Sold my business after 50 years Steam cleaning

[Loren Egland]

I always appreciate your experience and insightful comments. Just because you're not cleaning anymore doesn't mean you're not relevant here. Don't be a stranger but good luck on the next chapter in your life.

Appreciate the kind words.
I’m sure I will hang around for a while.

 

[bob vawter]

Congrats Loren, enjoy retirement! Have always appreciated your insight over the years, you're a wealth of knowledge.

Ya but Dink.....what about ME......I gave you all my knowledge as well.......

 

[Loren Egland]

Congratulations Loren

Your insights and help have always been appreciated here, and I hope you'll check in here still.

I'm glad retirement at a young enough age to enjoy life and decide what you'll do in it's next chapter.

Thanks for all you've done for us here.

Thanks Jim.
I feel like a young 70. Good health and all. Just thought it was time to quit cleaning rather than run myself into the ground. I haven’t missed going to work, so that’s nice!

 

[Loren Egland]

Best wishes Loren.
Where in the foothills? Its beautiful, we love it here.

We have our eye on a home in Angels Camp, so hope our home sells quickly. A contingent offer didn’t fly. The market is slower there so hopefully things will work out.

 

[Loren Egland]

Congrats Loren, enjoy retirement! Have always appreciated your insight over the years, you're a wealth of knowledge.

I’ve learned a lot being on Mikey’s Board. Happy to share what I’ve picked up by osmosis over the years. Hard to believe I survived this long, especially when I was cleaning in Minnesota! Eh? Mr. Saiger?

 

[FyreLyter]

You're a good man Loren. I always liked when you came into CleanQuest. Have fun out there in the hills.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Yuk! I hope not.
Actually I will have plenty to do to fill my life.

Just ribbin ya Loren.
Enjoy life now...

 

[hogjowl]

Is Cleanquest a drag queen room?

 

[FB7777]

Not as much as Steve Toburen would have liked.
But I felt I received as reasonable amount for the stage the business was in at this point. Certainly didn’t get rich.
The buyer let me keep the business for about 6 weeks before he took over so I could receive the payment after the first of the year for tax purposes.

The cliff notes about SFS and Steve Toburen’s cash out success was
by his own admission that he OWNED the Real Estate his business operated out of

I’m content with my long term strategy of wealth building via investing BUT purchasing a building to operate out of after 5-10 years after starting would have been a huge improvement to my bottom line

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Congrats Loren. I’m sure that gives you the tickley feeling. I’m right behind you age wise. Don’t matter what you do, as long as it’s not grinding like we use to. God bless!!!

 

[Nomad74]

We have our eye on a home in Angels Camp, so hope our home sells quickly. A contingent offer didn’t fly. The market is slower there so hopefully things will work out.

I was always hoping to bump into you someday when I go to the East Bay to visit family. Congrats on your retirement and long cleaning career. If you ever make it to Redding or want to relocate, come play with me in my Rug shop. I could use the help.

 

[Loren Egland]

I was always hoping to bump into you someday when I go to the East Bay to visit family. Congrats on your retirement and long cleaning career. If you ever make it to Redding or want to relocate, come play with me in my Rug shop. I could use the help.

If we knew what each other looked like we may have met at the proline swap meet. I think I saw your A+ truck there once.

 

[randy]

Very happy for you, Loren but grieved for this board at the prospect of you not coming around. You have always been a big help to everyone going all the way back when there was a blue board, red board etc. WOW how time passes so quickly.
May GOD bless you with a very long and joyful retirement.

 

[scotty747]

Yeah but what about Bob?

 

[todg]

The racket is over...Good Luck Loren...When I looked at your website photos, you know it's time to quit when all your pics of carpet cleaning are green and orange...Lol

 

[SamIam]

Is Cleanquest a drag queen room?

That would be Queen quest to you sweety

 

[SamIam]

Congrats sir, did you take SS early or wait to get max?

 

[Wandslinger]

We have our eye on a home in Angels Camp, so hope our home sells quickly. A contingent offer didn’t fly. The market is slower there so hopefully things will work out.

You can always help out Chris Muitterties if you get bored. BTW Congrats!

 

[Loren Egland]

Very happy for you, Loren but grieved for this board at the prospect of you not coming around. You have always been a big help to everyone going all the way back when there was a blue board, red board etc. WOW how time passes so quickly.
May GOD bless you with a very long and joyful retirement.

I hear you. I think it was 2001 when I got on the carpet cleaning boards. Doesn’t seem that long ago. Time does pass quickly!

 

[Loren Egland]

The racket is over...Good Luck Loren...When I looked at your website photos, you know it's time to quit when all your pics of carpet cleaning are green and orange...Lol

Yup. Our website was long overdue for a re-do. If I had taken the time to learn how to change it it would have been more up to date. Had someone in Romania build it a long time ago.

 

[Loren Egland]

Congrats sir, did you take SS early or wait to get max?

I took it at 66. It was a big help as we could put more money away as both my wife and I were collecting.

 

[Loren Egland]

You can always help out Chris Muitterties if you get bored. BTW Congrats!

That’s true. Or help Martin in Sonora.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I took it at 66. It was a big help as we could put more money away as both my wife and I were collecting.

My wife started drawing hers at 66, and I draw spousal on her which is half and leaving mine alone till 70. 16 months away

 

[bob vawter]

Yuk! I hope not.
Actually I will have plenty to do to fill my life.

Judge Judy @ 4.00 pm

 

[bob vawter]

Define “young”

Young is when you can throw the sheets off the bed.....no handed!

 

[bob vawter]

Kilt a customer the first day?

Ya I suppose it could be sED like that!

 

[Numero Uno]

Icleanz was spot on...Loren ,I remember the posts and the pictures from the past. There were a few on you in the trade journals. During stages of your career. Wish you only the best. An just do whatever makes you smile...Life is short ,keep healthy and do pop in from time to time...An never worry about fading away. To us an those you inspired-Your Legend...We never fade !

 

[Mikey P]

Chris Muetteries tells me Loren stops by often to spread the good news...

 

[KevinL]

My wife started drawing hers at 66, and I draw spousal on her which is half and leaving mine alone till 70. 16 months away

I'm taking mine at 63. I'll be lucky to see 70.

 

[SamIam]

I'm taking mine at 63. I'll be lucky to see 70.

That's the kicker longevity necessity wife life expectancy... Ect ect.

If I can swing until I'm 67-68 waiting maybe good.

59 almost 60 encapped a church 3000 sq ft pews suck.

2 rooms hall step sofa love and 500 sq ft of tile

Long day but doing well.