Under what guise does one rent a warehouse?

[Dream lights]

Considering that official businesses in warehouses have to be inspected every 6 months by the fire marshal, under what guise does someone rent a warehouse?

Is it as simple as saying I need it for storage or for a hobby?

Anyone with empirical knowledge, please share. And if you have a theory, go for it.

 

[Mr Celsius]

Anyone I know that has rented a warehouse has either said they are renting it for personal uses... like workout area, car storage, have a lot of tools, ect or the landlord knows whats up and is cool.

 

[LandscapeEscape]

Something like Amway maybe? Say your a regional rep and need the space to store product. Have some cards made, make a website and try to sign the guy up as a seller. I doubt he'll wanna grab a beer with you after that but wave some cash and i doubt you'd need an inspection.

 

[TB Gardens]

False ^


Waving cash around ain't gonna bypass inspection. If the landlord has an inkling of competence $$ does not replace liability. If he don't get his properties inspected he loses insurance and probably much more.

I would never do a warehouse unless I knew the owner of the properties

 

[gurnt]

hobby shop a few old cars a WELDER and all in a close trailer that you can lock up and move fast you will sleep better at night .if you get that 24 hr notes that they want to come in


seen one set up that had a motion detector and a ele. solenoid that pull all the ele. cords from the trailer and call him

 

[LandscapeEscape]

Tb, i may have worded that wrong. I didnt mean bribe your way out of an inspection, but assuming inspections are only required for operating businesses, play it off like you are using it for storage. What are you storing? "Im a district rep for amway, we're moving more product so i simply cant store it all in my garage." And by waving cash i meant pay 4-6 mo upfront so you dont have to see him. Im assuming that if it were used for storage, scheduled inspections wouldnt be required. I could be wrong here tho

 

[badmf]

Tb, i may have worded that wrong. I didnt mean bribe your way out of an inspection, but assuming inspections are only required for operating businesses, play it off like you are using it for storage. What are you storing? "Im a district rep for amway, we're moving more product so i simply cant store it all in my garage." And by waving cash i meant pay 4-6 mo upfront so you dont have to see him. Im assuming that if it were used for storage, scheduled inspections wouldnt be required. I could be wrong here tho

Don't pay upfront!! You have a Ebay biz a warehouse because you buy in bulk and ship from the warehouse. It is a good legit biz too! But have boxes ready to hold if fire dept once a year appears,

 

[Chunkypigs]

you are an eccentric collector of ephemera and you need to climate control a couple rooms for storage. explains your build and the ac units, odd hours.

 

[magiccannabus]

You could count yourself lucky that you're even in a position to think about this much volume, cash in your chips, scale back or whatever, and live a modest life. You know, a life where you are not in prison, or maybe even dead because someone decided to rob your warehouse when you happened to be there. Do you truly need a warehouse? How bad will life be for you if you never get one?

 

[Mr Celsius]

You could count yourself lucky that you're even in a position to think about this much volume, cash in your chips, scale back or whatever, and live a modest life. You know, a life where you are not in prison, or maybe even dead because someone decided to rob your warehouse when you happened to be there. Do you truly need a warehouse? How bad will life be for you if you never get one?

The concern is valid. I hear you.

Myself, I don't have a warehouse, but I do grow for a mm provider and have 250 recommendations at my disposal. Do I use all of them and have a need to be able to grow that many plants? No, but its not all black and white throughout the country; some places, its actually rather 'normal' to have a big op.

As for OP's reasons to have a warehouse... I don't know but I assume financial reward has something to do with it. I don't know what you do for a living... but some people produce medicine for a living and the best way to make a lot is to produce a lot...

 

[badmf]

Magic common Man no need to get all noid bout the deal! if you are taking a risk cover ya butt with a collective set-up and a non profit. I've been growing since before mmj so maybe its ez for me but who would know whats in your warehouse? Unless you fail in odor control or advertise nada, nobody knows. Three can keep a secret if two are dead!

