Viable Business in Sandpoint? (Post Falls, Bonners Ferry: rentals, new home, landscaping)

[Dave1978]

Hello,

We will be moving to Sandpoint in the very near future, and I am planning on restarting my current landscaping business there. Here in Fort Collins I design and install high-end new landscapes and sprinklers for builders and new homeowners. I plan to do that as well as a maintenance division for mowing and regular maintenance in Sandpoint. I also plan to offer demolition, land clearing, drainage, and caretaking/winterizing of vacant or vacation rentals.

I have a college degree and 20 years experience. I do pretty well here, have a great rep, and am honestly a little nervous starting over in a much, much smaller population. I do plan to work in Cda all the way north to Bonners Ferry, and expect to earn maybe half as much as I do here.

Is there room for another company based in Bonner County? I see there are several already but I hear they are all very busy and backlogged. I'll likely be doing it either way, but maybe somebody has some insight.

Thank you!

[Sandpointian]

will not be easy unless you can offer truly superior service, cheaper rates, or some kind of novel differentiated service. Even if you are good, which I am sure you are, the pool of clients here is tiny.

A lot of handy people and informal arrangements. College degrees have or have not--won;t matter.

You do not have a large pool of people with needs that can easily sustain your business.

Winterizing: $30-$50 a pop
Mowing $30-$60 for a quarter acre

$30-$50 an hour for good world crews.

Sprinklers: Typical season is June through mid-late Sept.

hard to imagine it being cost effective if you cover BF to CDA!
CDA/Post Falls up to the border is a better bet biz wise (though a different scene).

Good Luck.

S.