Handyman $500 In 20 Minutes | Can You Do This? | THE HANDYMAN |

[@brybino]

I’m a home inspector with over 3500 homes under my belt. Disclosures are the same in KS and MO. Don’t ask don’t tell, and we find crazy things every day.

[@rodr7377]

Am in mid missouri myself. Seems a bit nefarious. Or?

[@TheHandyman1]

Its just business.

[@rodr7377]

Always seems. Am 64, a different perspective? Maybe. Peace !!!

[@JulioFRasek]

Hi friend, very good your videos. But help me there. which city are you in? How do you arrive at this value and does the customer accept it? I'm a handyman in Utah and it's really hard to get a job with those values. If you can, help me with this technique. A big hug

[@tomking2710]

So lets get this straight someone paid you the average cost to wire in a new smoke decter by a licensed electrician rather than replacement cost. An honest handyman knowing their job well would have quoted their minimum trip fee for this job which is less than an hours work. If you are charging $500 for your minimum trip charge and all your clients are willing to get pay you that which is more than even licensed plumbers and electricians charge then congratulations on finding the stupidest clients on earth

[@jimgriffiths9071]

I think the $500 reflects the fact that you have shown them that you can handle anything that needs doing. That is worth something.

[@jayman12348]

I know the feeling. When we moved into our house we had somebody come out afterwards to mark the property lines. We found out our driveway was built on our neighbors land. He knew it and said its fine but there was no easement signed. So in theory he could have just had the driveway ripped up and we would have had to pay almost 30 grand to tie it back into the rest of the driveway that was on our land. We got lucky that his fence was built on our property so we got an easement signed were we left the fence he left the driveway. But like you were saying fine tooth comb for everything. Buying a house shouldn’t be a rush job. Go look at it 2-3 times. TAKE NOTES its easy to forget something minor when you find something major. And minor stuff adds up quick. Hire people if you don’t know what to look for. And make sure you get a roofer up on the roof b4 you buy. A roof is very expensive and if they say you have anything under 5 years left have the seller replace it or better yet the buyer replaces it with better materials bc sellers going to just get dirt cheap materials and get that taken off the cost of the house.

[@GenericHandle01]

$500 makes sense to me. You had to make this job a priority so there's a convenience fee and I am sure that 500 takes into account your travel time as well. When you are selling a house for a few hundred thousand dollars and it has an active mortgage of $1500-3000 then $500 to seal the deal is not a big issue. Plus if that investor had that house owned by a business they might be able to get $100 of tax avoidance out of that $500 invoice. Cheers, Handyman! 🍻

[@mcfixit868]

Exactly. It's not a homeowner going, "Maybe we'll finally get around to X." It's a businessperson going, "We're losing y dollars for every day we don't have x done."

[@johnroberts7910]

Handyman there is nothing you can’t do.your skills and worth are beyond measure

[@paulp1a]

You'll be surprised how much leverage us handy men have when it comes to closing on sold homes. The customer can't/won't do the work and when your good, man people depend on your to make their problems dissapear. They will gladly pay for a reliable/ trustworthy do it all-er.

[@marcusaurelius5576]

As a long time remodeler and handyman myself you truly do come across pretty much everything in the field. That walk through in the track house is super typical. Like your insights and great idea having your own channel.

[@denverscott37]

I'm a "Handyman" as well, a roofer by trade but I can fix just about anything. I make so much money some days, I *almost* feel bad for taking it.. *almost* . I charge up to $50 per foot to reline box gutters, I've got a 10 foot sheet metal break, so every piece I make and install is $500 , takes me about 20 minutes to measure (left side, right side) and bend a single run off box gutter. Of course I then have to rivet and solder which is a little more time consuming, but yeah, it's fantastic money...

[@MK-zf6or]

If I’ve never done roofing before, is it a skill you can learn? Or should I get roofing experience with a company before doing this as one of my handyman services?

