I have the ability to buy a house in Montreal Quebec where I am moving to, the house sits on a busy street that has many quaint antique shops, cafes, restaurants and such, it is a few blocks away from the river in a mainly residential area called (Laval) in case anyone knows it.
It sits on a piece of land that is 10 000 square feet.
The house itself is a Large Bungalow with a large fenced in back yard.
The house has a 1000 square foot office right beside it, separate from the house (as I said, there are tons of business on this street). This office is currently being rented as a bachelor pad for 600$ a month, however, the tenant will leave if the house is sold, or he will stay on if the new owner wants it.
The house also has a bachelor pad underneath it in the basement, which rents for between 500$ and 700$ a month.
My idea is to buy the house, rent out the basement bachelor for between 500$ and 700$, and use the 1000 square foot office, (the one that is currently being rented for 600$) as a dog kennel. I would only keep up to 6 dogs at a time (maximum), and I would charge 25$ per dog per day if overnight, and 15$ if day only. The dogs would be free to roam the fenced in land (my backyard) during the day, and at night would be in the kennel (office) beside the house. There would be a sign in the front yard advertising the service and I bet I would get more than enough business with just that, of course I could go yellow pages or whatever else to advertise. There are TONS of dogs in montreal, it seems everyone owns one.
If I am sold out, i could make 100$ a day, or 3000$ a month. But even if I only make 1/3 of that I would do well.
I could offer dog walking service, or a special service where the dog stays in the house with us instead of the kennel and charge 50$ a day for that service.
I could offer to wash their dogs and clip their nails for an extra fee as well.
I could offer to pick people up at the airport with their dogs, and drive them home to their house service when their flights come home.
I could offer to pick up dogs as well for stays and drop off when done.
Even if the business makes nothing, I can still afford the mortgage as long as I have the bachelor pad rented, but I'm sure I would make something. I also have the option of forgetting the dog business and keeping the office rented for 600$ as a bachelor pad.
I could sit out on the patio all day on the wireless laptop (RX MOD) and babysit the dogs.
Here is a link to the house with pictures of the backyard:
http://passerelle.centris.ca/redirect2.aspx?CodeDest=SUTTON&NoMls=MT1295993&Source=WWW.MLS.CA&Lang=
When you look at the listing, also look at the map in the bottom right hand corner which shows the busy street that the house is located on. Ste Rose.
Laval is a city with 350 000 people but ill bet i could fill up most of the dogs from the St Rose District.
Here is a map of laval: (click the word "Laval" alone to see map.
http://www.mls.ca/communityResults.aspx?keyword=Laval
ALSO NOTE: Another option is to install the kennels or cages in the bachelor pad in the basement (which is not currently rented) and keep the outside office (which is currently being rented as a bachelor) with the current tenant who is paying 600$ a month. But the drawback here is if the dogs bark at night, I would hear them.
It sits on a piece of land that is 10 000 square feet.
The house itself is a Large Bungalow with a large fenced in back yard.
The house has a 1000 square foot office right beside it, separate from the house (as I said, there are tons of business on this street). This office is currently being rented as a bachelor pad for 600$ a month, however, the tenant will leave if the house is sold, or he will stay on if the new owner wants it.
The house also has a bachelor pad underneath it in the basement, which rents for between 500$ and 700$ a month.
My idea is to buy the house, rent out the basement bachelor for between 500$ and 700$, and use the 1000 square foot office, (the one that is currently being rented for 600$) as a dog kennel. I would only keep up to 6 dogs at a time (maximum), and I would charge 25$ per dog per day if overnight, and 15$ if day only. The dogs would be free to roam the fenced in land (my backyard) during the day, and at night would be in the kennel (office) beside the house. There would be a sign in the front yard advertising the service and I bet I would get more than enough business with just that, of course I could go yellow pages or whatever else to advertise. There are TONS of dogs in montreal, it seems everyone owns one.
If I am sold out, i could make 100$ a day, or 3000$ a month. But even if I only make 1/3 of that I would do well.
I could offer dog walking service, or a special service where the dog stays in the house with us instead of the kennel and charge 50$ a day for that service.
I could offer to wash their dogs and clip their nails for an extra fee as well.
I could offer to pick people up at the airport with their dogs, and drive them home to their house service when their flights come home.
I could offer to pick up dogs as well for stays and drop off when done.
Even if the business makes nothing, I can still afford the mortgage as long as I have the bachelor pad rented, but I'm sure I would make something. I also have the option of forgetting the dog business and keeping the office rented for 600$ as a bachelor pad.
I could sit out on the patio all day on the wireless laptop (RX MOD) and babysit the dogs.
Here is a link to the house with pictures of the backyard:
http://passerelle.centris.ca/redirect2.aspx?CodeDest=SUTTON&NoMls=MT1295993&Source=WWW.MLS.CA&Lang=
When you look at the listing, also look at the map in the bottom right hand corner which shows the busy street that the house is located on. Ste Rose.
Laval is a city with 350 000 people but ill bet i could fill up most of the dogs from the St Rose District.
Here is a map of laval: (click the word "Laval" alone to see map.
http://www.mls.ca/communityResults.aspx?keyword=Laval
ALSO NOTE: Another option is to install the kennels or cages in the bachelor pad in the basement (which is not currently rented) and keep the outside office (which is currently being rented as a bachelor) with the current tenant who is paying 600$ a month. But the drawback here is if the dogs bark at night, I would hear them.