How many of you do business with property managers and/or building owners? I'm talking about property managers of apartment buildings or commercial buildings. They tend to contract out alot of work such as painting, plumbing, flooring, etc. With apartment units becoming vacant and being re-rented, they require some work to be done such as painting, floor refinishing, tiling, etc. Building corridors often need touching up and repainting. Pipes are always bursting in older buildings. This creates steady work for a contractor. But the problem is the money involved isnt so great. Property Managers arnt willing to pay top dollar, but they also for the most part do not expect top quality work.
This also depends on your location, things may work differently from city to city. Here in Toronto Canada we have tons of apartment buildings and most give out all their work to contractors. I see it as a good opportunity to get steady work but its very hard to get in as a contractor. It almost seems hopeless unless you have connections, not to mention the competition constantly driving prices down. So for those who do this type of work, how did you go about getting into it? and do you like it?
BTW, I do painting
This also depends on your location, things may work differently from city to city. Here in Toronto Canada we have tons of apartment buildings and most give out all their work to contractors. I see it as a good opportunity to get steady work but its very hard to get in as a contractor. It almost seems hopeless unless you have connections, not to mention the competition constantly driving prices down. So for those who do this type of work, how did you go about getting into it? and do you like it?
BTW, I do painting