Real Estate Staging

Archive for October, 2006

Question: business opportunity??

like any man out there i've grown tired of my job . i work at a junk yard and its gotten to the point where i actualy say that"I Know CARS"inside and outside imports and domestics. im 20 years old and a sorry to say "dropout" i know now an education is the way to go,but i have to do something. I don't have the funds to go to college but i will though .but for now im stuck in a rute.I'm going to be a father real soon and the job I have is ok paying but too ...lets say tolerable. I've gotten to the stage where its a routine,it being taking cars apart (done differently then in Dirty Jobs)WE'LL my question is : i have an idea there has been a big uproar you can say of cookie cutter housing's in and around my town and neighboring town's should i start a at home auto repair service. you know the type where a mechanic goes to your home . I don't know if theirs any one out there with this type of employment and if i could can i get some honest advice and not just abuse and rude comments

Answer: I commend your initiative but consider:
1) You'll have to own and carry most every automotive tool feasible. Do you own the tools? Have you a vehicle to accomodate the tools and equipment?
2) How will you procure parts? Will you have to pack-up all your tools, you can't leave them in the driveway, and drive to the nearest parts store? Will you order them and have them delivered? How long will that take? Do you have credit with the parts store? Or, will you carry $$$?
3) Is the weather an issue where you live? Can you, do you want to, perform auto repairs on a vehicle parked in 12" of snow - in 10 degree wind chill?
4) You'll need professional insurance to cover yourself and your customers. It may be hard to find and expensive.

Perhaps you should consider limiting your scope of repairs; e.g. oil changes, windshield replacement, dent and scrape repair, etc. This will narrow your need for tools and all related. There are companies already in this niche market so familiarize yourself with what exists and find your own niche.

I'm not saying you need a formal business plan but you must define what-it-is you're wanting to do and be able to do it profitably. And bear in mind that "word-of-mouth" will be either your best advertisement or your worst nightmare.

Good luck.

APSD Home Staging Business Coach Strategies #601 with Karen Schaefer of APSD

Question: Digital Thermostat, burn my house down?

Ok, I decided I needed a digital thermostat so I bought one at Lowes for $59. I got home and labeled all the wires except two, "C" and "E". The instructions said not to worry about "C" because it powered thermostats without batteries. "E" confused me though because the instructions didn't cover it. After more reading I discovered that the thermostat wasn't for "dual stage" heat pumps.. which is what I have. Well I was so far into the project that I didn't want to return it to lowes so I just capped the "E" (which I decided was for emergency heat) and the "C" wire off and finished installing it. Well the A/C works and the heat works.. my question is what if by some crazy act of nature the temperature droped enough next winter that the emergency heat tried to kick on (I live in Orlando so the chances are slim, I usually don't even use the normal heat) would it damage something? Or was the emergency heat logic built into the OLD thermostat I removed? Help me DIY guy!

Answer: For one, it knows nothing. What I mean is if by nature the temperature dropped enough next winter(dropped enough to who) The thermostat doesn't know it, it doesn't care and won't try kicking anything because it is not wired to do so. So nothing will happen. It will work the single stage and that is all.

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