[@denverscott37]

@@MK-zf6or definitely gotta get some on the job experience before you take on doing some roof work for a customer, lacking experience in something like that is a quick way to get yourself in to a lot of trouble and worst of all, get your name and reputation tarnished. I don't advertise, no business cards, no yard signs, I get all my work thru word of mouth, people like the work I do and they pass my name along, that's how I keep the work coming in. I suppose you could learn some stuff right here on KZbin by watching lots of videos, but I'm not sure how well that'll carry over in the real world. I'd say maybe take on like a part time gig with some roofers, maybe learn how to repair shingles first, if you can master that, the rest of it will come in time. What you really wanna learn is metal work, that's where the big money is at. I can flash a single chimney and make between $800 to $1,500 for a single days work, depending on things like how big the chimney is, and how high off the ground it is, obviously something that's 40 foot up is gonna pay more than something that's barely 10 foot off the ground. I do have a conscience tho and I ain't out here scamming little old lady's outta their disability checks , but there's lots of guys who are like that, try to avoid working with guys like that, they'll just teach you bad habits, I wasted a good 3 years of my roofing career when I first started, because of what I know now, I can look back and remember working for guys who honestly have no business being on a roof..!!. But for sure, hands on is the way to go if you really wanna learn..

[@jimc.964]

Always love the bonus content

[@resecurelatch]

If anyone is having the issue where their latch or deadbolt is loose or falling out due to the screws stripping out the inside of the door. I have invented a new door hardware that solves this problem, ReSecure Latch. No more glue, sticks, puddy, or that ugly metal sleeve that ruins the look of your door. Great for DYI people, property owners/maintenance technicians, and you.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

What's more fun than a carpeted bathroom? Might as well carpet the walls, make it really cozy.

[@sigmacentauri6191]

LOL! The explosion at @3:16 was hilarious. Residential wiring is never going to arc flash on you like that. I love it.

[@dfghdfzsd]

I had a Kabuki bmx. it weighed like it was cast iron but had oddly long cranks. allowed you to reach warp very quickly but you had to watch for kickstanding when doing tight corners. i think it was also missing breaks which was fine, just required some forward thinking and creativity. loved that bike till some pond-drinker snagged it out of my front yard and left their lint-lickin huffy!

[@petesson1880]

You put on a long hair black wig you could pass for Frank Zappa dude! Been watching your stuff for a few years now. I retired a couple years ago. Carpenter/engineer. Miles and miles of crown mold and that was my favorite thing to do. Hung the lions share of doors. Mid to late seventies framed, trimmed out all over socal, stair railings in Fairbanks Ranch, 3 1/4" thick doors arched tops at El Torito in La Jolla, plus the Heavy Duty in ground door closers, you name it. Took a lot of pride in my work and very precise too, but never ever made over $35 an hour, and that was much later. $20 and $25 an hour is what I started out and I thought that was fair and decent. I guess it's a different story now. I heard of guys charging $50 an hour for side work and somehow Id feel guilty charging that much. What the hell is wrong with me? Oh well......waaay too late now.....

[@dakotacarey2205]

I would tend to agree. This industry is flooded with people who don’t charge enough and don’t perform, but is also has its fair share of bozos who think they can strike it rich on every little job \_(ツ)_/¯

[@BamaBreeze]

Great Bonus content, worth every penny.

[@TheHandyman1]

Lol

[@rodgerrabbit2955]

I wouldn't charge anyone 500 for 20 minutes of work. That, to me, is borderline criminal. Pride comes before a fall......

[@TheHandyman1]

First

[@johndavidson5564]

well played

[@jdshear01]

Ahhhh c'mon man!!!

[@MyDIYAdventures]

I feel like you were possibly tipped off🤔

[@rickgriffith358]

You still need your beard back Love you man Rick

[@andrewt8116]

inspired by your vids and started doing handyman work. old people are now having heart attacks when I tell them 29/hr... fml

[@chrisburns5691]

Dude that is way too cheap.

