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Originally Posted by shcisamax
Thanks for the reasoning. I get it now. Do you have a prediction when the costs will rise? i.e. unemployment is no longer a consideration?
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A lot of these guys are out of work construction types. As Florida new building recovers, they will move on out of the area. I know we have more than our share of new home construction in the villages, but it appears to be a bit of a closed market. This is just my humble opinion, but there really is no other reason for this type of work to pay so little compared to other parts of the country. Certainly, the generally low pay in this area of Florida does not produce in low prices in grocery stores, retail and restaurants. Only in the areas where there is more labor than work do we see below market costs.
At some point, someone is going to come in here and buy up most of the lawn care guys. Show them how to be more efficient by computerizing their territories to eliminate dead-heading; give them better equipment to reduce downtime and show them how to market quality and performance in such a way to justify higher fees.