I am sure there is a demand for this sort of thing. That said, here is a
guess why it isn't already commonplace: the places where people have
collectible cars but don't have enough space, tend to be the areas where
real estate is expensive (and therefore such a service would also be
expensive); because otherwise they could just build their own sheds on
their own land. I am thinking of the SF Bay area, particularly, where a
50 x 100 lot within a 40-mile radius of me would sell for $350K minimum,
and industrial rents start at $1.50/sq. ft. (and go way up from there).
How many people could afford $180/month (or more) for project car
storage? And in areas where land is cheap (North Dakota?), car-hoarding
clients might be few and far between. But presumably there is a happy
medium somewhere in the country where this would be feasible.
I'm curious: what kind of monthly fee would listers think reasonable for
dry, but not air-conditioned, insured indoor storage? That might give you
an idea whether this has any potential. For my part, I would think $50
would be an upper limit, but then, I'm pretty cheap.
Rhbuxton@aol.com had this to say:
>Hi All,
>The recent pictures of the cars rusting in Kentucky was a sad sight and I
>wondered how many other people had cars sitting outside because of nowhere
>to
>put them. I started thinking how many people have cars rusting outside
>because of lack of space to keep them undercover. Then being a normal
>capitalist American who has land and building skills, I wondered if there
>was
>a market for providing a place to keep cars out of the weather, such as in
>sheds. If I could turn a dollar I wouldn't mind building inclosures for
>cars
>to be stored. I might even consider picking up and delivering cars that are
>to be stored. Not sure of the insurance aspect, but if there is a need for
>this kind of service, I would look into it. What do you think?
>Rick
>
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