Junk Removal Business

5 Tips For Starting A Successful Junk Removal Business (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own junk removal business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a junk removal business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a junk removal business?
-> Pros and cons of a junk removal business

Need inspiration?

-> Other junk removal business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a junk removal business
-> Junk removal business slogans
-> Junk removal business names

Other resources

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a junk removal business:

#1: Matthew Jones, founder of MJ Home and Truck Services:

We chatted with with Matthew, founder of MJ Home and Truck Services ($4K/month). In our interview, Matthew says:

Don’t be afraid to work hard for little profit. It will pay off in the end. You won’t get rich overnight. Be patient and learn through the process.

Additionally:

Some things I had to learn were price acquisition, expense monitoring, and team building. At the beginning not focusing on these things led to lost profits.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: Sam Evans, founder of You Call We Haul Junk Removal:

We chatted with with Sam, founder of You Call We Haul Junk Removal ($25K/month). In our interview, Sam says:

Don't compare yourself to someone else, compare yourself to who you were yesterday and where your business was yesterday or last year.

Read the full interview ➜

#3: Sal Polit-Moran, founder of A+ Enterprises Junk Removal & Demolition:

We chatted with with Sal, founder of A+ Enterprises Junk Removal & Demolition ($41K/month). In our interview, Sal says:

One of the worst decisions I ever made was to do too many things. We were doing things we had zero experience in doing such as excavating or land-clearing.

Additionally:

Don’t overthink anything, just start doing something. You do not need to have any clue of what you are doing as long as you have courage and persistence.