[@andrewt8116]

Yeah and I still have people try to talk me down from that. it's all a bunch of old people in my area

[@chrisburns5691]

@@andrewt8116 my advice would be to switch away from hourly. I used to charge by the hour at 45 per hour, which is cheap. Now I quote work for a fixed price, and quote it to make 100 per hour, which is what I make unless I make a mistake with my estimating. Job I'm on now I underestimated time a bit, but will still make about 70 per hour. Average is 100 most jobs though. It presents differently in the clients mind. Most people compare an hourly rate to what they've made as employees and think you're expensive, not understanding overhead. When you give a price for the job itself, they just think about the value of getting the job done. I don't tell customers as a carpenter that I charge 100 per hour. I look at a half day of work and quote them 400. They are a lot more accepting of that than being told I charge 100 per hour and think it will take 4 hours. Also as you get more experienced you get more efficient, so I'm much faster i would guess on average than I was at the same task 15 years ago. Working by the hour would punish me for my efficiency and tool investment. At 29 per hour, after paying for gas, tools, business insurance, truck maintenance, not being able to fill 40 billable hours every single week doing small jobs, id be surprised if you make much more than minimum wage after expenses. I started charging 30 per hour when I was first self employed, 13 years ago. I was umdercharging then too.

[@alphapimp]

😂

[@andrewt8116]

@chrisburns5691 I'm not sure why KZbin doesn't notify me of replies but I'm glad that I finally saw this. As I finish jobs im making sure I know how long it took me and then the next similar job I do a flat fee instead of hourly. Are you in California? I've been thinking about moving and getting my contractor's license there because of pay and demand for trades. I just talked to a block guy who ran his own business and I asked what his best advice was and he told me that his biggest regret was not charging enough. I'm not going to make that mistake

[@lakecityransom]

Home inspectors get away with being criminally lazy and doing a sight-only inspection. p.s. Your channel is one hell of a timewarp. I watched an old video of you install a water heater years back and took up the courage to do it myself.

[@terencemerritt]

That ain’t right

[@skatetocreate7]

The other day I charged $350 to replace a single smoke detector. They told me to charge whatever I wanted because it was 8pm on a Sunday and they respect my time as well as me prioritizing the job.

[@starofdavid9919]

BS

[@nytrortx5224]

Man, I had a mongoose super-goose in the 80’s I used to beat the snot out of when I was a kid.. wish I still had it. Of course, I’m a bit older and wider now lol.

[@bowhunting1013]

Is this a prank ? Where’s the lower half of your beard? 😂

[@TheHandyman1]

LOL. I shaved it last June.

[@josemv25]

Between your ass cheeks

[@TheOriginalMrB]

Rocking the soul patch Handyman!

[@brealdeal3658]

It fell to his Butt!😂

[@johngaudi8546]

yep April fools just a little Photoshop

[@hafajulz]

Wish you talked more and gave step by step narration of what you're doing so that folks like me can really learn what you're doing, how, and why. Still enjoy all your videos though, thank you for your time and effort!!!

[@JK-ft4kx]

I spit out my coffee with the explosion cut scene you put in there. Yes I'm having coffee at 8:15pm.

[@jmottz8608]

This guy is a genius. Gets paid to change fire alarms and gets paid for people to watch him change fire alarms lol

[@Lincoln_Hawk]

Well earned money.

[@tonycatalano4338]

😂My wife just asked if you were Ed Norton 🤣🤣🤣🤣… I can’t stop laughing

[@NOBOX7]

I think the title " Fleeced by handyman " would be less clickbaitish

[@bobbysantiago5783]

I actually lol’d at 3:15. 😂

[@jakestangl]

I talk to myself too. 😂

[@alphapimp]

Nobody is paying me $500 for 20 mins of work but I can dream can’t I? 😅

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video !!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@ccc822007]

I gotta ask what CRM do you use? Would you recommend any?

[@PoTtZy.]

The missing smoke detectors are probably in the junk drawer lol

[@daynedingman]

I have that same Schwinn Predator (on the ground under the Mongoose), along with a couple other vintage BMX bikes. Would be pretty cool to see an episode or more Insta content on the bikes :D

[@TheHandyman1]

I plan on getting them both back in running condition then get them all shined up. All the bearings need cleaned and greased.

[@pablobasxx]

In miami florida theres only DIYs., prices are low abd jobs are extreamly bad.

