@Will_Schryver Mostly true in our market too. Weโre down gross revenue so far this year and pacing about $1M behind last year at the moment. We are starting to heat up now, so hopefully we can make up ground, but homeowners are definitely repairing more and delaying replacement decisions.
@Will_Schryver We literally had a customer get a replacement quote from us 3 years ago, choose to wait, and now the replacement is roughly $5,000 higher. This year they decided to do another repair instead.
I understand why homeowners hesitate, but eventually the industry has to do a better
@Will_Schryver A big part of it is education. Customers compare todayโs replacement prices to what systems cost 8 years ago, but equipment, labor, refrigerant regulations, insurance, trucks, permits, and financing costs have all exploded. Systems are not going to get cheaper two years from now.
@PalmerLuckey I wonder how much postage will go up, considering we get more spam mail than regular mail. How many postmen and women will be out of jobs?
@Liathetrader It's a personal choice how you spend your money. If the budget is tight, a $6 rotisserie chicken, tortillas, and rice for $10 can feed two people for two days, especially if you only drink water and avoid alcohol, sodas, or extras. If it's tight, it's tight.
@KyleDanna@really_rational@pestctrlguy I'm not in Texas, yet they will. My grandparents lived in Texas in the nineties, and the first thing they told me was, "Don't go on anyone's property." They will shoot you. Rual Texas