How many do flood and fire restoration?

[MikeB]

If you want to get into restoration start a separate company, and staff it for that one and only function, not an easy business to get into as more and more the large restoration firms are taking over the industry.

Yes Don it seems that this is true for many businesses these days. Residential c.c is one of the last mom and pop businesses that seem to endure the corporate take over of small business.
People like to hire someone they know and trust for something as personal as c.c.
Check's on the counter and so on.