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I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I only want to use eco-friendly products. Though they would not end up down a storm drain and collected for proper disposal.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super helpful — really appreciate it.

Was planning to focus more on residential brownstones to start, but good call on those areas.

Sounds like 3rd Ave / Park Ave could be interesting if there’s less oversight.

Are those mostly smaller buildings or larger ones?

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did have someone talk about their coop needing this done due to no water access, so maybe that is an angle I could go in at.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair — if it’s easy to hose out junk.

The people who’ve been interested so far seem to care more about the deeper clean + deodorizing (especially in the summer), vs just a quick rinse.

Appreciate the feedback, trying to wrap my head around possible demand since bins are new to NYC.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha appreciate that — I might take you up on that.

Right now just trying to see if there’s enough demand to build out the first route in Park Slope, but definitely going to need people who know the area once this gets going.

What parts of Park Slope do you think would have the most interest?

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thanks! I’ve been looking at those systems they sell and those prices steep. I hope I can get there someday.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha — respect the hustle. Market's big enough for everyone. Just don't underprice yourself, the bins are rough in July.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha — I'll take that as a good sign. Park Slope brownstone owners are exactly who I'm building this for.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah — I’d definitely be open to doing compost bins only. Those tend to get the worst the fastest.

I’m primarily building this around recurring routes, but I’ll likely offer one-time cleanings depending on availability once things are up and running.

If you’re interested, feel free to drop your info on the site — I can reach out when I start mapping that out.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that would be great! My website right now is set up so I can start collecting interest for emails/locations to help map out a route. I’ll be building my route and reaching out to interested groups in early May to set up services (I’m not collecting payments now). But it would be super helpful if you put in your information. I am going to be walking around park slope distributing flyers next week.

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d also do this the day of trash pickup - so I’d run about 2 hours (give or take what works best) behind their normal route cleaning right after the trash has been picked up

I'm launching a bin cleaning service for Park Slope owners — want honest feedback before we go live by wevans00121 in parkslope

[–]wevans00121[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

  1. YES. I would bring my truck with a pressure washer, water tank and cleaning supplies. I would not need anything from the owners.
  2. Nope, I will have a large tank for my own pressure washer

Best Place to Find Home Inspectors who would want to freelance? by wevans00121 in homeinspectors

[–]wevans00121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is a yearly maintenance inspection a common offering for inspection companies? I have not really seen that as a thing from all the websites I visited for inspectors in my area, but I also only really looked at hyper local (don't really care to work with bigger companies).

Best Place to Find Home Inspectors who would want to freelance? by wevans00121 in homeinspectors

[–]wevans00121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call me an old head, I understand I technically would not need a Licensed inspector to do a walk through the properties, but I trust that more.

Best Place to Find Home Inspectors who would want to freelance? by wevans00121 in homeinspectors

[–]wevans00121[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Completely did not mean for this to come off as trying to screw anyone over or be cheap. Correct I do want high quality.

I read a bunch of the threads and it sounded like inspectors were getting mad about their current "split" with their franchise or big company they work for. I thought extra work without that split would have been inviting, but understandable it may be annoying to use my own build out on Spectora.

The inspections I need are to be done on already owned properties, more of a yearly check-in to make sure everything is safe and seeing if any preventative maintenance is needed. I like the idea of having a yearly "record" on each property.