How Do I Charge.......

Dustyrose

The truth is we can't tell you what to charge. Every market is different. A guy in New York is going to charge much more then the guy in Toledo. A contractor with employees is going to charge more then someone doing it solo.

You have experience in painting. Forget the square footage. Figure out how much you need to make an hour and go from there. If you know you can knock out a room in 4 hours and you want to make $20 an hour bid $80 plus cost of materials.

In the beginning you'll will win some and loose some. It's a learning process. Get insurance apartment managers won't hire without it. GO FOR IT!

Al Truistic

You are kidding right?

That sounds like a formula to make $10 an hour. Do you magically appear at the job site? Are your materials teleported to the location and apply themselves without tools? We will assume that jobs just fall out of your and that the insurance fairy is taking care of you.

Your formula means you make $80 a day gross, because at 4 hours you have no time to schedule another job, at this rate you will be on craigs list offering to paint for beer money real soon.

WisePainter

It would appear her "Old Man" has returned...
She hasn't.

Back to work, the eye candy has left.*



*this is what I tell my guys after a woman has left the work site.

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Brock

We are going to miss her. It was nice while it lasted.

ModernStyle

I consider myself eye candy, so cheer up, I am still here.

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outsidethelines

LOL, you guys do add entertainment to a dull day, I'll give you that. But, more than likely, she is out working while you old farts are sitt’n around scratch'n and belch'n and the good Lord only knows what else. I think that it is so cute that the one thread that has gotten the most attention is the one started by a young lady. Well, boys will be boys after all, LOL

Crystal, if you return to view all these horndog's comments, and make your way down to my "reply," I want to say; boy do I know what it is like to be in your shoes. Best thing you can do for yourself is network like crazy and get as much info as you can from people in your area. They will take you seriously if you hold your head high and let them know you won't take any crap. That includes the f's at the paint stores as well. Just keep asking people till you get the answers you are looking for. BTW, if you believe you are a good painter, get away from the apartment gigs. We can paint as well as any of these guys and while many are out of work; I have more contracts than ever before. No lie. Keys to success: Integrity and Professionalism.

In all fairness though, the advice you guys have provided me has really helped me. So, I do appreciate you, and please keep the advice coming. I have a daughter to put through college and a mortgage to pay...and bills, bills, bills... Seriously