[@wjthehomebuilder]

Was that a cash sale or financed sale? I can see smokes needing to be working for financing. You got that right on the disclosure. One time I bought a house (without checking it out as much as I should have.) Started talking to the neighbor who ended up telling me the furthest toilet hasn't worked in several years. 🙄 Needless to say we ended up plumbing in a complete new waste line. To date that job has made the smallest return.

[@TheHandyman1]

I get paid through venmo.

[@wjthehomebuilder]

@@TheHandyman1 I didn't mean you getting paid. I meant the new homeowner buying with cash or financing. I've seen it where the smokes had to work for financing be approved.

[@TheHandyman1]

OH. I don't know how they are buying the house. That is a good point though.

[@wjthehomebuilder]

@@TheHandyman1 Weird. I didn't get the first notification that you'd replied until 11 hrs later. But this one came in right away...... 🤷

[@donaldlee6760]

At 4:29 - why did the investor sell the house without doing additional cheap cosmetic upgrades. Did the investors borrow too much money and were forced to sell fast to pay off some of their debt? Maybe they wanted to sell quick and at below market rate because they ran across an even better deal?

[@MyDIYAdventures]

You need to hang that Everlast bag in your shop so it will be like mine!

[@TheHandyman1]

I'm working on getting the shop cleaned out this week. Its time to purge some things I have been holding onto for too long.

[@MyDIYAdventures]

I need to do the same

[@jimb3317]

I've got mine up. Brush off the sawdust and punch away

[@TheHandyman1]

I just hit mine with a bat these days.

[@timothywielebski7945]

😂😂😂 wish strike plates were that easy to replace for me. Most I come across that I have to replace look like a beaver chewed on them for 20 years cuz other "handymen" came along over the years and couldnt quite get them to line up.

[@LiquidSteve89]

How much do you charge? I do about $60-70/hr and make around $500/day, not sure I’d get sometime to pay $500 for a single job like this

[@timmytimmy666]

Carpet around a toilet. Speechless :D. Maybe more work coming your way on this one.

[@tacotrucktuesday7083]

Does anybody know if it is possible to become a home inspector and be a handyman at the same time??

[@jdshear01]

Salty second!

[@mikedayitt]

you worked on all those houses over a DECK-AIDE as he walks on the DECK

[@stevemerritt2721]

Price gouging at it's finest

[@Seeingisbelieving82]

Sir, that's an incredibly dark mustache for a man of your.... tenure.

[@jonesconrad1]

surely another room would have added more value to that being open to downstairs at 7:01

[@saking4678]

What sewer scope do you have? I’ve watched many of your videos and love them keep up the good work and the smart comments!

[@TheHandyman1]

Its a Chinese one from vevor. Its sold under a lot of different names. It works for light duty use.

[@Wooster77]

I wonder which job pays more, electrician or plumber.

[@JuanGonzalez-xy6cy]

I can do that not the part where you over charge but the installation part

[@rustyscrapper]

I tried advertising as a handyman. I could not get anyone to agree to pay anything for anything. Its like people thought i worked for free. I gave really good prices and nobody woukd take. So i tried giving higher prices and people just laughed at me.

[@TheHandyman1]

Don't advertise. Only work by word of mouth for rich people. Also don't call yourself a handyman.

[@dankelley9361]

Great review of the disclosure practice. Seems like ethics are in the dumpster, meaning you have to pay quite a bit for an inspection when honesty maybe would’ve sufficed. Buyer Beware!

[@SMCmurphy1]

Great work I watch most of your videos. I am headed towards a similar destination in my career. I've been in the construction industry for 20 years and finally decided to go my own way and got my General contractors license. I have a pretty firm customer base that use my year round. But lately been advertising on a platform I have heard you talk about before many times. trying to do more handyman type repairs. My thought is to work less and make more $$. I do find that advertising where I am most people want only to pay absolute bottom dollar with zero wiggle room. Any advise? Wondering about other advertising platforms.

[@TheHandyman1]

When I was first starting out I ran into those type of customers. It takes time to weed them out. The best way around them is to focus on word of mouth advertising from past customers that value you and your work. They tend to have like minded friends and family.

