Pressure Washing Business: Part Two - Insights from Ryan

Revenue Potential

Possibility of earning $1000/day, consistently throughout the week and especially during summer.

Important Tools: Avoid homeowner style pressure washers from places like Home Depot or Lowe's. They are not reliable for commercial work.
Software: Uses Joist for clean, smooth, and professional invoice creation. Allows sending pictures and detailed estimates.
Estimating Tips:
- Visit the site.
- Have a checklist (number of downspouts, dirt level, building height).
- Research average pricing within your zip code for pressure washing and roof cleaning.

Roof Cleaning Packages: Automatically cleans gutters during roof cleaning; offers free moss treatment for gutter exterior cleaning.
Maintenance Contracts: Working on a biannual/annual treatment plan for roofs (potentially developing an app for this).
Gutter Guard Installation: Significant upsell, especially during gutter cleaning season, leveraging construction background.

Equipment Issues: Common problems with equipment breaking down. Keeping multiple units to remain operational.
Ensuring Professionalism: Using specialized tools and techniques to improve efficiency and speed (e.g., nets for collecting moss on roofs).
Learning Curve: Early challenges included lack of experience and improper advertising investments.

Ladders: Various sizes essential for roof access and gutters cleaning.
Pressure Washer: High-quality commercial pressure washer from specialized stores such as Ben's Cleaner Sales in Seattle.
Surface Cleaners: For cleaning sidewalks and parking lots. Found a $500 cleaner on Amazon for $360.
Ladder Arms and Roof Hooks: For safety and to prevent property damage.

Initial Mistakes: Wasted money on ineffective advertising agencies.
Current Strategy: Recommends finding a mentor with advertising experience. Query potential agencies thoroughly before investing.
Craigslist: Effective for small ad postings (e.g., $5 ad leading to a $500 job).

Customer Perception: Gained confidence and recognition as an expert over time.
Future Aspirations: If given a large sum (e.g., $1million), prefers buying property and possibly moving abroad.
Ideal Jobs: Prefers high-margin, straightforward tasks like cleaning parking garages.

Discount: Offering a 20% discount to viewers mentioning 'UpFlip20' when contacting Emerald City Power Washing.

Entry and Margins: High margins and low cost of entry make it an attractive business if you're equipped with the right knowledge and tools.