December 11, 2007, 9:42 am
Should pressure washers secure contracts with mobile homes?
While some seasoned power washers claim that mobile home parks are not the most lucrative of all contracts in this industry, others may disagree. Have you secured deals with mobile home parks or other types of housing developments? Has your experience been positive or negative?
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While my pressure washing company does not have experience of contracts with mobile home parks, we do have contracts with commercial and residential property management companies and have completed community-wide work for Home Owners Associations.
The pressure washing market for residential property managers can be a lucrative one – this kind of volume work can often lead to a recurring contract or referrals.
In a similar light, commercial property managers often manage multiple properties and are looking for one pressure washing contractor to take care of building, sidewalk and general property cleaning.
As mentioned in the article, finding a niche in the pressure washing industry can be beneficial as equipment, employees, marketing and training can all be 'standardized' for a specific function. While it does serve well to be flexible in the service offering – small to medium sized pressure washing businesses will probably see more growth and higher revenues from concentrating on one market.