older than the others in the crew it sounded like. I forgot what he ended up doing post towers. You aren't alone.
Yea cell tower work is definitely a young and hungry man/woman kind of job. Definitely not for me anymore. I'm done!!
great story. i also did the same thing many years ago and it wasn't easy. just like you i hit a breaking point where I didn't care how hard the future was going to be - I had to move on. left with no prospect for my next job at the time in NYC from a good paying job with full benefits. it all worked out. never went back to working for the man again.
Lol for the man. But yea I should have did this years ago 😅
Dude! I just quit my job working as a in house handyman
for a property manager but i was on a salary with all benefits and they loaded me up with work to the point where i cracked because I've been with them 8 years and they didn't give me a raise or more vacation for past 3 years! i was at 10 days vacation no sick time and flat 60G's a year i was taking care of all the w/o for 300 plus homes. now I'm doing it for myself and other PMs I'm building my customer base but pricing jobs is tricky because them property mangers don't care about nice work just cheap!! and hard to compete with the guy working out of the trunk of his car for $50 an hr.! this type of work should be min $100-125 an hr. GREAT VIDEO!! stay busy!
What I noticed is that property managers love Good communication and people getting stuff done fast and right. Ur probably might have to go through a few the find the ones u like. Put ur foot down when u have to and blah blah blah. But that's awesome dude I'm happy for u!
awesome story man i work for a telco as a network tech and we install and maintain fiber circuits to cell towers ive seen the work those guys have to do and it definitely seems like it can be rough and i think i watched a video not long ago where it was showing how lax safety is in the cell tower climbing industry because its all contracted out so tmobile verizon att isnt responsible for saftey of the contractors or something like that but thats awesome its working out for you in the handy man field thats something that will always have a demand thats for sure and its something different every day thats what i love about my work
Yep gotta love how the big companies contract GC's and then hire us. Yep makes it really hard to go after them. They know what they are doing. That's awesome! The smart guys stay on the ground!
I just did the same thing a year ago bro. I'm 45 and just got tired of working for people who don't give a shit. I've never been this happy in my life.
That's awesome! Yea it's definitely a different feeling but very rewarding!!
I asked you about you starting your business recently. I am gonna go for it too. I ordered some business cards and magnets for my truck today. We will see, I guess the worst thing that can happen is I'll make some money. Haha
That's awesome dude! I started with the magnets. All the money I made when directly back in the business.
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There comes a point, especially as you get older and have children you’ve got to do what’s best for you and not put yourself in dangerous positions
Yep I'm still single with no kids yet. But yep it's a doggie dog world out there, u need to put urself first cus no one else will.
@@thehandymanexperience226 no look I’m not saying don’t give 100% just don’t be stupid about it because at the end of the day these companies don’t give a shit about you. You could be the greatest worker, but if they could save a buck or exploit you, they will.
The rain is coming down bro! At least you’re not working on a cell tower getting soaked.
That's what I was thinking lol
I’m doing the exact same work for myself that I was doing for someone else…
The someone else was great to work for, but you are right… it’s different when it’s yours. It’s a different motivation and sense of accomplishment.
Thanks Morgan! Yea why work for someone else, when u could do the Samething yourself.
I'm hoping to get as my subscribers as u man! Ur killing it!!!
@@thehandymanexperience226 you will.. you will pass me before you know it. I enjoy watching all your videos 👍
Thanks dude! I appreciate the support!
What State do you live in? I recently retired and am planning to start a handyman business in the Phoenix AZ valley.
I'm sorry I try to keep my location a secret. But my advice is to start sooner than later and have reserves and don't quit ur job unless ur prepared.
Definitely a big recession is coming, people will look into fixing all the stuff instead of replacing it.
Yep this is what I believe
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