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For me personally, the absolute best niche possible is to be a subcontractor for tile and/or trim and to do it solo. I have the perfect set of equipment and skills for that. It's the best f both worlds. I'm self employed but I also don't have to shell out for material, quote, etc. At the end of the day, a sub probably makes as much or more than a general contractor per unit of time. It is so much less fckng around.  The formula is not difficult to understand. There are those that drink and there are those that don't. I cultivated a brand. My equipment is spotless, I show up when and where I say I will, I'm dressed for the job, no radio blasting, I do the work flawlessly... also, I don't need to get paid right away...and that's the Big Kahuna if the truth were told.
I'm a general's dream.

And that is my point, it is not rocket science. Look nice and be sober so you don't scare the old ladies (referrals), show up when you are scheduled no matter what, work while you are there and get it done in a timely fashion so you can move on to the next profit instead of eating up the one for that job.

Drywalling the damage in my house should have taken 10 work days at the outside with delays, they could have had 4 jobs that size done in the time it took them to do mine. Just say 5K profit a job, they made 5 when they could have made 20.  Call it, 5k expense to keep the work vehicles on the road or have a cheap backup and you are at 15 instead of 5.

I am no math whiz but I reckon 15 is more than 5.