I've been in business for myself pretty much my whole life. I live in south Alabama and have a great opportunity of opening a pressure washing business. I have established many contacts(property manager's, business oweners, real estate agents...etc...etc) and there seems to be no respectable business in the area, as i have had to call someone 50 miles away and been through headache after headache trying to get my mother's pool patio washed. Sure you have you're "average joe's" that use cheap equipment, may or may not show up,con men, and part time uneducated guys looking to make a quick buck. I'm pretty much guarenteed quite a few residential vaction houses.(my girlfriend is a property manager for a large vacation rental business, not counting other contacts I've established) My problem is I need equipment and advice. I have a vechile capable of towing a trailer (jeep rubicon). So I need Insurance, business license,washer and chemicals. What kind of pressure washer would you guys recommend? I'm going to be washing mainly beach houses on stilts(hardi plank, vinyl, stuco) and the down stairs patio area. What kind of chemicals should I use? Who's a good supplier? Hot or cold water? Is there anyone on the board within a few hours of me that I could travel to help train me for a fee? These houses have to be done fairly quickly and I need to get moving on this, but I have to be able to provide good service and excercise proffesionalism that the other guy's don't offer. I want to do this right and don't want to give the industry a bad name. Any advice at all will help.