Debunking The Myths of Buying a Swimming Pool Service Route with Scott Roberts of NPRS

[@andybrody]

I bought a route through Scott at NPRS to break into the business from scratch. It paid for itself fairly quickly and I don’t regret it. I listened to all 3 parts and I agree 100% with everything Scott said about buying a route.

[@SPL]

Awesome Andy! 👍

[@fur10usal50]

Would you be willing to maybe talk with me on the ins and outs of your experience? I’m looking to get into the industry and being able to speak with someone before hand would really help me with my decision.

[@grapplerguy2007]

how does a route selling for 5 to 6 x cash pay for itself quickly

[@andybrody]

@@grapplerguy2007 8 months of income/profit plus add-on’s and repairs. Plus referrals/customers you add from those customers and their friends and neighbors.

[@mattmorgan2462]

I bought a route through NPRS a year and a half ago and my business has been great thankfully. I think for anyone looking to do this, know that if you do great work and are personable it’ll go great. Don’t sweat the repairs to much, those can be subbed out and that helps you make friends in the area. I didn’t have any customers drop on me through the process and the ones I didn’t like I just replaced with new clients over time.

[@SPL]

Great advice and thanks for sharing your experience! 👍

[@fur10usal50]

Hey would you mind talking with me about your experience? I’m looking to buy a route within the next few months, and I would love to be able to speak with someone on how it went. Seriously would be greatly appreciated!

[@mattmorgan2462]

@@fur10usal50 hey sure, I don't how to message through KZbin but if you do let me know and we can chat

[@AaronFaucett]

Not many routes for sale in Illinois.

[@SPL]

Yeah, I bet not. A lot of folks wanting to start this business relocate to Florida.

[@kennethsmith5050]

I think alot of people buying a route are more scared of the repairs side. Florida requires a contractor license witch I’m working on getting at the moment.. I also started my route from scratch while I had a lawn business I slowly built my pool route then sold lawn accounts off as needed. Now I’m in pools full time doing roughly 68 pools.

[@kennethsmith5050]

That being said they can network with other pool repair people leak detection exc.

[@SPL]

Awesome job! 👊

[@htatesil4192]

I'm a newbie wanna buy a 60 account

[@htatesil4192]

What are the repairs

[@kennethsmith3522]

@@htatesil4192 changing out pumps, motors, plumbing exc. in Florida you need a contractor license to do repairs. You need to make friends with contractors in your area you can sub to.

[@natethetoe386]

Good stuff, but we are not calculating ROI correctly. You would need to first pay yourself for your time. So for example... You bought 20 pools for 30k. After one year you make 35K from your pool route. In that year you spend 5K on materials. You spend 500 hours working the routes. Lets say you value your time at $40 an hour, so 500hours x 40 = $20,000 Your business profits are $35,000 - $5000 - $20,000 = $10,000. ROI would take $30,000 / 10,000 = 3 Years. 3 years for a ROI is great!

[@grapplerguy2007]

I built to 110 in 2 years word mouth alone. started with 3 . I am scared to see the selling market now. I plan to grow it and just hand down to my son or family.

[@KB19910]

Anybody who bought a route care to have a conversation about it with me? I’m very interested and would like some guidance

[@andybrody]

I can assist. Glad to have conversation during the week.

[@htatesil4192]

@@andybrody newbie here I wanna buy a account with 60 pools how long does it take too master

[@andybrody]

@@htatesil4192 I just met with a buyer yesterday. Once he decides to do it, we’ll draw up a contract and we start training within a week.

[@htatesil4192]

@@andybrody nice man I want to get into the business with 0 experience they said they would train a month but idk if that'll be enough

[@andybrody]

@@htatesil4192 it’s plenty enough training. We usually complete in two weeks

[@jmkennon90]

So, could you own a pool route, hire employees, and make it a passive income stream ?

[@SPL]

Possibly. The labor issue would be the only hang up with that plan.

[@jmkennon90]

@@SPL Could you elaborate on that a little more ?

[@PremiumFuelOnly]

@@jmkennon90 Just finding someone you can depend on and trust to do a good job might be a problem.

[@grapplerguy2007]

would need to have more than the 30% profit margin. were pushing 200 average min some pools 300 and 2 commercial 1000 per mo. if you dont charge customer enough good luck affording chems and paying employees decent

[@Tritonpools1981]

Hello Pool People!

[@MonarchPoolPlaster]

Good video. I'm not sure Bigfoot is a myth, though.

[@SPL]

Maybe not. 😜👍

[@jmott6338]

Probably should bring joe from pool trader back on the show 👍😎

[@SPL]

Yes, not a bad idea.

[@throughthestorm3852]

You can buy a pool route but that doesn’t mean the customer will keep your services.

[@SPL]

True, true. 👍 Same when you buy a restaurant or other business. There is risk in every investment.

[@benlara941]

Can't live life that way though, that creates a Murphy's law in your entire life

[@mayorb3366]

The new customer you bought is yours to lose. Don't lose them. The first step is knowing what you're doing before you buy a pool customer. Weekly pool service in my area has a high attrition rate, about 30%. That means 3 out of 10 pool service guys will not be pool guys next year. Reason? They jump into the biz before they have nearly enough experience.

[@KB19910]

@@mayorb3366 but how can I break into the business if I don’t have experience and can’t work it as a side job with my current job?

[@mayorb3366]

@@KB19910 Pool service companies are screaming for help. They can be very flexible with hours. But for people in a regular hours daytime job, it will probably be difficult.

[@NoNo-ce8xb]

These Jokers are obviously idiots trying to con you into buying a pool route off them . Don't fall for this silliness. You can make money off the first week with barely any pools and don't need to buy a pool route that has you driving all over Egypt for only five pools

[@SPL]

My default is if you are a Go-getter and have the time a resources you can build a route from zero. Not everyone has that ability. And I wouldn't want a route in Egypt. 😆