Maybe it depends on the location but most people I've seen that hire people under the "handyman" label really want to pay the absolute bottom of the scale.
Another thing I have noticed is that only a tiny fraction of people in this world really care if something is done "the right way" and even fewer want to pay the premium for it.
Not talking you out of it I would just keep it in mind.
In that type of work I would imagine you would have to make money on every job because of the lack of repeat customers in the short term. In our business we make real money on about 20% of the jobs and that is the profit for the entire year but we do the other 80% to get that 20% and keep the doors open the rest of the year. Something to think about if you are going from a larger company to a one man show.
Last edited by NathanL; 03/06/13.
