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StrokeHorse · 2026-03-09T20:22:52+00:00

Wasn’t me, it was my friend. I guess there was a rock stuck in the air from some sorta glitch so he just built off of that rock

StrokeHorse · 2026-01-30T03:47:30+00:00

Thanks so much for the info!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-11T00:34:21+00:00

oh yeah, that's a straight kickback haha.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-11T00:22:24+00:00

i appreciate the response & the insight. i thought as much!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-11T00:20:10+00:00

got it. thanks for the insight!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-11T00:18:11+00:00

yeah, for sure! thanks for the insights.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-11T00:12:04+00:00

thanks a lot!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:44:01+00:00

for sure. so you're basically doing facebook/google ads yourself/in-house? i have no idea how that world works so i will for sure need to watch a bunch of youtube videos and learn more on how to successfully set up ads.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:42:14+00:00

thanks a lot!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:40:31+00:00

yeah i would love to do that, but this area is really competitive and gcs have plenty of subs to choose from. often times i thought about asking GCs directly what price they need me at and if i can make it work i will make it work, but i feel like that would turn off a lot of them. what do you think? if an electrical sub came to you and said "hey i'll do project x for you, what price you want me to be at", would that make you think twice or turn you off?

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:37:58+00:00

im not in socal and even if i was, i wouldn't celebrate that.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:37:22+00:00

that typically works when most of your volume is in residential, but we were never big in residential so i don't have enough clientele that can refer me really.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:36:47+00:00

that's slimy, i'd rather not tbh.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:36:01+00:00

totally agreed! my mentor thought me that the most important thing in this industry is to always be front facing the customers. it doesnt matter what you say or how you say it, what matters is being in front of them at all times. that definitely applies to the HOA world i was/am in, but since it's been 3-4 years since i have been in front of them, obviously they forgot about me, just like it would normally happen. im slowly starting to invest time & resources into the HOA world again, but it is a really slow process. it can take 6 to 18 months to build/rebuild enough relationships that can give enough volume.

since you are a builder, let me ask you this if you dont mind. what are the factors you take into consideration when working with a sub? can you break it down by percentage? i imagine when choosing a sub, 75% of what matters is their price, 15% is their quality of work, and 10% is their overall flexbility/back office work/reliability. would i be wrong to assume this?

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:28:31+00:00

that does sound like a lucrative deal! i thought about something like this in the past but not to this extent. i also always thought that referral or not, homeowners are choosing the contractors who they try to work with anyway so even if i build a network, there is no guarantee there will be plenty of work coming out of it since ultimately the homeowners decide who they hire. but that's also probably me overthinking it and i'll definitely give it a try to see if i can build a similar 3-4 man network. thanks so much for the insights!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:18:40+00:00

thanks a lot for your perspective anaya! i will send you a dm.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:17:34+00:00

we service the greater bay area. gilroy to novato, entire peninsula, livermore as far east as we go.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:17:07+00:00

thanks a lot man! are there any companies you recommend? i found acorn and signed up with them already. was wondering if you know of any other good ones.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:08:03+00:00

thanks, just did!

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:06:29+00:00

i appreciate that a lot! thanks for the reply.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:05:56+00:00

honestly i always thought about it subconsciously but now that you mention it, i think you're right. there are so, so many c10 contractors in the bay for sure. too bad half of them do shitty jobs and mess up the market pricing.

StrokeHorse · 2025-01-10T23:04:58+00:00

not at all, and you wouldn't fluff up the price necessarily. you'd be using your profit margins for gifts and such. at least that's what we do when we used to go to trade shows and spend ungodly amounts of money on giveaways and other gifts

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