[Kenny83]

i have been looking for a round and after reading on here was under the impression that i should expect to pay 4 times the clean? After looking at rounds they all seem to be nearer 10 times the clean? are these over priced? or is this the going rate now?
the rounds that are priced at 10 times the clean seem to be on the market along time aswell.
Thanks

ps, if anyone is selling a round in wigan/warrington area please get in touch
thanks

[Neil Gornall]

A window cleaner buying a round, never heard of such a thing. It would never happen in my pub  

[Robin Ray]

Good work is not over priced at 10x but it all depends on the quality of the work. How compact is the work? How far away is the work? How difficult is the work to clean? What equipment is needed? How long has it been established? What can be achieved the cycle?  (realistically)

Descent work goes for descent money. Rubbish work goes for rubbish money.

Everyone wants something for nothing, there is only one way to do that with window cleaning rounds and that's canvassing.

[Kenny83]

Good work is not over priced at 10x but it all depends on the quality of the work. How compact is the work? How far away is the work? How difficult is the work to clean? What equipment is needed? How long has it been established? What can be achieved the cycle?  (realistically)

Descent work goes for descent money. Rubbish work goes for rubbish money.

Everyone wants something for nothing, there is only one way to do that with window cleaning rounds and that's canvassing.

Fair comment mate, just after reading on here i was under the impression that i should be looking at paying around 4 times the clean

[Kenny83]

A window cleaner buying a round, never heard of such a thing. It would never happen in my pub  

I'm not a window cleaner.... yet... lol

[JackieW]

If I wanted a round that brought in an income of  £3,000 per month I don't think I would pay £30,000 for it.  I would quite happily sell a round for 10 times it's value.

[d s windowcleaning]

sold a round a few months ago for £4500 taking £550 per month .

[Kenny83]

well ive seen 2 rounds that i may be interested in, both take around a grand a month, one is asking 7.5K, the other is asking 10K, both sellers state that they are great compact rounds, but was just expecting to pay 4 - 5 k for something of that income, am i asking to much or are they?  

[d s windowcleaning]

well ive seen 2 rounds that i may be interested in, both take around a grand a month, one is asking 7.5K, the other is asking 10K, both sellers state that they are great compact rounds, but was just expecting to pay 4 - 5 k for something of that income, am i asking to much or are they?  

good compact work is hard to come by , it takes a long time to build up a good compact round so you can expect to pay more .I dont think the sellers are asking too much but a lot would depend on a few things like , how many days dos it take to clean , prices per building , do you have to text/phone any for access , what method they pay by .
it minght be that the round for 10k is only 50 properties at £20 each , while the 1 at 7.5k is 200 at £5 each . Take a look you never no you minght drop on with good quality work .

[DG Cleaning]

Window cleaning is a strange business to value. If any other type of business offered you 3k a month income with low start-up, minimal overheads, reasonable hours and low risk I reckon people would snatch it up at 10x the price.

[richard jagger]

I think its so important to know the average ticket of the round as it will make it easier to compare rounds value. The problem with 10 times the value is there is no income for the first 12 months as the money needs to be recouped first before a profit will be recorded.

[concept]

Having bought many rounds over the years, some are worth paying good money for, some are not, you need to see he quality of customer, pricing, and very important to look at the HISTORY of the customers. What you don't want is a £30 house sold as being done monthly, but really, they only actually get it done 3 times a year due to access, holidays, rain excuses etc etc.

You also should look at payment history, ad again, do you really want a load of houses that don't pay you or weeks on end?

You also need to be realistic and view buying rounds with "people will be people" attitude, as you will get cancellations, people trying it on, people not liking your approach etc, so be prepared to lose a percentage of work over the first few months.

I don't pay for work before its been done. A deposit followed by instalments, minus cancellations is the best way I have found as it is fair to both parties. There are people who will pay all up font or a load of names and addresses. Buyer beware.