Equipment is the most time saving and valuable asset in your lawn care business and choosing can be difficult with so many choices out there. I strongly recommend that you not go out and buy a bunch of brand new equipment. However, I do strongly recommend that you go out and find good quality used equipment that will be able to handle the usage requirements of a lawn care business without costing you a fortune to repair.The biggest advantage to buying used equipment is that if you ever decide to shut your business down in the future, you will be able to get a good portion or even all of your money back that you put into mowers, blowers, edgers, trimmers, trailers, and anything else your business may need.

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You can find great bargains on craigslist and eBay when you know what to look for and how to find them. You should easily be able to find deals at 50%+ off of retail prices. A simple search for "landscape equipment", "lawn care equipment", "____ zero turn mower", "landscape business for sale", etc. should help you find plenty of results. Be sure to search for the specific model and brands of what you are searching for. If local searches fail to yield results, check in a large nearby city, get information on a bunch of options, and take a day to go look at everything available. Almost everyone will negotiate on their price. I strongly recommend bringing cash with you and never being afraid to walk away when someone won't give you the deal you are looking for. You will be surprised how many times just seeing money and a potential immediate sale will convince someone to take a lowball offer. Be sure to use your head when meeting with people from craigslist or eBay and make sure to meet in public places with surveillance cameras such as Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc. and go with a few friends to be safe and avoid the possibility of getting robbed or something going wrong.

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A good fact to know is that almost every company that goes out of business will sell their equipment on craigslist, so take advantage of that by regularly checking and you could possibly get a great package deal that has everything you will need to get started right away. Be sure to check that everything you are buying operates correctly before handing over any money for something on craigslist. eBay is generally pretty safe as long as you make sure that the item description says that what you are buying is in sound mechanical condition since they offer a buyer protection program on most products that will allow you to return it for a full refund if it is not what the listing says it is.

Starting a Successful Lawn Care Business - Purchasing Equipment

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