Dwell time

[Rob D]

In my past life I was a flat rate GM service dept tech. I made a career out of being efficient.
Doing vlm is time consuming but with efficient steps and having a system in place that is repetitive, it's not so bad. I almost never have a helper and almost always hit or exceed my target dollar per hour on residential. I don't do 5 homes a day and don't want to. Everything is realative.
Vlm can be extremely low overhead and very high profit margin. I'd just rather work at a comfortable pace and keep more or what I earn.

Mike

I'm with you. I have several friends that stepped up to the plate (with trade services) they grew to 10-15 vans and although they do a lot less physical labor they don't profit much more than when they ran 1 van.