Hey, thanks for the input.
What first intrigued me about this business was observing a guy who had about 4 spaces in a Texaco parking lot this past summer. He pretty much had all 4 spaces filled at any one time, with more cars lined up. What really fascinated me is that this guy was not particularly fast, and incredibly inefficient. He was doing more running around like a chicken with his head cut off than anything productive it seemed. In fact, so inefficient was this guy, he was having people leave or was turning them down. I got to thinking about it, and I thought "holy crap!". If this guy can do this kind of business being as unorganized as he was, how much more could someone do if they were well organized. It really seems to be about the location with good traffic flow and exposure. This guy was not having to drum up business, it was driving right up to him.
As a means of being more efficient, I thought about maybe having my wife help out with the insurance calls while I did the repairs. Seems like it would be a great husband/wife business (assuming you love your wife enough to spend 24/7, which I do). :lol: Anyhow, I know setting up a tent isn't necessarily the best, most productive way to operate this business, but it seems like it may be a reasonably good place to start. Somewhat non-threatening while I get my feet wet.
p.s. - I still don't know how much I should be paying for a location. Any thoughts?
Thanks guys
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