How to start your own appliance repair business and earn income
A few years ago I decided to start a major appliance repair business, and I succeeded. Here’s a recap of how I did it: 1. I looked for appliance repair training, including books, appliance repair training schools, free appliance repair training, and online appliance repair training courses: The best appliance repair book I found was Troubleshooting and Repairing …
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These are the phases I have been through as an appliance repair technician and what it took me to become a pro: PHASE I: AMATEUR While I was a real estate investor, I worked occasionally on appliances in my rental properties to save money so I didn’t have to call a repairman. I fixed maybe …
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When I started in appliance repair, I had very little money, so I’m going to tell you the absolute minimum I think you need to get started running service calls. THE SERVICE VEHICLE: Although it is a big advantage to have a traditional service vehicle like a truck, van, or even SUV, I will tell you it is …
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It’s the back half of my second year in the appliance repair business, and I am running at full capacity on service calls all day, every day. I have multiple commercial accounts, one of which is a 600 unit planned development complex that keeps me pretty busy all by itself. My wife now works full …
Let’s face it before you can know everything about repairing appliances, you will have to run service calls. Especially early in your career as an appliance repair technician, you will have gaps in your knowledge and encounter repair situations you’ve never seen before. All I wanted during this phase of startup was to do a …
OK, I have been in the appliance repair business for over a year now, successfully running service calls and making money, but it’s time to stop and think, do I really like it? I invested some time (3 months) and money (home study training, promotional materials, and inventory) into learning to be an appliance repair technician and starting my own …
A typical customer these days thinks they know a lot more than they do, but you can’t tell them that! They have access to the internet just like you do, which means DIY forums, manufacturer’s websites, and online parts, suppliers. They honestly start out thinking they don’t need an appliance repairman at all, and that …
Free training can backfill your paid training, but it’s hit and miss unless you know where to look. Here are some good resources: YouTube Videos (search on “appliance repair training”) Repair Forums (try appliantology.org) Free Online Service Manuals (a good free source is appliancejunk.com) Parts Sites (repairclinic.com has videos & partselect.com has DIY installation advice) You …