How Much We Charge To Mow This Mansion [NOT CHEAP]

[@dainyboy2235]

I remember doing landscaping with my grandpa sophomore-senior year of high school & we did a church property every Friday for $1600 yeah $6400/mo just off that one job, & we would mow the 3 acres of land behind it once a month for $2500 Rest In Peace Grandpop I'm thanking for everything you taught me in my now family owed successful career, I purchased a $368,000 home in Duncanville,Tx last year!

[@amck72]

Your grandfather passed in wisdom and knowledge.

[@fredgarvin4482]

Church paying you $8900 a month. Yeah you should be able to afford a nice house.

[@fredgarvin4482]

Good thing people put all that money in the offering plate to help out the poor. Or pay you to buy an expensive house.

[@tangoblast4751]

I'm getting ripped off I'm cutting a house with a barn getting a shitty check

[@marioortiz7953]

With God all things are possible,me too I want to open a business cutting yards, hopefully I buy my own house right now I'm renting

[@lanhamlawncare7437]

Been watching this Channel for a while and seen almost every video. I started my own business late last year and I just bought my first commercial mower. Brand New Toro Z Master 2000 60in. I am so excited to be picking it up Wednesday and joining the Toro family. Thank You Both for helping me find the confidence to take that big step and giving the advise to start being successful. Love You Both!!!

[@ghnfyhj]

This is why I work on my yard. Even if I had that huge property, I’d still do it myself. Being outside is nice. But hey, everybody’s lifestyle is different. So I can’t bash on this dude. They got to make a living. 👍

[@IRoYaILTY]

Lots of people don’t want to deal with it. I’ve had plenty of customers who say they want to do it themselves just to change their mind by mid summer. We wouldn’t be in business if it weren’t the case

[@notthe1550]

When you get into that kind of money free time is scarce so it's impossible to find the time to deal with your yard better to hire someone else

[@albertlilly]

Estimates can make or break your business, regardless of which services you offer. Glad to see you have found a tool that makes you feel comfortable and can accurately estimate your needs and meets those of the customer.

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Absolutely true Albert. Can't stay in business if your not making money.

[@williamstanley4960]

I never ask them what they want done. I walk around and determine what I would want done (being a neat freak / OCD guy who loves a nice yard), and develop a price based on that. My price always includes every possible add on they could want. Qualifier: We do yardwork only; no landscaping. Bidding a landscaping project would be more like a handyman project, to me. It would be more involved. But, with yardwork, we all know what they want: a beautiful yard.

[@betacephei]

My company calls what you did here tiered service. We have up to four tiers on some properties because not all of the properties needs to be cut or trimmed every single week. Our schedule will say T1 or T2 or etc. and that tells us exactly what we are doing for that property on that particular day. Many of our clients are surprised that we can custom fit our service with such detail but it is easy. We love happy clients !

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Exactly man, I have heard of many different styles and options.

[@davidsoutdooradventuresdoa9174]

My estimate was $200 2x a month full service on both ($400 every 4 weeks)...thats me as 1 man and using a 72" mower

[@zachstanton6135]

I’d probably get well over $400 here in RI biweekly. I try to avoid biweekly customers though. I’m a one man crew as well.

[@defaultcamo4288]

Only going to do weekly when I start

[@philbenson6041]

Here in Florida the grass would be a foot tall in 2 weeks lol

[@mfamus2272]

I remember working for a landscape company with a property almost that size. Every time we were scheduled to go there, OMG I thought we never get done with that property but it took about four hours cause it was just a handful of us.

[@luciancastillo1337]

That’s a two hr job max with 3 ppl

[@ddream1313]

I would charge $200 per service. ($100 per acre.) I would cut and edge everything each time I'm there using an edgit pro. With 2 of us using a 48 v-ride and a 61 Z3X we would have the entire property done in about an hour. Love these types of properties!

[@celestinovelasquez948]

Yes! My estimate was very close $175 weekly service without watching the video or seeing the comments. Similar prices here in Michigan.

[@kMani-sl4cz]

Wow..... mind blown. I mow 1 acre with a pool for 500 a month. I thought it was a ton of edging but it’s nothing compared to this property. I’m in Florida so people don’t get that shock you’re talking about. #1 thing is don’t fold on your price. Lose 1 get 3 more mentality. If u keep working for chump change and shoring yourself you will only hurt yourself in the end. I feel that price is wayyy too low. I’m not starting this zero turn for less that 1150 a month. Great channel though.... you guys stay blessed🙏🏽

[@paxtonjohnson3696]

Thought the same thing. Only $170 to mow this huge ass yard? This would be pushing $300+ easily for me to take this property.

