Sorry, yes 2018
Is $2100/day possible? Everything is possible.
Only offering roof and siding washing can hit these daily numbers easily.
Which is why I say the struggle is to keep on window & gutter cleaning clients. So, I can keep the window clients (and reach my targets) only if I hire two people to solely handle the window jobs.
I’m not the best (yet) at hiring and training. That’s why there’s the fear of keeping the other services.
House washes are easy to get what’s the plan to get that volume of roofs?
Noticed many people put 15% for taxes is that the norm here?
We’re over double that, maybe a state-by-state deal
I would assume tax would depend on state and how your business is structured ie: solo, llc, s-corp etc.
My plan is to raise awareness in my prospective market through networking and advertising 
If you’re truly interested, you can give me a call sometime. 262-297-0440
If you work 6 days a week, everything else seems reasonable.
I started this business to afford me the life “I” want to live. I don’t want to be out working 6 days a week. Heck, even two days a week sounds too much!
This is going to sound mean, but…your limiting mindset has no place in my life. And I mean that in the nicest way possible.
Why would I need to work 6days/week? Are you used to working 6 days to make $4200/week, only $700/day? I did $740 today doing just windows and gutters and was home by 3 - and it was fine, but I would have rather been home with my son. If I can find a way to earn $2100/day working 9-5, why wouldn’t I take advantage of that?
Or are you saying to be a “real entrepreneur” I need to be a slave to my business 6 days/week?
If you think you’re only allowed to make $700/day or that you MUST work 6 days a week, then you need to change your thinking…unless that’s what you want in life, to which I say “bravo, swing for the fences.”
Talk to your accountant and refer to IRS Tax Rates - For married filing jointly for incomes between $18,650-$75,900 is $1,865.00 + 15%.
But here’s a breakdown - the amount in your “Expenses” is between 40-65% and is generally “not taxable”. Subtract this percentage from your total income (100%(income) - 55%(expenses, not taxed on) = 45%…the amount you’ll be taxed on). Multiply your non-operating percentage with your taxable income percentage (35%)…so 45 * 0.35 = 15.75% your income tax.
I’m tinkering with this breakdown to see how well it works for me. The IRA is something my Tax Guy insists I need to get in the habit of doing. I agree with him.
20% owner pay (My Account)
20 % profit (Business Account)
15% taxes (Business Account)
28% payroll (My Account)
10% marketing (Business Account)
5% expenses (My Account)
2% IRA (My Account)
I’m good bro I can clean lots of roofs but that’s a lot of deal flow did you ever get that much going in Portland? Seems to be a better market then Wisconsin
Ha, I’ve been out of the loop for a few years, so for you to remember me being in Portland… I wish I could remember you! 
From your site, you’re Brian…Crowder?
Portland is a weird animal. There were a lot of “transient cleaners” - people who migrated along the cost from California that ended up cleaning in our area and doing work dirt cheap and being sketchy at the same time. There was a lot of moss and algae growing on everything and I just broke the surface when I had to leave after 3 years.
Also, a new build could have moss and algae on it within 1 year - because of that, everyone offered zinc treatment like they were spreading salt on a Wisconsin winter sidewalk, so the service was undervalued. Here, it takes 15 years for black streaks and moss to show up - so people may think they might as well wait it out and just replace the roof when 25 years hits.
With a population of 1.5 million in the Milwaukee metro area, I don’t understand how 200 roofs sounds like a lot. I’m feeling hopeful
200 roofs a year is a lot just being honest, especially in a market that probably isn’t as receptive to it. If your working 8.6 days of month March - Nov… how many 50 degree plus days do you have it’s hard to clean a roof under 60 degrees . If you go full tilt roof cleaning I think 50-60 would be real good, almost unrealistic.That would be 40-60k a year which would be real good. But if you Crack the code please share 
I hope you kill it this year
Okay, the 15% tax rate is because of the income level.
you were the black tie man in Portland!
interesting how every area has the same general challenges in one way or another
Thanks to this thread, I have now “invested” in Profit First. I say invested, because so far in this brand new venture, that’s about all I have done. Am practicing my faith believing there will be a return on investment. Oh…and the taxes are SO scary; let’s see- SS 14%/ Fed 17 to 25%/ State 4%…oh yeah Property Tax - 4% per hundred (really?). So the book is quite accurate, I will make about 1 per cent. Anywho, can’t wait til I get on here and brag about my first great week. Thanks for all the great experience being shared here for…yes…another window washer who thinks their good enough to start doing this for a living.
Quit now. Before you have to pay taxes. We here are not for real. None of us own window cleaning companies. Some of us make videos pretending we do. Some of us don’t. Some of us invent things. Some of us do not waste time on such inefficiencies. Some of us ask where others are from. Some of us freely share it. Some of us never quit. Cheerio.
Hmmm, 43% taxes? Get yourself a good tax consultant pronto! 
These stats are from my tax consultant. Love the never quit part. And I like Cheerios.
