Started an excavation business without a loan. Explaining how I did it.

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  • @Dirt_mountain-earthworks
    @Dirt_mountain-earthworks Рік тому +22

    Im glad your bussiness is doing well, and thats definately a crazy way to start your business. Its always good to trust God!🙏

  • @lukemancuso-g1i
    @lukemancuso-g1i 11 місяців тому +19

    Hearing this story and you giving all your credit to God man. You remind me of myself right now and where I’m kinda at. I love this story man. God bless you and your company, much love bro.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  11 місяців тому +1

      Appreciate the kind words.
      God bless you too brother

  • @jacobzimmerman3330
    @jacobzimmerman3330 8 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for doing these videos. I really enjoy outside work running equipment and am thinking of starting a side business while keeping my main job. So these are very helpful. I too have been asking God for direction.

  • @Morencyandsons
    @Morencyandsons 11 місяців тому +6

    You get out what you put in. Good job, from my family to yours we wish you great success.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  11 місяців тому +1

      I appreciate that sir.
      Same to you! Thank you for the kind words.

  • @joshmartin1152
    @joshmartin1152 23 дні тому

    awesome video!!! giving God All the Glory!!!! amen brother

  • @NoriegasGaming
    @NoriegasGaming 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for all the info brother. Looking to get started my self , Sold my semi truck and looking to invest in my first dumpster trailer and skid steer with cash.
    You motivated me more with your videos💯. God bless brother.

  • @jefflindsay9012
    @jefflindsay9012 9 місяців тому

    Very cool man! The Lord is taking me and my family on a similar path and I was encouraged by watching your video. Thanks for sharing!

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching!!

  • @andrewcarlson9929
    @andrewcarlson9929 9 місяців тому

    Nice work man! From a wealth building perspective, real estate is hands down the best way to go about it. So my recommendation to you my friend is to use the profits from excavating and buy apartment buildings!

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  9 місяців тому

      Got my eye on duplex as we speak.
      Fortunate to have many good mentors. I’m almost done with my first flip home also.
      Appreciate the comment!

    • @andrewcarlson9929
      @andrewcarlson9929 9 місяців тому

      Awesome dude! And I’m actually thinking about taking the profits from the sale of a house to buy an excavator. I love moving dirt. My dad has a 4WD tractor and a big ole scraper. He does a lot of flat work. Driveways, shed pads etc.

  • @davidsidorov5703
    @davidsidorov5703 2 місяці тому

    Well said at the end. Amen brother. God bless you

  • @deonrobinson2774
    @deonrobinson2774 8 місяців тому +1

    that is how most people become successful real estate is in everyone's portfolio the most common way to wealth

  • @precisionfilms3777
    @precisionfilms3777 10 місяців тому +3

    So you took out a 2nd mortgage to buy the skid and excavator?

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  10 місяців тому +1

      No sir, I refinanced my existing mortgage. I had enough equity built up after I remodeled that I was able to refinance my house for more than I bought it for. Used that cash to get established.

    • @precisionfilms3777
      @precisionfilms3777 10 місяців тому

      @mmearthwurx359 probably low interest. When rates were low borrow as much as they will give you. Lol

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah it was under 3%. I only borrowed what I needed. My house still has plenty of equity left.

    • @alysonarquitt9559
      @alysonarquitt9559 9 місяців тому

      so you barrowed money ... a loan@@MORE_DIRT

  • @IMakeHitzRichardson
    @IMakeHitzRichardson 10 місяців тому +1

    GOD IS GREAT!! WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD TRUST HIM

  • @3minati
    @3minati 10 місяців тому +4

    This indusrty is my calling

  • @KevinHarvey-qw5mj
    @KevinHarvey-qw5mj 3 місяці тому

    A lot of guys that do trucking there wife's work mine never did mine was started before i got. Married but i made it hang in there i had 40 acres and put a pit in and now being retired still collect royalties from the material they sell 😊 5:01

  • @dan_sidorenko
    @dan_sidorenko Рік тому +5

    I’ve been self employed with an excavation business for over two years now and starting my own channel soon!
    Love the story, Keep it up Cole! Trust in God and he won’t let you down. 🙏🏻

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  Рік тому +1

      Heck yeah man! Love to hear it! Let me know if you have a questions about getting starting with filming. I was on the struggle bus for awhile when I started 😂

  • @wesleymcdonald6804
    @wesleymcdonald6804 Рік тому

    Proud of you man!!

