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    So Ya think you want to be in the Car Wash business

    You are right, it’s why I love this forum. We can b*** and complain but as I was shoveling out a foot of mud in a bay at one of my washes I started to remind myself I could be stuck in an office somewhere miserable. Sometimes hard to remind ourselves how ”good we got it”
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    So Ya think you want to be in the Car Wash business

    It better not be, I think it’s just mud. This wash is in a rural town and these little 💩s know the rules. Had a cop I know run the tag and they are local. I’ll make no money in that bay, just some free work for me this morning. If the truck bed is blown out w trash all over then I’ll call...
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    So Ya think you want to be in the Car Wash business

    I like that idea of disrespectful person of the day.
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    So Ya think you want to be in the Car Wash business

    Randy where are you located if you don’t mind me asking. I’ve read past posts of yours where you stated law enforcement is non existent. That makes me mad for you!!
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    This is such a nice business

    lol, Benny hill music to that would be great
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    Separating charges on Cryptopay

    I’m an LLC at the moment and don’t use SSN for tax ID number
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    Award Winning Car Wash Customers

    People are such dirtbags
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    Exactly, til ya wake up to a flooded bay 😬
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    Selling my wash

    3 to 4x’s the gross w the real estate.
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    Lorex Cameras

    Same issue w the IBA
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    Parking Lot Income

    I recently had someone who wants to put a building on my property for another business. I had the same question , so you either have an appraisal done to find what to charge per square foot or ask a local realtor” which obviously is the cheaper route. If this guy wants to move forward , ALL...
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    Newbie Evaluation

    Absolutely keep the futura. My wash had it when I purchased. Outdated looking but works fine. Was installed in 97’. what part of NC are you in? Wilmington here
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    Income Tax Advantages

    I like this topic. Would like to hear others creative ways that they or their CPA suggest. I do know a gentleman that owns 5 SS washes and has the real estate under a LLC and the business is owned by S Corp and pays the LLC rent. These Are the types of ideas I like hearing about. I close...
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    Quick vending question

    Always amazes me the 💩 people come up with
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    Quick vending question

    Salted ??
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    Quick vending question

    Same here, was on a contract and got about $60 a month until a truck tied up to it and pulled it down the road 😬
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    Getting best car care

    …..wash it yourself
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    Would stronger presoak help this?

    The only thing I explain to the small number of customers that say anything is that a touchless car wash is a maintenance wash. Great at keeping clean cars clean. The majority of people seem to understand the difference between friction and non friction. Only a small percentage will come...
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    Percentage of Gross

    I’m about to purchase another wash (#2) and was curious if most of you multiple SS operators see the same ballpark percentage of your gross at each location. I understand there’s differences in every property. Single site operators chime in also. My wash now is running 40% of my sales plus...
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