[@JimVincitore]

I watch a plumber on yt, he said he quit doing estimates. When people call, he just tells them $65.00 an hour plus parts. He said he got tired of running all over town giving free estimates, and not making money. Kind of hard to do with lawn care, but food for thought. And this estimate made a great video too.

[@glendajune9140]

Great video Spencer’s, excellent tutorial for someone who needs to address & understand what a customer should be charged. Basic services for all size properties. Very insightful.💯👍🏾❤️🙏🏾✝️🇺🇸

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thanks Glenda

[@tyragordon]

Good video Spencer lawn care

[@turboflush]

I mow my house and inlaws (one house away). It was a 1 hour job. Inlaw added shrubs and plants and features.. Well over 2hr now. I skip edging if it looks ok. Trimming bushes and weed control adds more time.

[@stanfordlawns6767]

I wanted to cry when i heard the price you just said i really need to up my prices

[@mfamus2272]

FACTS!!!

[@jeffrentsch4318]

I just do my employer gig, 900 plus acres... other mowing foremen figures a dollar a minute to get side jobs.

[@bronwynohalloran-sutton5551]

I do 2 dollars a minute or 100 and hour

[@SS-ql7bt]

Or he needs to lower his!

[@godw1ll99]

depends on where you are doing the cuts. different prices for different neighborhoods and different cities/states. i would suggest giving a high price then if the customers dont bite then lower a bit till they do then you know what people are willing to pay. just know that the more you charge the more the customer is going to expect from you. you cant always just charge top dollar. you need to find what works for you and the level of services you provide. personally my pricing strategy for maintenance type jobs is that if a crew of 3 worked a full 8-10 hour day that i want the company to profit $500 after all expenses. thats what works for me and the level of services i provide. on the other hand i did a retaining wall that took 3 days and charged $7800 and after all expenses i profited about $3500 so it all depends. my pricing strategy for things like hardscape is labor time and materials times 2 or all expenses plus %50 for my profit margin. depends on what kind of job. mulch is $75 - $80 per yard installed which does not include cost to prep for mulch. this might help people price their jobs if they just dont know how to begin figuring out what to charge but like i said its different for everyone. i know a company that charges every single job by estimated man hours at 30 an hour per guy and nothing else. it works and is a guaranteed set profit and they profit nearly 100k a year but they dont make nearly as much as they could.

[@abbagailminney8378]

For the quality work you guys provide thats not a bad price for that big of a yard

[@freebird1ification]

it just blows my mind how some folks pay more to just have there grass cut and edging done than my house payment is lol......

[@SMHV_SQUAD]

Yes a person’s lifestyle changes based on their income bracket. I took care of homes in Austin that had water bills higher than my mortgage. But they also drive several 100k + vehicles.

[@working2bselfsufficient724]

Most of the time it costs more than their mortgage payment when gets really big.

[@roymoreau1883]

A commercial properties biggest bill is usually the maintenance bill. And when you are looking at a property this large then you can see it’s close to a commercial property. Not to mention the mortgage payment on a home like this far exceeds $1,000 a month. So it is all relative.

[@rickshiandmoku4128]

We have a lawn that is $700 a month. The house is wild. Tons of grass to mow though.

[@gabrielsexoticlandscaping6619]

It depends you have to know the cost of editing blades mower blades gas for all equipment

[@seanhuebner1179]

Perfect future house for the Spencers.

[@younggio5911]

I can’t wait to see this video and hopefully y’all are staying safe and keep mowing

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thank you bud we are.

[@aussielawns1845]

Boy do you look healthy now Haven't watched any KZbin in like 2 years and by jingles you've changed!

[@stevenwilliamanderson162]

Other awesome video spencer and tq. Hope you guys are staying safe and health out there. You guys are making some good advice on giving estimate for mow yards. God bless your family, have a good sunny Sunday, and always keep on mowing and making money!!

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thanks Steven, Absolutely brother

[@Carolinagroundskeeper]

This is a great video for the people that have just started a business and not to sure how to price out a job or even those that been doing it a while. You broke it down prefect! I Like that software also. I never heard of it but I am checking it now for my self Thanks!

[@fordboss9275]

Looks like a good spot for the new Spencer lawn care!! All you need is to put a garage up!

[@cleangreenlawnservicellc2630]

I wish I could get 260 for that in rural South Georgia 😁. Good stuff!

[@jeffreybosiljevac3408]

I would like to see a video of the mowing/edging on this property. It would be nice to also see the $6500 landscaping results.