  • @1352tiger
    @1352tiger 7 місяців тому

    Amazing success brother! I’m in central KY wanting to start a side gig with a track loader. Do you have any suggestions on what’s the best equipment to get. Kinda thinking of starting either doing brush cutting

    • @ISureDont
      @ISureDont 7 місяців тому

      As far as the most versatile thing you can get I’d say a mini with a swivel bucket and thumb. That and a skid steer can do pretty much anything

  • @adventure-overland
    @adventure-overland 9 місяців тому

    Awesome testimony brother. I am also trying to get into excavation. Any advice for someone with next to no experience in excavation? What would you invest into first equipment wise? I got a truck but that’s it so far.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  9 місяців тому +1

      Personally I’d buy a trailer and then rent while you can. At least till you learn the ropes and get a good understanding for how long different scopes of work take.

    • @adventure-overland
      @adventure-overland 8 місяців тому

      @@MORE_DIRT sounds good what jobs specifically would you start to look for starting out? Which jobs would have the least liability starting off?

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  8 місяців тому +1

      @@adventure-overland personally I stuck with driveway grading and resurfacing. Then got into land clearing

    • @adventure-overland
      @adventure-overland 8 місяців тому

      @@MORE_DIRT that’s a great direction. Much less liability issues to possibly run into. I appreciate the advice! Looking forward to more videos on your Chanel geared to getting an excavation business started.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  8 місяців тому +1

      @adventure-overland ua-cam.com/video/Mbstp7W9494/v-deo.htmlsi=5wSB5qqCp5-FqeIR
      This one explains more of what I started doing

  • @crubio7123
    @crubio7123 5 місяців тому

    Congrats and god bless brother

  • @paulschroeder-nr2kw
    @paulschroeder-nr2kw 11 місяців тому

    That’s a TK constructors Augusta house, crazy seeing one on a you tube video

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  11 місяців тому

      Yep, the original homeowner took the cheapest route of the build. They had TK do the absolute bare minimum. I’ve redid a lot of it. Overall happy with it, I actually do a lot of backfills for TK customers in southern Indiana

  • @backyardtoyzz
    @backyardtoyzz 11 місяців тому

    I’m currently seventeen at a dental internship. But I’ve always had a passion for big machines , I currently want to go under a civil engineer internship program and start a side hustle with an excavation business. Problem is it’s too much money

    • @tjn2254
      @tjn2254 3 місяці тому

      Join operating engineers union as apprenticeship

  • @mackwilliamson-d5u
    @mackwilliamson-d5u Рік тому +1

    Hey man, I'm a 19 year old from Scotland and an apprentice civil engineer. I am one of those types of people that urgently need some sort of side project I can fully immerse myself in to the same extent as my full time job. You sound like an extremely wise person and someone I can learn from. I'd just love to know your perspective on my situation and what you would do from my situation. I am ready to chuck myself at something fully as I understand the importance of singleness of purpose, but I just want to be sure I'm putting my time and effort into the best thing possible. If you could reply I'd be more than greatful. Also, would you mind sharing what you make on a yearly basis? and what you're projected to make in say 5 - 10 years from now?

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  Рік тому

      Hey man get ahold of me via email and I’d be happy to chat with you.
      mmearthwurxllc@gmail.com

  • @bigsmoke7381
    @bigsmoke7381 5 місяців тому

    Just curious wouldn’t borrowing money off your equity have some kind of interest involved?

