treeman82
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Hey guys. I talked to a friend today about keeping my stuff at his place and he gave me the OK. I will give you the +'s and -'s to both places.
Deli + : Commercially zoned, they know lots of people, no nosey neighbors around, they are on 1 1/2 of land, I can work there all night if I want and nobody will complain. On the way from my house to the areas I work in. Only 1.7 miles from my house. I can have more indoor storage for the right $$$ amount. Right by several major roads. Lots of gas stations right there.
Deli -: Nobody around at night. Security has become a problem. I have to do a good chunk of work for free. I have problems with 1 of the 3 each time I deal with him. Most of the land is unusable because of wet lands and a bad slope. Parking is fairly limited for me due to workers and available space. No bathroom at night.
My friend's place +: Somebody is always there in the rental house. The owner is a skilled mechanic. There is a small excavator kept on the property as well as a 2WD tractor with loader. Apartment upstairs. Running water (bathroom) and electric. The place is much larger than my current place. 40 x 60 as opposed to 35 x 35. I get along well with the owners. Very close to my employee's house. Access to the inside is very easy as there is a side door and 2 garage doors as opposed to 1 access door and 1 garage door at my current place. I wouldn't have to do too much in return. If I go here I can still retain the desirable deli people as customers only this time services shall be exchanged for pay.
My friend's place -: Not commercially zoned. Not as much parking, however there are less people to park there. Farther from my house (about 2 or 3 miles away) and in the opposite direction from where I work. Not so many major roads nearby. 1 gas station about 1/2 mile down the road which is high priced.
So what do you guys think? Deli or my buddy's place?
Deli + : Commercially zoned, they know lots of people, no nosey neighbors around, they are on 1 1/2 of land, I can work there all night if I want and nobody will complain. On the way from my house to the areas I work in. Only 1.7 miles from my house. I can have more indoor storage for the right $$$ amount. Right by several major roads. Lots of gas stations right there.
Deli -: Nobody around at night. Security has become a problem. I have to do a good chunk of work for free. I have problems with 1 of the 3 each time I deal with him. Most of the land is unusable because of wet lands and a bad slope. Parking is fairly limited for me due to workers and available space. No bathroom at night.
My friend's place +: Somebody is always there in the rental house. The owner is a skilled mechanic. There is a small excavator kept on the property as well as a 2WD tractor with loader. Apartment upstairs. Running water (bathroom) and electric. The place is much larger than my current place. 40 x 60 as opposed to 35 x 35. I get along well with the owners. Very close to my employee's house. Access to the inside is very easy as there is a side door and 2 garage doors as opposed to 1 access door and 1 garage door at my current place. I wouldn't have to do too much in return. If I go here I can still retain the desirable deli people as customers only this time services shall be exchanged for pay.
My friend's place -: Not commercially zoned. Not as much parking, however there are less people to park there. Farther from my house (about 2 or 3 miles away) and in the opposite direction from where I work. Not so many major roads nearby. 1 gas station about 1/2 mile down the road which is high priced.
So what do you guys think? Deli or my buddy's place?
The mileage would not be a problem. My buddy parks his used F250 out back of the garage. There is plenty of places to hide equipment so that nobody would see it. None of the neighbors have given him a problem about having his machines there. The guy has owned the place for at least 20 years now. I figure that the zoning issue would just make it so that I would have to keep my hours within reason and my clutter to a bare minimum. Besides the zoning issue though, do you think I am making the right choice?
