to be fair.

you keep telling youself that?

Out of intrest, would love to know what monitored contracts are going for these days x 1, x 2 ??

we had just over 200 redcares, and 1200 other sites on service all been done by yours truly for the last 5 months, needed more staff and investment - someone made me an offer that I couldn`t match in-house, would have been over 80 years old to get the same return. 

 

No brainer really.

 

We`re now the biggest co. in the region, have all the approvals, BAFE etc and I get support when I need it.

 

That, and I get paid holidays!

no fun though, I still like selling a big job and making my own money, could never go back. For the 5 years I had a job I was just waiting.

 

As for you figures, I would have been making good money and maybe 3 staff, must of been charging peanuts for the maintenance and not winning much install work.

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no fun though, I still like selling a big job and making my own money, could never go back. For the 5 years I had a job I was just waiting.

 

As for you figures, I would have been making good money and maybe 3 staff, must of been charging peanuts for the maintenance and not winning much install work.

 

I cant go into actual figures as you`ll understand but no, we`re one of the most expensive co`s in the area - it simply was we were paying too much back in loan repayments every month, we could have traded through it but I had had enough.

I cant go into actual figures as you`ll understand but no, we`re one of the most expensive co`s in the area - it simply was we were paying too much back in loan repayments every month, we could have traded through it but I had had enough.

Of course not, I meant your system totals when I said figures. This might sound daft, did you not think about that before hand? Or would it be fair to say you just were not cut out for it?

 

Must be one hell of a loan to make 1400 sites not pay.

 Or would it be fair to say you just were not cut out for it?

 

I`ll excuse the rude question LOL.

 

Biggest problem I had, the thing I wasnt prepared for and the reason i lost interest - staff, sorry to all the non owners on here but that`s the plain fact.

 

Some people are staff focused, I`m not, customers I can do, my new oppo can`t stand Joe public but the lads love him - balances out nicely.

lol, we all have things we are not cut out for, you have to try to find out. I have very low patience and tolerance, it gets on everybodys nerves, including mine. 

 

I hate most things to do with staff and low end or over expecant customers (ie small domestics), necessary evil.

 

I`ll excuse the rude question LOL.

 

Biggest problem I had, the thing I wasnt prepared for and the reason i lost interest - staff, sorry to all the non owners on here but that`s the plain fact.

 

Some people are staff focused, I`m not, customers I can do, my new oppo can`t stand Joe public but the lads love him - balances out nicely.

Out of intrest, would love to know what monitored contracts are going for these days x 1, x 2 ??

sadly its dependant on contract and kit. You will get more for galaxy less for tex. Buy price is 1-2 dependant on the above. Days of 3-5 have long gone due to diluting he industry. Most wont bother buying from you they will go straight to your customer.

Pleasant reading the above its like reding all my old posts

. Days of 3-5 have long gone due 

 

 

there is all ways the odd exception ............. just a case of finding someone who wants your name more than the other guy does.. 

Most don't want names, they want contracts.I agree you may get a little more from a local firm if they wanted the name.

I could never see a time I would ever sell for 1-2 times, would have to be in a mess for that to ever be worth it.