How To BUY For YOUR Lawn Care BUSINESS

Florida Turf Pros
Florida Turf Pros
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Published 2024-05-13
The goal with a lawn care business, of course, is to make money. But, once things are rolling along pretty good we have a decision to make. Do we take those funds from the profit and splurge on a nice vacation? Maybe buy something or do some things we never could have done before? Yes, absolutely. Go for it. I think it's a great idea to enjoy the fruits of our labor. BUTTTTT... there will come a point when we need to REINVEST those funds back into our business to continue to grow. We can't just keep sucking funds out of our business and expect our businesses to move forward. We have to push some cash back into the business at some point. Where do you start? Well, here's what I did... In this video I'm showing the evolution of where I reinvested our business profits back into the business. It's a slow approach, and of course, there are other ways to do it... But I can tell you that growing our lawn care business slowly and strategically by reinvesting into the things that I felt were going to give us the biggest ROI has been the KEY to maintaining ever-increasing profit margins without getting too far ahead of ourselves. I've tried to ask myself... what can I put money into in our business that will push the most back. Hope you enjoy this one.

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In 2016 I had been in law enforcement for 7 years.

I was not in control of my schedule, I was hardly making any money, and I was away from my family working nights and holidays. I was capable of more, and I was silently suffering. I knew I was selling myself and my family short.

I started Florida Turf Pros as a side hustle in 2016 before going full time in 2017.

My lawn business changed my life.

I control my own schedule, control my own income, and I am proud of what I have built; a business that supports me, my family, and some employees.

If you are a lawn care business owner, this channel will be a valuable resource for you.

This really is a great industry to be in, and I hope that by documenting my journey it will help you.

-Jonathan C. C
All Comments (19)
  • @FloridaTurfPros
    The point I would like everyone to takeaway from this video is that I layered my purchases strategically... meaning I didn't just go and buy lots of equipment without strategically and thoroughly thinking through each purchase with a "money in VS money OUT" filter... How are you doing this year in your lawn business??? I'm getting a lot of feedback that things are a little slow this year???
  • @byronrobinson8633
    Funny story. I was a meat manager for a few decades about 13 years ago. The company I worked at was going prepack and was taking pay from all meat cutters and no more full time. So they were offering buy out to get people to leave. I was already over the work and had been doing lawn care/ landscaping for about 2 years then. I kept saying I had enough work to leave but was nervous to do that. Well when all that came up I said I’m out and they gave me 11 thousand buy out to leave. Bought my dump trailer with that money. Still making money on that dump trailer 13 years later and was the best decision of my life. I always say thanks for buying my dump trailer and making the decision for me to get the heck out of retail business. By the second year I was making double then what I was at meat manager. It’s very hard work but I love it.
  • @jeremymcclanahan2389
    Scag offers a great deal to 1st responders and Vets....15% off. That was the deciding factor in my choice of a V-ride.
  • @jimandtararaddatz5712
    The aerator comment is tricky. I’m in central Illinois. I can aerate in spring and fall and make decent money but yeah, it’ll sit 8-9 months. Renting a stand on aerator is $910 a week. Walk behind aerator is essentially a waste of time for most yards in my area. Just found your channel. Really good info.
  • @RayneMarch14
    Great feed back brother for sharing- did small time many years back but made ends meet raising my son on my own - hustling with 36” Bunton 25hp kohler with velkie , 2 sthil string trimmers and echo edger with a Echo hedger - I am older now and the return and flexibility has got me refocused on returning. I work from home 1099 don’t start till 11:00 am so damn seems I can’t launch something. - need 5k per month to stop other job🤷‍♂️
  • @marlonalva
    Great tips, as usual. 👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼
  • @michaelrivenbark1010
    I am wanting to get rid of my push mower. I have a yard just a few hoses away from me that I have to pushmow. I would like to get a zero turn mower that can get through a 42 inch gate. I need a 34 or 36 inch zero turn. If I can't afford a stand on wondering if there is a good riding zero turn to get. If you know of one please let me know.
  • @squirrel3200
    As bad as interest rates are right now, capital won't be this cheap for a long time
  • @herbyh369
    How do you deal with small backyard gates?
  • @ericmckelvey1264
    Do you have any practical advice on how to scale or get away from being a solo operator?
  • @michaelrivenbark1010
    Just this past Thursday switched from a regular riding mower to a residential zero turn. I have just used it for 2 days and I can already tell that I will be able to do 8 to 10 yards a day. It is a John Deere Z325E with a 54 inch deck. Did I make a good investment with that? Should I be able to handle a lot of yards with it. I have been getting a lot more yards which is why I got it.
  • @jjfromtexas586
    What size deck does the stand up mower you have? 36”?
  • @chancecooper9246
    Off topic....Jonathan, who builds your videos and does all the editing? I am thinking of building a YouTube channel and I am looking at ways to do it. Use my time or hire an editor. Thoughts? BTW I been with you since the beginning my man! lol
  • @Gardslawns
    I almost wish I would have bought my ditch witch before the mowers! Not gonna lie that 980/ month stings but our production rate is so hard to beat and we are charging more per hour and getting more work done. I got a call from another landscaper telling me I’m hurting the market by doing unprofitable work. When I told him he can come by the office anytime and I’ll show him our ytd 22% net profit margin he piped down very quickly!
  • @Lawnboy85
    I currently feel like my entire lawn schedule is solely based off of having my 2 employees. It's a scary thought if one or both call in sick/leave. And finding employees doesn't seem easy these days. Anyone have any advice or encouragement on what to do? Thinking about scaling back a little bit next season - there's just no room for error right now and I don't like it! Is that common for a lot of you guys (no room for error)?