A handyman business is dozens of small jobs a month, each with a hardware store run and a few hours of labor. No single job is big enough to worry about. Together they're the whole business, and it's hard to say which ones are worth taking. The receipts end up in the truck, the extras get done for free, and the month's profit is a guess.
Obra makes each job its own record, however small. The receipt goes on it from the store parking lot, the "while you're here" extras get a price, and at the end of the month you can see which jobs paid and which ones didn't.
Small jobs, still jobs
Create a job for each visit or each client, with the price and one or two budget lines. It takes a minute. When the job is done and the receipts are on it, the page shows what you charged, what it cost, and what you kept. The cost code guide has a short list built for mixed work like this.
Receipts from the parking lot
Take a photo of the receipt before you pull out of the hardware store and send it by WhatsApp. Obra reads it, drafts the expense, and you pick the job. The receipt tracking guide shows the habit that keeps the truck clean.
Price the extras
The extra items a client adds on site are where handyman margin disappears. Add each one as a change order from your phone, with a price, before you start it. Get the client's okay first, then record it, and the job's price moves. The markup and margin guide helps you set a rate that covers the trips.
Which jobs are worth it
After a month, compare jobs. Door and trim work versus plumbing fixes versus deck repairs. Which had the best margin? Which ones needed second trips? That's the information that tells you what to say yes to. If your helpers work in Spanish, the bilingual crew guide shows how they send receipts without seeing your numbers.
What Obra isn't for a handyman
Not scheduling, not quoting, not a customer app. Obra is the money on each job, in English and Spanish, from receipts you already photograph, exported clean to the accountant.