How To Start A Handyman Business In 2024 With No Business Experience

I want the phone to ring, then I need ppl and equipment. It’s hard wearing all the hats

I'm from Massachusetts, so I love the Thoreau reference. This is the first video I have subscribed to. This is a good way to make a video.

I love this guy, I've been in the trades for solid 30 years now, and I can do just about anything when it comes to home improvement and repairs, I started emailing property management companies and Realtors and I've gotten a really good response, within a week I received two large rental turn arounds where I needed to paint, new cabinets, flooring, bathroom vanity, window locks, smoke detector a large amount of junk that had been removed from the back yard, I got in with a couple Realtors, now the property management companies, I'm working with three companies, four Realtors and a handful of residential all from about a week of work emailing my companies I found through googling and just went down the list and emailed them, I'm getting a lot of reply s

i keep hearing you can be a handyman without a license but can you get insurance while unlicensed?

If everything goes to business checking account, and you don’t want to intermingle with personal finance. How do you pay yourself so you can pay bills? Seems like a stupid question but isn’t that intermingling?!

When I open a business account, should I put anything in it? If so what would be a good dollar amount? I plan on starting everything slow that way I still have my current job as a form of income until I have everything set up and ready to go. I know that I will have money being pulled from that account for things like jobber and other tools such as that. Just wasn’t sure if I should leave the account dry or if I should plug my own personal money into it.

Do you really carry cartridges for all the different brands of shower or sink faucets in your truck so that you don't have to leave the site to go buy the one you need?

i like this thumbnail 😎

What do you think about posting $5 ads on Craigslist for new/more customers?

When you get the business license, do you have to have it in your name and the business name.?

Just started watching today. Great stuff.

I've been researching this topic for a few months now, and having almost 10 years experience as Maintenance and Facilities Management, as well as a year as an Electrician helper, I think I'm ready to take the plunge! Your videos have helped me out tremendously and I'm very scared but hopping in full force! I want to start out part time until I can build a customer base, but I will be professional and not just a "Chuck with a Truck" 😅

Love the advice, HATE that you support AI branding. if the shoe was on the other foot, when a robot can do a better job than you and is putting you out of business, would you say the same thing?
Support your local artists.

Oil is going to be opened back up. So all the wannabe handyman will go back to work and leave it to the real handyman. The market is getting flooded with handyman. In the past 2 years Houston has had thousands of thousands getting into the handyman work. I can tell you its messed it up for the businesses that have been in for a long time.

Thank you for a wonderful, informative video.

Another great and informative video. Thanks again! When you started out your handyman business, did you get a dedicated laptop or tablet to use solely for the business?

Thank you for inspiring confidence

This is the first of you videos I’ve seen. I like your presentation and attitude. I’m line myself up now to begin my own handyman business and can tell I’ll be watching quite often. Thank you in advance. 🙏🏻❤️

where was the link to the types of jobs and price sheet

Hey there, any recommendations on which bank to use for my LLC?

Dear Ray,

I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for everything you’re doing to educate people about the handyman business. Your videos have been incredibly valuable to me as I conduct my own research in preparation for starting a handyman business.

I also wanted to let you know that I will definitely be using your Jobber link when I’m ready to get started. One of my biggest challenges is setting my prices to attract customers and my biggest fear is that I will not be able to keep a full schedule.

Thank you again for your insights and guidance. I look forward to learning more from you!

I'm getting off a midnight shift 23 years old and I'm gonna try to get the ball rolling today thanks for the great information

“handyman” sounds like a homosexual term of endearment

Ive never learned so much from a video before. Thank you! For providing first timers like myself with the confidence to get this process started the right way 🙏 you just gained a follower!

What's the link to your actual business website? Im searching hard for a while and I can't find it. Just trying to see an example..

😮 harbor freight in the Northeast. Does anybody have any experience with those cheap battery tools?

Great advice here 👍🏼

I literally read all the comments ha! That’s a first.

Thank you

Liked and subscribed. Awesome video sir

Thank you for all this information 💪🏾

when setting up and as you are progressing do you ever say "on your website" list things you specialize in for customers to see?

Thank you for the investment you make into us and the ability you empower us with.

I'm hearing that you need to be an electrician to legally change our lights or fans. Any input there?

Wow 🤯 as someone who is just starting out this was not only extremely informative but you helped give me the motivation and courage to work harder and be the top quality the trades need. Thank you for this video. Mahalo 😊

Hey, can I do a handyman service business with simple service like picture hanging, lightbulb changing, window certain hanging, etc..? Because I rarely have any construction or handyman experience.

You sir, have been the guy to push me over the edge. Thank you for being an inspiration. You have no idea.

We would greatly appreciate it if you did a Vlog for about a week of day in and day out work in general, the actual jobs, calls, and how you do it day by day. I have watched every bit of the older ones already.

This is great info! Thank you! I have been the wage slave with a communications company providing voice and internet for 22yrs, but it has turned toxic. I have the skills and have built my own house. It is just hard to get out of this rut and also scary to shift gears when I have a family also. I should just dive in though and get established before I leave my day job.

Awesome video!

thanks a lot for the documents...I subscribed to Jobber using your link and your referal...

I had a question about a business address. Do you use a virtual address or can you use your own personal address for your business? I heard mixed reviews for both.

I have a simple question for you as business owner
Do you have employees besides the one I see on your son a couple of filler guys ??
At your age or mine in general will be a point or moment you can’t be there
Did you find someone as reliable as you who can represent your business??
I keep having issues on that

I did follow to you again
I like what you said in general lines
Follow your dream and what you enjoy doing
You where in plane industry and was not your cup of tea or you were not happy personally doing it
We all have bills and responsibilities but love what you do and do what you love
As starters invest on better tools or purchase the tools
It all takes effort and sacrifices but as much you do better it gets
We are problem solvers if you don’t know or can’t do it say so and figure the way to take the problem away
I love your thoughts and if I choose a different market all you need is to get economic security and be the one to call

Great advice! I'm struggling to get going. This helped push me in the right direction!

If I could find steady customers I could take mine full time.

Man, I’m just having a hard time accepting that I should be doing all of this before I even actually have any work or clientele. How can I pay a CPA if can’t get any work for the first few months? Maybe I should secure some business first

I used to be a self employed contractor/handyman but I had to give it up for a job with a more stable income. I now want to get back into it, but I want to focus on 2-4 hour jobs that I can do in my spare time. But maybe eventually take on bigger projects. My question is, do I name and market my business as a handyman business? Or should I name and market it as a remodeling business to reflect what I would like to do once I am more established?