[@SMCmurphy1]

Is there software that you recommend for building estimates? I find that lately I'm spending a ton of time writing up estimates and not even closing the job.

[@mcfixit868]

​@@SMCmurphy1I just try to know what my price is for standard chunks of jobs. Mr. Handyman probably has a better system

[@mcfixit868]

​@@TheHandyman1 Word. People will pay a premium for someone they know they can trust to do excellent work, because a friend recommended them. in general if people don't know you they want to pay bottom dollar because there are so many lame, incompetent handyman out there.

[@Calaxt01]

Did you do some work over by the fireplace/bookshelf? Some drywall or paint or something?

[@TheHandyman1]

Not on this house. but the house next door I did a fire place and a kitchen and the full basement.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Shoulda used Wagos.

[@myhermitlife]

🤘🤘🤘

[@petesson1880]

I never could bring myself to charge near that much. Several years ago I r&rd two exteriors. One, a 36" entry prehung and the other a pair of 36" prehung replacing the glass slider. I called and asked home Depot what they charge and did it for half that. Maybe I have low self worth or something. Either that or stupid

[@TheHandyman1]

I was forced to either raise my prices or get a different job when I had mouths to feed. How many people are you financially taking care of?

[@lestagez]

yea i agree with pete’s, i would get no work in my area if i charged that much,

[@jimkane9832]

@@lestagez how do you know? Have you tried?

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

@@TheHandyman1 It's not like the grocery store asks us before raising the price of eggs and whatnot. If the work is good and people are willing to pay then it's all good. You want to work for the best all the time and save the charity for the church on Sundays. At least their recipients might get a little faith to go along with the price.

[@doomsdaypreppersofsouthcar9301]

Gotta get paid...paying for knowledge

[@stevenbrown5210]

You charged $500 to replace smoke detectors? Its people like you that give honest handymen a bad name

[@austinwendt6916]

You have to take into account where he lives multiple times he said metropolitan area means rich pricks that will pay that much for that simple task he is doing this as a job and has said in videos 500 minimum for jobs to do goes into cost of file wear and tear on trucks equipment and everything I myself live in a smaller town and I charge 700 a day for any work I do doesn’t matter how long it may or may not take and get consistent jobs

[@Canipeks]

​@@austinwendt6916 so where do these people have this much money stored away I myself am a handyman and with the crisis with material constantly price increases its hard to make money

[@loft006]

I am wayyyyy undercharging for my handyman services. Wayyyyyy undercharging. I think I m going to be sick

[@ItsGoblinHour]

whats your preffered ladder or type of ladder for house calls. im expecting a smart ass answer but would love to know

[@jeremyvoss1660]

I don’t have Instagram. I do own a caulk gun shirt that I wear “too much” so I’ve been told. Good enough for super secret channel?

[@navarrodragon25]

got me

[@ogcabbage6213]

That picture thing in the background looks a little bit democratic.

[@andreakeeling9217]

6:40 ewwwww carpet toilet area.

[@4dogsgaming]

Sorry but unless you're licensed and insured no handyman on my properties.

[@ccc822007]

$250 per smoke detector?

[@dirckduncan7448]

Another word what you're saying is you want a piece the pie

[@rcdcnc]

Didn’t recognize you lol

[@alfredspic481]

500? Eff that

[@mattcasoni]

So now that I’m into my 40s I decided I needed biking. So I settled on electric and I’m never going back. Thank you for the video Handy! P.s. how is the lathe??

[@JohnSmith-ef6rg]

Carpet in the bathroom? That's disgusting!

[@stevegrifftx]

If I were the investor the Handyman may get away with gouging me only once for a simple DIY job.

[@TheHandyman1]

Is it gouging when I have been working for them for over 10 years? Maybe the supply and demand is different where you live. I was there doing the work in less then 24 hours after the request came in.

[@woody1380]

Biggest question is why would anyone but a house with high Radon levels? F that!

[@TheHandyman1]

They all have high radon levels

[@woody1380]

@@TheHandyman1 wouldn't love there then. Not worth the cancer.

