Does anyone here rent storage space?

Philip d

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We?ll in the not too distant future be finished milking. We have a barn that was built in stages that?s in total 224??x48? straight open run with a 10? ceiling. There?s a wall separating the last 60?but it could easily be knocked out. Now my question,I could use it fir Avery nice area to store dry bales and keep 40-50 beefcattle in the last 60? or clean it up and try renting the space out entirely for camper/boat what have you winter storage and keep cattle in the heifer barn. What tenant insurance should be carried? Should there be documented pest control? What?s my best option?
 
I've rented and stated up front verbally and in writing that I carry no insurance for their items. They need there own insurance. I have insurance on my building, not the contents.
 
If you are on a paved road near a town or metro area, winter storage for RVs, camper trailers, cars, boats, motorcycles, etc. can be very lucrative, $50 per month and higher depending on the size. Check around to see what RV storage goes for in your area. Security is essential, someone must be around nearly all hours. Require renters to insure their own property. Insure your building and carry very heavy liability insurance in case you are at fault for any damages.

IMHO, proximity to livestock or feed storage would kill any chance of RV storage. Rodents would be attracted to livestock feed and over several months the smell of manure would penetrate every vehicle interior and give your storage company some horrible reviews.
 
Thank you very much. Yes the livestock could be a concern also. The other barn is about 150+ feet away from current dairy barn I?m wondering about. Still may be too close?
 
If a person is not used to farm smells, they can smell confined livestock barns well over a 1/4 mile away, much further when the wind is right. Have a honest non-farm friend check the smells.

If your location is right, I suspect RV storage could be more profitable than dairy, for far less work.
 
Ya I hear ya,I know I?d be upset picking up my near new camper in the spring and couldn?t sleep in it because of the smell.
 

I store one of my trucks in an old dairy barn that is no longer in use. No other cattle on the place. The stalls are still in place, and not even totally cleaned out. So basically the aisles in between is where stuff is parked. He charges $2.25 per ft. x the length of the vehicle per month. His written agreement states right on it that they are not responsible for any damage to any item for any reason.
 
Seems like you'd just need to write up a lease or contract like any other rental.With every renter you'll be adding something else to the lease,at least that's the way its worked with
our house rentals.Biggest thing will be to cover things that are left there when the owner quits paying the rent.At least they won't be eating anything like boarding horses(LOL)
 
Had a coworker rent pole building storage for boats and RVs. Minimum rent was 6 months at $50 per month payable in advance. That eliminated short termers and having to move things to dig out an RV or boat stored toward middle of building.
 
Why would anyone pay $100 a month for "outdoor storage"? Why not just keep it at home for free? RV's need to be under cover, not out in the weather.
 
The 10? Ceiling will be your biggest obstacle. Most RVs and a lot of farm equipment are taller than 10? I?d partition, at least part of, it into garage size units.
 
Sister has a very large pole barn on lake. They rent space to store boats. Have a very large forklift to stack the boats 3 high. Outside of barn they have small storage units.
 
We are surrounded by uppity communities that do not allow RV parking in their streets. They need all the other parkings for their BMWs. We are close to Washington DC.
 
(quoted from post at 02:52:17 12/14/18) Why would anyone pay $100 a month for "outdoor storage"? Why not just keep it at home for free? RV's need to be under cover, not out in the weather.

Some places, maybe most, in cities have regulation about storing boats, RVs and big trucks. Many don't allow it at all. That's why the storage places are full most of the time.
 
You should also have a clause in your Contract that states: NO Illegal or questionable items, such as Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Firearms, Ammunition, Chemicals, etc. .
 
I delivered a piece of equipment to s guy doing what you are contemplating. He said a guy wanted to store a wooden boat there till he saw the cement floor. The guy said the floor would draw the moisture right out of the wooden boat. I have no idea on that. He also has them drop the items off and he is the one parking them in the building. Said it prevented damage problems with from putting the items in the building.
 

There is no need to be there all the time. I used to be the custodian of a 4H food wagon for the fairs. We stored it in a barn at the most well-off of all the fairs in the state. They had one day in the fall for putting in and one day in the spring for pulling out. I was last in first out due to height. I had to have it level or the high end tended to take light bulbs out, LOL.
 
A tool truck driver I knew years ago only stored high end cars.
He was putting up his fourth building the last I had heard and was making better money from storage than he was from selling tools.

No short term storage, bring it to him in the fall and pick it up in the spring then everything could collect dust all winter.
You don't want people coming and going all the time, too much opportunity for someone to cause you problems and those storing their toys feel comfortable knowing there will not be anybody messing around with their toys.
 
Hi,getting out of dairy in the spring completely. We?re going to keep 40-possibly 100 beef cattle the first year to use up our corn silage then cut back to 40-50 after that mostly for a hobby unless they need to go completely to not interfere with possibly renting space. We?re kerping most of our land and I?ll be working on a potato farm spring and summer next year. I?m taking an electrical program in the fall provided my application is accepted. After that I?m hoping to work towards becoming an electrician. We?re at the point we need a new barn and some full time help but with our current situation we can?t make that happen so it?s time for a change. Did you grow corn this year?
 
Maybe you can at least keep the 40-50. I understand what you mean with the barn and help. Good luck on your electrician journey. Yes I grew corn this year. attempted to chop again and it didn't work out. Most of my help didn't show. I got the end rows chopped off of and the chopper burnt a belt up. Going to be 3 days before I could get a new one. Seemed like nothing was going right so I called it quits and shelled what was left.
 

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