FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I try to base my pricing by how many hours it should take. This is not always perfect but really works well for both me and the customer. I'm really efficient at what I do so no one is paying for me to waste time. Having had so many employees, wasting time is really not acceptable. I'm also very good at estimating how much time a project will take (excluding surprises) I really am worth a lot more than I'm charging. Fortunately, I am not dependent on this income I'm doing this because I love it and I love people. I try to clear between 30 40 dollars per hour and the customer buys the supplies. This is not set in stone and everything is negotiable.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I'll take the information given to by the Thumbtack email and try with the best accuracy to create and estimated fee or charge for the scope of work. Then I will follow up the next day and hope to talk on the phone with my customer. We can discuss the project further and fine tune the details. I'm really a good communicator and think that's crucial for the job to finish up the way it's expected.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I graduated high school in El Paso in 1976. After taking a little break I then furthered my education in engineering at the University Texas El Paso. Over the next 15 years, I built and remodeled hundreds of homes and apartments. Sold my business to my brother and sister (who worked for me). I then moved my family to New Mexico where I acquired my real estate brokers license and Sold, built, remodeled and flipped fifty or so cabins homes etc. Did that for ten years and Sold that business as well and it is still is thriving. We moved to Florida where I opened a hobby shop and I restored antique and collectible automobiles. last year I sold that successful business and 8 months ago I moved here to Denver to semi-retire and be near my grown children.