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> Solved my garage space issue
mlindner
post Apr 30 2017, 05:03 AM
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+1Euro911, same......medium gray on bottom, lighter gray or white on top and ceiling. You can always used the Porsche stripes in the middle. Or if you build some storage area, paint that brighter colors. And thanks for sharing the price....have fun. Best, Mark
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post Apr 30 2017, 06:05 AM
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Is the floor concrete? If so, would you paint it? A fresh coat would clean it up nicely.
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post Apr 30 2017, 06:47 PM
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QUOTE(My 914 @ Apr 30 2017, 05:05 AM) *

Is the floor concrete? If so, would you paint it? A fresh coat would clean it up nicely.



It is concrete and I may paint it but first I need to get all the crap that is on it off. That red stuff is built up and several layers thick. I'm not even sure what it is. I plan to rent one of those industrial buffer/polishers with some abrasive wheels and sand that crap off and go from there. I may have it painted after that or just leave it Depending on how it looks after the abrasive wheel.



Based on the other suggestions, I may do the grey and white but with Martini stripes to separate them and add some visual excitement. Plain grey with white is too boring for a proper Porsche Man cave/workshop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Jul 31 2017, 02:48 AM
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I just posted an ad on Craigslist offering up spaces for rent. I haven't really been looking for other people to rent space to so far but spending over $1000 a month for unused space is cutting into my parts budget.

Let me know if you think I should change up the wording of the ad.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/prk/6243341155.html
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post Jul 31 2017, 06:52 AM
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I would shorten it up a bit to make it easier to read. I would eliminate paragraphs 3,6 and 7. Your target audience doesn't need the extra information.
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post Jul 31 2017, 07:16 AM
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What if someone has a cool boat or a trailer and willing to pay more? Maybe an option for the right situation. Was there a price?
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post Jul 31 2017, 08:09 AM
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For me I would want price and a picture. Also agree with My914's comments.
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post Jul 31 2017, 08:28 AM
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What are your insurance responsibilities when offering spaces for rent? I would think that could be costly.
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post Jul 31 2017, 01:41 PM
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http://smallbusiness.chron.com/storage-fac...heft-77305.html
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post Dec 26 2021, 04:21 PM
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Resurrecting this thread.

To follow up on the original shop space idea. It was a major bust.

It was too far from my house to use effectively. With three boys in jr high and high school my time was very limited so I only made it to the shop once or twice a month.

I never got enough interest from other people to make it cost effective.
Consequently, I was spending all of my car parts/fix budget on rent and utilities.

The final result was 2 years, $24K+ out of pocket and zero progress on the 914 project.

"So why bring up a dead thread just to rehash a significant personal planning/finance failure", I hear you ask. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



Because I have a bigger and better plan in the works. I hope to be able to post details later this week. If my plan works out, I'm having a party at my house and you are all invited.
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post Dec 26 2021, 05:14 PM
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Learned a similar lesson. Had a shop with 6 bays. Cluttered a few with my cars, rented a few. Had 2 RV spots outside, only ever rented one of those for a while.

Tried hard to make a shared tool, tinker on your car sort of thing. It was okay, but it was NOT a money maker.

We sold the building last year and bought a duplex. The duplex makes money.

Thought about investing in the Self Storage buildings. Problem is you have to have so many rented to turn a profit. Rent per sqft is low compared to living space.
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post Dec 26 2021, 07:13 PM
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QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Dec 26 2021, 06:14 PM) *

Learned a similar lesson. Had a shop with 6 bays. Cluttered a few with my cars, rented a few. Had 2 RV spots outside, only ever rented one of those for a while.

Tried hard to make a shared tool, tinker on your car sort of thing. It was okay, but it was NOT a money maker.

We sold the building last year and bought a duplex. The duplex makes money.

Thought about investing in the Self Storage buildings. Problem is you have to have so many rented to turn a profit. Rent per sqft is low compared to living space.


Agreed. We have a 6,000 sq/ft brick building in Buffalo, NY and have considered some sort of auto storage/ self repair shop but I cannot forecast a profit. Still up in the air, currently we are using the space as a wood shop, but under utilized.
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post Apr 9 2022, 02:04 AM
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It took me more than a week to post details because the housing market in Phoenix is crazy andthe first buyer for my house fell out 2 days before closing.


All that is behind me because I closed on my new house this afternoon. It is on a little over an acre and a 2400 sq/ft shop with all the toys/tools will be built on-site.
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post Apr 9 2022, 06:12 AM
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Wow! 2400 sq. ft. shop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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post Apr 9 2022, 08:44 AM
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Alright, now you have my attention. Let’s see some pics (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

Oh yeah, and congrats! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I have a modest ~900 sq ft workshop that I love, and can only imagine what 2400 sq ft would be like.
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post Apr 9 2022, 12:10 PM
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Here is the listing.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-...87_M20596-51823

I have a crew at the house this minute tearing out the tile. We are putting in laminate flooring throughout the whole place. The red and blue walls are being replaced. Some will be the same light grey as the rest of the house and some will be dark grey.


Here is the rough diagram I drew up for the shop. I am open to suggestions for design changes. The yellow lines are lights and what looks like a room in the lower right will have a loft/man cave area above it.

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post Apr 9 2022, 12:18 PM
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Here is my current idea for the location on the property. The red border is the required set-backs. The blue rectangle is the 45 shipping container. It will go in the corner of the lot until I get the shop built and then it will go along side the shop. I am thinking of moving it to the other side of the shop from where I have it on this diagram. The grey areas are rough ideas of where driveways will go. I have two gates. One on the south side of the fence where the long driveway is and another on the east side fence where the short rectangle drive is located.

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post Apr 9 2022, 12:24 PM
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Epic! I tell my wife that when I’m done with the AF and we finally get to settle down, she can have whatever house she wants… as long as I get equal square footage in shop space lol!
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post Apr 9 2022, 07:16 PM
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Nice!

I started out with a 1600 sq ft house and 1000 sq ft garage. Over the years, the houses got bigger (and then a bit smaller) but the garage always stayed about the same. I should have insisted on a square foot ratio deal.
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post Apr 9 2022, 08:11 PM
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Ok, back in 2005, a buddy and I rented 5000sf in the instustrial park where my office and storage have been since the 80s, I got that space for 1,800 a month.
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A few years earlier a couple of friends were going to buy a building in the park to do Club House car storage, ect, one being in the insurance business, other a banker. Sadly, one got offered a job that Payed much more in another state so that killed that plan. The shared space worked well for a while, but some of the people h e hir3d for his other business, well, things started disappearing.
Next, I built a shop at home, the largest I could build was a 30x40.
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As others have pointed out, that really isn't a lot of space for multiple hobbies. So in 2018, I decided to look for a piece of property, out of the way, where I could store all my car trailers, since I pay to have my 3 enclosed trailers stored, then a few mini warehouses, that I have been in since the late 80s, early 90s. Well the beginning of 2019, I found a perfect property, about 30 minutes from me, 10 acres, secluded, well off the beaten path and had a steel building already.
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Price was $135k, but instead going straight to my bank, I figured I would sell one of the 911s so I could keep the cost to what I currently spend, bad move, the property sold a day lat e r (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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