One of my jobs as a business owner is to pay attention to what people in the community need and help them out where I can.  Obviously I am looking to make a profit, but I also feel as an entrepreneur that it is my responsibility to help out as many people as I can.

So when I heard a lot of grumblings about the lack of RV storage in our community, it got me thinking that it might be a service that I could provide.  It seemed really simple, and all I would have to do is have a building with a garage that was heated, right?

After doing a bit of information gathering, it turns out that it wasn’t going to be that easy.  There were a number of other things to think about besides the building.  Some of the more important things that came up were building security, insurance (in case of natural disasters and damage of RVs while in my care) and drafting a storage contract.  It was turning out to be a little more work than I had anticipated, but I was up for the challenge.

In fact, after being open for a few short months now, our first building is just about at capacity.  I think that we will build another storage facility during the summer next year to be prepared for next fall.  I think it was a good business decision to get into the RV storage business.

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