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Hi Eric,
I was wondering if you could find the time to do a video on your thoughts of starting a Mobile Technician/Mechanic business. What to do to get it off the ground, what types of services you should and should not do, and the types of equipment you should have on hand in your truck/van. What kinds of fees you should charge and so on.I am beginning to believe that this would be something very lucrative to start, simply because in my area, no one is doing it. Thanks for any input you have on this subject.
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To be honest I don’t know a lot about that business. I do have experience traveling to peoples houses to work on their vehicles though. It’s not something I’ll ever do again. It turns into a real PITA, at least for me. Like with any business, stay organized and do your research on your market before you get started and you’ll have a much better chance of success.
Good luck and thanks for the suggestion.
There are quite a few Mobile techs for farm and fleet vehicles but very few for cars, I would seek out one of the farm and fleet guys and see what they have on their trucks.
There is a guy in my area that is known as “Carmine the tire guy” that has a cube van with an air compressor and a tire machine in it, he will come to your home or work and replace your tires on the spot…he is always booked at least a week out and does no advertising. People love the idea of not having to go anywhere and wait for their work to be done, they go about their day as usual and when they come out of work they have new tires. I sent him to put tires on my sisters car years ago right in the parking lot of the school where she taught and he was there everyday for a week after that job knocking out at least a dozen others just because word got around.
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