[@flowmaster1521]

I don't offer options of not edging all my services are full service cut, edge, weedeat, and blow. Every service my first cut may be more due to edger blades needing to be replaced or set the lines but after that it's every time.

[@ronwood7040]

I know what town this is in, I drive by it at times. I have fun fiquring out where you are at. Kind of a game for me.I worked customer service for the gas company before I retired, so I have worked in most of the places you go to. Ron

[@pamelagermany3719]

You might try to purchase a measureing and mapping wheel-get them at Lowe's and charge my the job, footage, edging, mowing, trimming trees, mulching and bedding, weed eating, cleanup-by the load, etc.

[@thensh1tguy]

Great job on backing up the trailer. 👍👍

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thanks Dave

[@brettkuhn3648]

hey shawn, just wondering do you ask your customers if they have their yard fertilized?

[@SpencerLawnCare]

We can tell if it is or not if we go out to the location. If we do it over the phone. Yes we will ask. It doesn’t hurt anything to ask.

[@texaspridetrailers]

This is a great walkthrough of your process. Awesome for you to put this kind of information on KZbin- inspiring the next generation of hard workers.

[@aaronw.shingleton5184]

That house is amazing. I have an uncle that lives about 1/4 mile from that house.

[@liamslawncare9300]

You need a KR Chariot. Look it up. Or a hover board

[@bmlandmanagementco4981]

You need to consider a 30" mower for those ditches. That'll save you a ton of time by not having to use a trimmer.

[@randomstuffno1caresabout3]

Hey! Im looking at starting a lawn service in my neighborhood next year and i have an echo gt225 curved shaft trimmer but i suck at edging with it so would u recomend i buy just a edger or get something like the echo pas so i have a backup trimmer aswell as an edger?

[@SpencerLawnCare]

The Echo Pas would definitely help and be a great backup. That’s the route I would go.

[@billysmith5977]

Definitely do the echo pas/ Stihl kombi system when first starting out it’s so versatile and you will never be good edging with a curved shaft trimmer it won’t happen

[@jerrybrooks870]

@@billysmith5977 , I learned to edge with a curved shaft weed eater and can do a nice straight square edge. However, I can't edge worth anything with a straight shaft weed eater. It all depends on what you learn with. I do agree with you though that the Echo pas would be the best way to go.

[@jordansilos9555]

Learning how to do estimates with shan and tq 😊 Another day, another lesson

[@graceortiz9494]

That program is amazing! Hope you get the job.

[@cramerslawnmaintenance9322]

This was my favorite video you guys ever did! Love learning these types of things and different aspects of running the business.. One quick question, do you have to charge sales tax in Ohio on your services? If you do, how do you factor that in and does the customer get mad?

[@xylopex]

A company I worked for had a 8 acre yard with a .75 mile driveway to be weed eated and edged. Was actually 1.5 miles because of going up and down. Also had a massive pool to trim around. It was crazy. It was out in the sticks and worth 4 million dollars 😳

[@joshslawnlandscape9935]

Great video. Beautiful property. Keep up the good work!!

[@maxwellsgrasscuttingservices]

Great video, enjoyed watching it.👍🏻

[@jeffdc66]

Who designed your logo and put them on the shirts for you ? I'm looking to get some lawn care shirts made. Thanks and always love your videos. ✌️

[@SpencerLawnCare]

I designed it, and then we sent it to artist to finish it an clean it up! They also can turn it into a pdf for you. And then you just take it to any embroidery or decal shop.

[@jeffdc66]

@@SpencerLawnCare Thank you.

[@colingreenwald5209]

I thought you gave the echo leaf blower to you friend

[@Omargarci4]

I'm doing a 4 acres property No edging , few trees around takes 2 - 2.5 hours for $1000 4x per month 7 months per season $7000 cash money at the beginning of the season

[@jasonboyce424]

Very cool video always enjoy your video have a great upcoming week Shawn & tq

[@JimVincitore]

Regarding working with the customer and dropping the price, I think it was Zig Ziglar that said, "It is better to have a happy customer than an angry customer."

[@JimVincitore]

GREAT POINT! I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY! BUT IF A PRICE IS TOO HIGH, WE JUST GO TO A DIFFERENT STORE. LIKE THE WOMAN WHO CUTS MY HAIR, $17.00, PLUS I GIVE HER A TIP, SO IT'S AN EASY $20.00 FOR 15 MINUTES WORK. I SHOULD JUST GO TO A REGULAR BARBER WHERE IT WOULD COST ME $10.00. BUT MY HAIR IS CURLY, AND SHE DOES A WAY BETTER JOB THAN THOSE CHEAP PLACES, I'VE HAD SOME TERRIBLE HAIRCUTS AT THOSE CHEAP PLACES. ALSO, THE CHEAPEST PLACE OR PRODUCT MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU WANT. SOMETIMES YOU NEED A QUALITY PRODUCT AT A PREMIUM PRICE, SOMETIMES CHEAP STUFF IS OK.

