The RMOEX Business Starter Guide

1. Why remote mowing is a specialty

Steep banks, wet ditches, overgrown lots and solar rows are dangerous or slow with ride-on and push mowers. A tracked remote mower lets you take this work safely — and specialty work commands specialty prices.

2. Services you can offer

• • Hillside & slope mowing — $150–$600 per visit
• • Overgrown lot cleanup — $300–$1,500 per lot
• • Commercial property maintenance — $800–$3,000 monthly contracts
• • Farm & orchard mowing — $75–$150 per hour or per acre
• • Large residential properties — $200–$500 per visit
• • Fence-line clearing — $1–$3 per linear foot
• • Landscaping subcontracting — $75–$125 per hour
• • Real estate property cleanup — $250–$1,000 per property
• • Solar farm vegetation — Recurring contracts, often per acre
• • Equipment rental — $200–$400 per day
• • Residential snow removal — $40–$150 per visit or seasonal plans
• • Commercial snow contracts — Seasonal or per-push contracts

3. Pricing your jobs

Set a minimum charge that covers travel and setup. Quote slopes and clearing by the job after a site visit or photos; quote recurring work monthly. Track your hours on early jobs so your quotes get sharper.

4. Finding your first 10 clients

1. Call every landscaper nearby and offer to take the slope jobs they turn down.
2. Email local property managers with a one-page service sheet.
3. Post before/after videos in local Facebook and Nextdoor groups.
4. Set up a Google Business Profile with real job photos.
5. Ask every happy client for one referral.

5. Business basics

Register your business, get general liability insurance, and keep fuel, maintenance and mileage records. Talk to a local accountant about taxes and equipment deductions.

6. Growing

Add winter services where your attachment and conditions allow, rent the machine on idle days, and consider a second machine or operator once your calendar is full.