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Recent content by SAB

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    Who would live above a carwash?

    Thanks to everyone that took the time to reply, I didn't mean for it to be a one and done post. I had a bunch of work come in then off to a recertification conference which hopefully will wrap up this flying season.
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    How populated of an area is your wash in, and how much under market value does it rent at?
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    I meant this to be a reply to Roberts post
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    I think that in this market you would be lucky to rent that apartment out for $500 a month. From the pictures, it doesn't appear to need to be rehabbed. My biggest concern is getting a deadbeat renter in that quits paying and starts to cause havoc with customers. I understand screening them...
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    Currently, no, it doesn't make sense to chase it. I think I could get the sales up but it would require new equipment, and better signage, which I know is not cheap. The numbers indicate about a 1/3 of a percent capture rate, which seems to be on the low side from the numbers I've seen...
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    Thats interesting about an apartment being required. I'm not trying to mysterious about the location, but I don't believe the land value to be the main portion of the price nor increase drastically any time soon. The wash sits on approx. 1/3 of an acre. There is 18 acres for sale down the road...
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    I was lead to think that the 90K was reported, but that there might be more. My thought on this wash would be to do a master lease for two years so improvements could be made and reported income increased. That would be contingent on getting the purchase price in the right realm.
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    Who would live above a carwash?

    Hello everyone, I am currently looking at a wash that has a 2 bed 2 bath apartment above it, I don't feel this adds any value to the wash. I am curious what others in the industry think. Details on the wash are as follows Asking price $650,000. Days on market 784 Built 1998 Gross 90,000...
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