[@aaronpeart4944]

Looks like your new place is gonna look amazeing after your done with it hehe nice looking place

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Hahaha

[@matesratesmowingmaintenanc7760]

thank you so much - great vid - up n comer learning heaps !

[@thejohnmarkproject]

I didn't know they made mansion sheds. Pretty cool.

[@IAmDrewselum]

What's up up yall, new sub. Salute from Lorain, 440. Thanks for this video, I'm starting my lawn care journey and this helps alot. ✊🏽

[@kainnerylance2950]

Me and my dad own our own mowing company and we like to do the edges it give it a cleaner cut

[@juvesosa8463]

Great video,thanks for the information,what system do you use for looking and measuring the property via satellite ?

[@SpencerLawnCare]

We use the LMN software, you can also do it on google earth as well.

[@juvesosa8463]

Spencer Lawn Care Thank you,that’s great information that’s going to help me, God bless you!

[@joshuarifkin7342]

is there a video on the software you use to come up with the estimates?

[@cadillacshak5600]

For sale? This could be the new Spencer’s lawn care headquarters!

[@muskokapropertycare261]

Awesome video. I’m right there with you on pricing. Great on you to offer a bit of flexibility on your service to help out the customer. I appreciate your openness with your pricing as well; this type of content is great to let you know if you need to make changes or reassures what you or doing. Thanks for the video 👊

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thank you sir. Always self evaluate. Nothing wrong with getting better.

[@clterry07]

i dont know what state ya'll in but in michigan ..everyone wants services for the bottom dollar .. yeah negotiation is great and dandy .. but at the end of the day .. you need something in your pockets lol ... usually i start handing out discounts on major projects throughout the year if lawn maintenance is your main money maker ..

[@E80-t6e]

It’s been a while but this was definitely a great video!

[@JG-oz7dj]

Thanks for sharing, I'm new to your channel

[@angelcampman9346]

My only question is it seems like the property has not been maintained very well hope there aren't going to be payment problems

[@davecampbell1452]

Wonder what Keith Kalfas would have came up with a price on the landscape around the house

[@floorscapehomelandscapingl3288]

5k

[@goldhunter9641]

As soon as I seen the property and considering looking at it on video, it looked more like a 2 acre size yard or a little more but from what I was seeing and me just basically pricing by the style of the yard and the terrain as far as slopes and banks and ditches or level to rolling style ground.... I also can see if it's a smooth ground or is it a rough type of ground and then I try to see how much weed eating there is to work around with a weed eater and doing it by myself... where I live, that would be a $350 per cut with weed eating and edging and I would say no less than $300 with only cutting and weed eating each time but your price estimator is pretty well on point,,, even though I don't use anything like that but I generally go look at places and price them by just how I see everything and walk over everything completely... I do lawn Care on the side as a sort of supplemental income so to speak but not anything like a main income but I have several different properties I take care of and try not to pick up no more than just a few new ones each summer because every so often I may lose one here or there and that will always happen with anyone that does it enough or for long enough even with long time customers, certain uncontrollable circumstances can pop up

[@louroberts5567]

Hope you get that account! Fingers crossed!

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thanks Lou

[@alexaguilar170]

how do you for getting does jobs

[@cliffordmaynard6559]

You need a rolling tape measure to you measure stuff out.

[@devon9712]

Thank for the detailed vid! Side question would you get a diesel for your next truck?!

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Everything is an option. Thank you

[@levihuckabee6407]

@@SpencerLawnCare hey, it's not good for a diesel to start and stop constantly. They're meant to run for several hours. Plus, they cost a lot to maintain. Gassers all the way!

[@EdgarPerez-gg2tl]

You got the 770 blower back or is this a old video

[@SpencerLawnCare]

We filmed it the day we. gave it to him. Just got the video out together.

[@cb-gz1vl]

I don't know if you do this but you can go to google maps, zoom in and print out a snap shot of the lot then write down on the pic what precisely you think needs done.

[@toddhebel6048]

can I ask how long it took you on the first cutting and then on the second even thought you did not have to hard edge it. Thank T

[@calebleatherberry3739]

Did you get the echo blower back

[@SpencerLawnCare]

No, I recorded that the day we gave it to him.

