Hello everyone! I must say this is a very lively community going here!

Here is my situation: I have moved to the North Georgia mountains onto some land with family.

There are about 6 old trailers (10X50?) on the property that are of scrap quality. They all have big wooden porches and little appliances in them.

I have offered to remove them for the scrap metal value because no-one else wants to do anything with them and I can't find work yet in town.

I have all the time in the world, a Yukon suv and some hand tools. I have started separating the wood porches and taking the window frames apart and removing the glass.

Can anyone offer me a rough estimate on how much I can make scrapping them after my fuel costs and dump runs (For carpet, insulation, toilets, ect.) are paid for?



I don't mind putting in the labor, I just hope I don't break even after 40+ hours per trailer.

Someone on the property told me that the last crew to come out made $500 after 2 days work with several crew-members and a bobcat on the job. They went on to say that the money wasn't enough, hence they wouldn't return.

I stepped up and volunteered at that point b/c $500 is plenty to me in this economy even if it takes me 2 weeks per trailer.

Does $500 sound about right? How can I get the most for my trouble?

Thanks in advance!