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    Posted: 30/August/2007 at 9:38pm
Hi Guys! I'm Dan. I am persuing the idea of starting a carpet cleaning business and have $15,000 to invest. Can you all give me any ideas on which way I should go to get the biggest bang for my buck. Should I initially go for a portable only? What about carrying it around up stairs, etc? Do I have to have a truckmount?

Which brands of portables and truckmounts do you find to be worth buying?

What about leasing? Used equipment? Thanks for the input...just confused with all the equipment manufacturers out there.

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crappy business better off working at Home Depot.
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Sounds like someone doesn't want a newbie in the business. Don't worry, I won't take to much of your profits......thanks for the words of encouragement.
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not at all bud my work area has 10 million people.
come on down and get in the game.

get a good truck mount, a big pail of Enzall another one of Prekleen and all you have at the end of your 30 year career is cancer.

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since when did it take 30 years to get that??
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It's a long process

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not for alot of the people I knew???
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I meant from carpet cleaning

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Originally posted by doug doug wrote:

since when did it take 30 years to get that??

    
Chemicals are much better these days.

It will probably only take 10 years.
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The chemicals that we fogged in the 80's without a respirator. My boss then, would be hung now

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ain't that the truth
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Truly guys, thanks for so many wonderful, insightful, and thought provoking commentaries on nothing. This has helped so much.....now I think I am prepared to go talk with the mentally challenged folks in the hospital. Wait!! Eureka!!!...I can talk to them here........
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