[@calebleatherberry3739]

Gotcha

[@jimb6017]

A walk behind edger would be great for that property.

[@travisgruber3834]

So what do you figure per foot for edging/ trimming?

[@mapexdrums320]

Go for it that’s what I do every time enjoy your weekend

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thanks Nathan

[@jordanadams6141]

In Missouri I just bid a house on 6 acres for $300 ($50 per acre) and they never called back. I thought it was very reasonable.

[@got2getit204]

And you wait till this day!

[@ikeyeet8312]

$30-$40 is competitive here for an acre here in NY, with trimming.

[@twithrow2261]

How many hours and workers

[@bishop1shox]

Please make sure that whoever subcontract with has the same Spirit and Integrity as you guys.

[@Senerian]

I think for the size and what they wanted It think these are pretty good prices.

[@alanunseld4942]

im curious what TQ stands for? thanks

[@john90304]

When it is raining season how do you get by money wise? Where are you getting income from? Do you save up for those months?

[@mikekolczynski5665]

Get a Ventrac 4400 with a wide deck mower and an edger attchment.

[@mitchellbiessenberger5770]

Spencer, what Estimate software do you use? Thank you.

[@ericcarter1327]

What app are you guys using to get the measurements for the lawn and stuff

[@rakeempeace2991]

That's a nice house a house that I dream of having one day hopefully... and Spencer you can be a truck driver the way you backed the truck and trailer up

[@SpencerLawnCare]

For sure man. Its beautiful

[@wendywhitt5037]

Jeez that’s outrageous!

[@johncabeceiras6715]

Hi this could be the property that your looking for your selves ?

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Its nice, but we want woods.

[@wcb22516]

What source were you using to be able to calculate the red lines in the video?

[@Greg8872]

wow you guys are close to me (Just north of Akron)

[@SouthernStyleLawnCare]

We dont deal with the one time or the " I need it fixed up to sell" durring our peak times of lawn care. Takes too much of our time we can put towards our current customers and new scheudled customers. Now off seasons we take them all day. Hope all is well just dont get too tied up with the one time deals durring peak season unless you have the time.

[@alienation-k1x]

Hard to turn down if he lands that $6k landscaping job. Landscaping is where the money's at, only overhead you got unless it's a massive job is labor. 20 years in this industry says you better re-evaluate your business model if you plan on retiring before you're 70.

[@robcole8218]

Hope you get it. I see great videos out of this one

[@SpencerLawnCare]

I want to get a drone, it would be sweet if we get it.

[@robcole8218]

@@SpencerLawnCare o that would be SSSWWWWEEEEEETTTTT

[@TrueLee]

It would be cheaper for her to buy a top-of-the-line riding mower, edger, and blower and do it herself. I mean this is creeping up on 10K a year just for lawn care. If it were me, I may even consider buying a small lawn company that is for sale and managing it as a side business with these numbers.

[@bgood424]

Looks like a good place for y’all to purchase the property! Got a nice looking garage!

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Great price !

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thanks Ted

[@haroldromero2004]

Hello what is that website to see satellite view and see acreage

[@tonycritcher3419]

Hey guys with this place coming up for sale, you would have some office space and room to build your garage...put in an offer?

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Hahaha, we want some woods, but it is huge.

[@tonycritcher3419]

@@SpencerLawnCare I will send you a few saplings to get you started! It truly is a lovely property. The surrounding views must be amazing.

[@robcole8218]

She should hire you after see saw you with your mad backing skills

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Hahaha

[@teak5476]

Good info, and I really like how you extended the gate on the trailer, great idea.

[@dominiclobaza1752]

What do you use as estimating software and what to map out the yards

[@michaelhennessey6287]

What is that app you used to find the square feet

[@EddieTruckingAdventures]

Great video. Could I ask, in a future video could you do an updated equipment tour and the specs please

[@SpencerLawnCare]

For sure man.

[@cortezmurphy4024]

Hi I was wondering in starting off and I wanna know what equipment you think is best to use I dont know a weed eater and mowers look the same different brands🤣

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Anything name brand bud and whatever you can afford.

[@b.c.rlandscaping3452]

I think the best option is to find a person selling used commercial equipment. Use the machines and upgrade as you grow. Both of my Stihl string trimmers are used but they run amazing. Also my guy can tune them if needed or fix them.

[@cortezmurphy4024]

Thank you appreciate the advice

[@tomstradinger5958]

Wow big, big beyond me, never seen such a place.

[@JThompson731]

In Tennessee it would be for all 500.00 250.00 for just mow