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  5 місяців тому +2

      Basically it’s a whole new mortgage. With a lower rate. My mortgage per month actually went down and I took $ out. It’s still a loan but it’s a mortgage not a business loan.

  • @bigbellyrebuilds2778
    @bigbellyrebuilds2778 10 місяців тому

    Love the story and what blessing

  • @kelvinaudas6127
    @kelvinaudas6127 7 місяців тому +1

    What part of southern Indiana you from?

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  7 місяців тому

      Bloomington area

  • @jayburke007
    @jayburke007 7 місяців тому

    God bless you brother.

  • @anthonydooley3616
    @anthonydooley3616 Місяць тому +1

    You didn't just have faith in God, you took action. Work like it all depends on you, but pray like it all depends on God. Go find another fixer upper and do it again using the knowledge you gained.

  • @jaredgoogoo5852
    @jaredgoogoo5852 Рік тому

    Awsome brother i needed to hear this

  • @northpierconcrete
    @northpierconcrete Рік тому

    Love this brotha! 🔥🔥

  • @Maniacskkinny
    @Maniacskkinny 11 місяців тому

    What part of Southern Indiana I will work

  • @texas4325
    @texas4325 8 місяців тому

    Good story. God is good!

  • @jeffstevens3697
    @jeffstevens3697 11 місяців тому +1

    God is good!

  • @Saltyacres
    @Saltyacres 26 днів тому

    Come out to our motocross Airbnb at the beach in NC. I’ll trade you time in my Kubota 97-2 for a riding vacation 👍 Salty Acres Adventure Park

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  26 днів тому

      Man let’s go!
      Email me mmearthwurxllc@gmail.com

  • @davida6383
    @davida6383 Рік тому

    I bought my 1st piece of equipment (Takeuchi skid steer) after saving for a year with cash , but have yet to start an official business. Have any tips for finding work in the 1st two years of starting an excavation business?.. I just passed all three of my GC license tests in my state of Florida. Think it would be smart to start two businesses or stick with one and do both?

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  Рік тому

      I personally would just put some feeler post out on social media. Try to focus on the scope of work that you want to do.

    • @andrewcarlson9929
      @andrewcarlson9929 9 місяців тому

      Many many years ago my cousin started his excavating business by buying a grave route. Yes. Digging graves. That mini excavator made all the payments on his big equipment during the recession.

  • @DC78539
    @DC78539 6 місяців тому

    The perfect Christian admits he's not perfect but at the same time processes God in his life.
    My excavation company start was 2002, I couldn't get hired by excavation companies back then due to lack of experience, so I knew someone who would hire me, so I started my own buisness and hired myself.
    To this day, 22 years later, I've never worked for another excavation company, and all my experience came from learning as I go.
    I now do 3.5 mil year in buisness.
    I became successful because of God and my drive to succeed.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  6 місяців тому

      Wonderful story man! Would you be interested in taking a phone call sometime? I’d love to hear your full story.
      Thanks for watching!

    • @DC78539
      @DC78539 6 місяців тому

      @MORE_DIRT359 been thinking about tgis and yes, I will.

  • @massimomini6895
    @massimomini6895 10 місяців тому

    How do you advertise and are you steady busy

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  10 місяців тому

      Social media and word of mouth.
      I’m already booking into April of 2024.
      I took 6 weeks in winter to work on a flip house

  • @alysonarquitt9559
    @alysonarquitt9559 9 місяців тому +1

    you took a loan out on your house ??? you took a loan

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  9 місяців тому +1

      I refinanced an existing loan with a lower interest rate. Aka a mortgage.
      I didn’t acquire a new loan or a business loan to start my business.

  • @byronbrush9030
    @byronbrush9030 6 місяців тому

    thats still a loan tho...a home equity loan. but thats a crazy story.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  6 місяців тому +1

      It’s not a heloc. It’s just a refi.
      Heloc is separate.

