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TV mounting and smart home install

Fits best: a tech-friendly installer.

Upfront cost$2K–$8Kexcl. vehicle and startup fee
Price per job$275$150–400 per job
Monthly sales*$10K~35 jobs a month
Est. run rate*$116K12 active months · 60–75% gross margin

Pros

  • ✓Clean work and retailer referrals
  • ✓Opens on under $10K of equipment
  • ✓High margin per job
  • ✓No special license to start

Cons

  • !Competition from big-box install services
  • !Little repeat business, so marketing never stops
Your first three years

What to expect

  1. Year 1

    Launch in about 30 days. Learn the work, collect reviews and build toward 18 jobs a month by month 12.

  2. Year 2

    Reach steady volume, around 35 jobs a month. Add furniture assembly for the same customers and plan your first hire.

  3. Year 3

    Step from operator to owner. Add home networks, cameras and AV.

A typical path, not a promise. Your Owner Assessment and 3-year playbook set your actual plan.

Natural add-ons

Sell more to the same customers

Growth path

Add home networks, cameras and AV.

The details

Vehicle
Car or van
Repeat customers
Low
Licensing
Low
Season
Year-round
Runs on
ProTrak HandyTrak

Mounts, cameras, doorbells, Wi-Fi; retailers refer installs.

*Monthly sales and run rate are illustrative industry benchmarks for one owner-operated crew at steady volume: price per job × typical jobs a month (35), times 12 active months. They are revenue, not profit, and are not projections, promises or EntrepX member results. Basis: EntrepX working estimate.

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