What locations work best for car washes?
Primarily a location that would be in an area like near a Wal-Mart, near a commercial area like a strip mall, close to a light or a stop sign on a main thoroughfare. The worst mistake anyone can make is finding a lot that’s maybe a half a block off of a main street, and has a great price, and think, well gee, I can buy that for $200,000 less than the cost of the one on the main street. You’re a half a block away from success. You have to be near a destination, in other words where people are actually shopping, going to, for instance, here there are WinCo’s, and there are, which is actually like a Safeway, but does a tremendous business, you’ve got Bi-Mart’s, etc. Anywhere around a commercial area like that you’re going to generate a lot better than you are out in an area that’s predominantly residential. Are there lots that might be less desirable for many commercial purposes, but might be very appropriate for a tunnel car wash? Generally that’s not true. I could show you a couple of l
