Ive just gone out on my own and the hardest thing for me is working alone. But I am not confident enough yet to hire anyone for fear that the work wont always be there. I have to start a 4000 sq foot home in two weeks with about 60 cans and all my friends in the trade want too much money. They think because we are friends Ill pay them 35 hour cash, when some of them only make 17- 25 now. When i tell them that i have to hire them as subs and give them a 1099 for taxes they give me that look like "Is he serious?"
When I give someone a price and they think its too much I dont sweat it too much. I now know what it cost me to do work and make money so why do I want to start working for nothing? I would rather stay home and work on my own house than work for no profit. Luckily it hasnt come to that yet but if a plumber can get 1200 for a toilet I dont feel bad about my prices.