need a bit of guidance in Atlanta.

[billdeserthills]

GW.

thank you for your reply.
good points. accidents do happen. my current field we see them daily.
what type insurance would you suggest me look into?
any ideas as to what a 1 man operation should expect to pay roughly?

My business liability package costs me $500/year many homeowner associations want to see 100,00/300,000 coverage for my auto insurance as well

looking at this right now. TY
keep it coming folks. i need these replies and thoughts.


still no Atlanta guys yet?

If I was in Atlanta I wouldn't help ya either

[ricksconnected]

If I was in Atlanta I wouldn't help ya either

why is that?

[billdeserthills]

If I was in Atlanta I wouldn't help ya either

why is that?

Same reason I don't train anybody anymore--I don't need the competition right in my area
Locksmithing has always been very secretive

[ricksconnected]

i can see it being that way for sure.

[Richface109]

I’ve been Locksmithing for a few months. I was working in the oilfield and worked 2 weeks on and 1 week off. I got a job working my week off doing auto lockouts. When COVID happened, I got laid off and went into Locksmithing full time for a reputable local company. I’m starting out taking about a 90k$ a year hit which hurts, but I enjoy going to work everyday. I’m getting more time with my kids, and I’m learning everyday. We do residential/auto/commercial rekeying, lockouts and hardware installs and repair. In Texas you are required to work under somebody else for a year and also attend like 600hrs of school or work under somebody else for two years and then you can go out on your own. I am decent at picking, but honestly it accounts for like 5% of what I do. It’s usually faster to bump a lock than pick it. Check out lishi tools as they are supposedly the game changers in the Automotive world of Locksmithing. If you decide to make the jump, as with anything else you will start at the bottom. That’s not always a bad thing though. I’ve got a little bit of a mechanic background and that’s helped immensely.