  • @NorthKoreanSimp
    @NorthKoreanSimp 8 місяців тому

    one thing too it’s a HUGGGEEE difference between “excavation” and site work.. i see dudes with a skid steer doing jobs they don’t know how to do.. work for a site work company right outta highschool if u wanna get in this business learn from ppl who really know what there doing

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  8 місяців тому

      I agree with you on the site work aspect. I wish I would’ve done that out of high school! I messed up a ton of stuff before I learned anything 😂

  • @Ziptietechnician
    @Ziptietechnician 4 місяці тому +1

    2021 interest rated where at an all time low. Wasn't Trump president then. Hmm.

  • @alexvillanueva8485
    @alexvillanueva8485 11 місяців тому

    🙏✝️

  • @NorthKoreanSimp
    @NorthKoreanSimp 8 місяців тому

    so your dad owns a successful hvac contractor lol…. i bet ur mom either works for him or doesn’t work at all..
    im sure they NEVER helped u at all
    how did u get a mortgage making 18$ an hour ?? off a dirtbike bud u can’t buy a house cuz u financed a dirtbike 😂😂😂😂

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  8 місяців тому

      Parents are divorced, dad didn’t give me one $ towards my house. He did however give me a drive home service van. Which I used to remodel this house.
      My wife and myselfs combined income is how we bought it. $185k

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  8 місяців тому +1

      I’ve got no reason to lie. I left my dad’s business because I didn’t want to be an hourly employee for the next 20 years. I made a huge change and risked my lively hood because I wanted to chase a dream. Anyone locally that knows me can tell you that this is 100% legit. No one gave me anything for free and no one damn sure has ever gave me money. I utilized a low interest rate and sweat equity to change my life. It’s not rocket science, it’s hard work.

    • @NorthKoreanSimp
      @NorthKoreanSimp 8 місяців тому

      @@MORE_DIRT not discrediting ur hard work at all trust me ..
      I come from a good family and they didn’t help me financially one bit but even having a father who owned a business gives us an edge on simply being able to ask them questions.
      Only thing I implied and I’d be hard pressed to believe you didn’t need a co signer for your mortgage..
      18$ an hour and your wife right outta college with student loans
      having good credit from a dirtbike loan only goes so far man 18$ an hour is really bad

    • @NorthKoreanSimp
      @NorthKoreanSimp 8 місяців тому

      @@MORE_DIRT that is all i meant is Is bet money you had a co signer for the mortgage that’s all!

    • @coreyadkins6491
      @coreyadkins6491 7 місяців тому

      ​@@MORE_DIRTsome people are to lazy and don't have the work ethic to do what you did. So they assume everyone is lazy like they are and there is no way to start a business without a handout from someone. I appreciate you're story and believe you. I myself am trying to figure out a way to start an excavation business. I've been in the seat for about 16 year's now. Keep God first brother and remember none of us are perfect Christians. That's why Jesus died on the cross because we need his sacrifice.

  • @tgcooney
    @tgcooney 4 місяці тому

    Much respect to your faith, but hard to make a believable how-to video that relies on "without god this wouldn't have been possible." Stopped watching after the third such mention.

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  4 місяці тому

      Put God first and he will guide you.
      Thanks for watching!!

  • @JJconcrete
    @JJconcrete 9 місяців тому

    We were all dumb at one point LOL it took me forever to fix my credit when I grew a brain

  • @JJconcrete
    @JJconcrete 9 місяців тому +2

    You are 100% a trump voter, just think about how many lives Trump saved with his good policies

  • @ambitiousdirtwork
    @ambitiousdirtwork Рік тому

    Appreciate the series looking forward to more videos like this & im in the excavation business doing land development im waiting for the right time to take the leap 🦾❗️

    • @MORE_DIRT
      @MORE_DIRT  Рік тому

      Appreciate the comment! Good luck sir

  • @theboostedboogieman95
    @theboostedboogieman95 6 місяців тому

    Hey buddy you have a email or Facebook where we can chat I'm trying to do the same thing I just ordered my llc and I don't have 40k to put down for 20 percent on equipment I have all the experience running the machine just not the money to start my own thing