[@TheHandyman1]

Google a map of radon levels. Its hard to escape it. Its really only relevant in basements. From NY to LA. The south has lower levels of it.

[@jkanclark]

You can charge only what the market will bear, and apparently the market will bear $1500/hr.

[@classiccountryrevival8563]

Nobody paid him 1500/hr They paid him to complete a job which he bid at 500 that would allow their house sale to be completed. He happened to finish said job in 20 mins.

[@frankflex4465]

Ive seen your type before.Why not charge 1000

[@sirjohnahayfalcon]

rip out that stupid carpet put quarter inch ply over it then lvt or porcelain tile , paint it all white really simple just takes energy n muscle

[@ddrhazy]

LoL. What a rip off.

[@MikeMouradian]

sounds like a millennial. 20min work=a whole day

[@mikeaustin1323]

2nd to comment. Your in Portland, Seattle, Nor Cal ?

[@user27278]

Canada

[@batbawls]

0:29 hoo lee heck, you trying to tell me this channel isn't virtual reality? All this time i've been thinking handymen THIS good don't exist !!!

[@michaellane4762]

If they agree to your price... Who cares what other people think. They are NOT doing the work. Maybe they are jealous that you know what your time is worth and they don't. Mike

[@sirjohnahayfalcon]

If people ate more spinach and ate less meat and read more bible, did lunges for lower back we all could do handyman stuff. The world is so unhealthy yet so blessed

[@jasonweishaupt1828]

I’ve been a DIYer for 20+ years. My Dad is a retired building engineer. I’ll pay for a home inspection but you can bet your bottom $ that I’ll be all over that house before I buy.

[@lestagez]

thats several times more than most contractors, but if people are paying that much than it is what it is, Here in atlanta, no way in hell anyone would hire me for those prices,

[@Builditbrothers]

Wrong, I’m in Atlanta and I charge about what he does, make your reputation the reason they’re paying extra

[@TheHandyJeff]

NICE STACHE DUUUUUUDE! I haven’t seen a video in a while so I had to comment on it 😂😂😂

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks

[@linhchau9788]

Hey man. Great videos, I have 2 rentals in ca and been doing lots of repairs myself. Learned a ton watching your videos. Keep up those great videos 👍

[@rustyscrapper]

Toilets....another ripper offer. Theres a bunch of things in the back that can come off, the cable on the lever comes off, the fill tube pops out and water doesnt refill the bowl, even if the entire float needs to be changed it takes 10 minutes. Fixed ur toilet i put the fill tube back in the hole $250 please.....

[@gillesbrassard7826]

Been in business for 10 years and I was never lucky like that. Maybe a 100$ for that at the most.

[@drum-a-holix9822]

I can do that in 5 minutes cause ima MAN! IMA REAL MAN!!!

[@denningmp37]

This is why people don’t trust handymen

[@alexsmith-ob3lu]

$500 in 20 minutes is no surprise to me. Not sure why many are surprised by that price. If you want high quality work, you're going to have to pay extra ($$$) money for the technical service, the expertise, and the many years of experience/training. If you don't have the money as the home owner, you'll have to do all the work yourself (mind you all the risks).

[@newguy6935]

Hope you are out of job soon. That's ripping off your customers! I've been in the constrution industry all my life and it's people like you that give it a bad name. Sickening.

[@TheHandyman1]

I have been in business for 15 years in the same city. I'm close to retiring.

[@TheHandyman1]

Your life must suck having to do construction your whole life.

[@mcfixit868]

"worked for a group of investors" They have money riding on getting things fixed fast and have no problem paying a premium. Proof of my philosophy that this business is FIRST about confusion cultivating the right relationships. (And of course you gotta have the skills.)

[@Skeletoncrew46and2]

For £250 a peace you think you would use wago's!😂

[@bustabee143]

Rip headphones 🙏

[@terencemerritt]

That’s the first bathroom I’ve seen with carpet 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TheSpud1129]

Papa always told me to use 4" screws on all strike plates and hinges to prevent the door from being kicked in easy.