 

[magiccannabus]

I don't even find it to be an issue of paranoia, but it has a lot to do with my world view. I just am not sure we need warehouse grows. I like pot to be lovingly hand-grown by people who create a wide variety, experiment with new strains, clone and trade, and the sort of community that brings. Money is meaningless. Pay the bills, be careful with your money and you can buy yourself an acreage somewhere, or a farm, or maybe a mountain retreat. Then you can grow pot by hand in privacy, and keep your bills paid. Maybe I'm lame but that sounds like plenty in life to me.

 

[MrGreenWeed]

Considering that official businesses in warehouses have to be inspected every 6 months by the fire marshal, under what guise does someone rent a warehouse?

Is it as simple as saying I need it for storage or for a hobby?

Anyone with empirical knowledge, please share. And if you have a theory, go for it.

It's much more difficult then that.

When inquiring and eventually filling out the paperwork tell them you own a wholesale business that requires you to store large quantities of products and supplies. If you want to cover all bases get a website up of said pretend business and make it look good. Do not tell them self-storage because if the leaser goes by the book they will not lease to you in many industrial and business zones due to laws.

You HAVE TO obtain a business license and tax ID in order to look like a legit business person if someone checks up on you.

You want to lease not rent if you plan on being there more then 1 year.

Fire inspections can vary significantly from one jurisdiction to another and from one inspector to another. Most cities will inspect a business warehouse annually, but new business are subject to reoccurring inspections.

Commercial lease terminology and rules can become complicated, if you are serious about this you are best off hiring an actual warehouse leasing agent that will help you find an exact location for your needs. They would know the in and outs of the game. You just have to be prepared, have some cash and act it out.

A farm out in the country would be a better option.

Isn't the spare bedroom enough for you?

 

[Dr.Dank]

Hey Im a business owner and get to deal with alot of landlords and other business owners and I have gotten offer a wearhouse a few times... They really want to rent them and told me as long as it was only for growing they where cool

 

[organiclover]

its all about finding the right landlord
we had one who started the conversation "i have never gone in one of my units, pay your rent on time and you will never see me, so long as you are not making meth I don't care what you do in there"
lets just say one of my friends is still there three years later

 

[badmf]

I don't even find it to be an issue of paranoia, but it has a lot to do with my world view. I just am not sure we need warehouse grows. I like pot to be lovingly hand-grown by people who create a wide variety, experiment with new strains, clone and trade, and the sort of community that brings. Money is meaningless. Pay the bills, be careful with your money and you can buy yourself an acreage somewhere, or a farm, or maybe a mountain retreat. Then you can grow pot by hand in privacy, and keep your bills paid. Maybe I'm lame but that sounds like plenty in life to me.

and which way is this Utopia? We have to pay bills etc .Who says large warehouse grows can't be properly cared for? And to what standard? When you go to A DISPENSRY where do you think it comes from Canada?

 

[Wise]

Simple - you don't. No matter what you are going to get an annual inspection from the Fire Marshal. If you need to pull more power than residential would allow, wouldn't is be wiser to rent a few houses?

 

[gingerale]

^ What police state shithole do you live in where a fire marshal is required yearly? In my state there is no such thing. I rented a warehouse before and actually did store cars and stuff there. I never saw the landlord. Renting a commercial property is nothing like renting a home; you don't have to explain shit. Again, for those who live in police states, maybe you should move if it's that bad off there.

 

[mcherbie]

Idea...

Idea...

Why not start smaller, rent a garage and then if one goes OK add another etc etc... eventually you can employ a large workforce so you are fulfilling the american dream and all this without paying any tax - also an american dream.

 

[magiccannabus]

and which way is this Utopia? We have to pay bills etc .Who says large warehouse grows can't be properly cared for? And to what standard? When you go to A DISPENSRY where do you think it comes from Canada?

Paying bills is really easy if you live a modest life, don't carelessly make children, conserve that which you own so you can use your resources to help you achieve stability in general. I'm not saying a large warehouse can't possibly produce good herb, or that the people involved aren't honest or aren't truly the kind of people I have come to love in this field of interest. Hell, I'm hardly even trying to say that those warehouse growers can't be better growers than I am. I'm not perfect, so I'm not casting stones. I'm just saying that larger ambitions equal larger suffering. This guy was not asking about setting up a legal operation. He's asking about setting up a big op that may not even be in a med state. Is it worth the risks just so he can make piles of cash? I don't feel that sort of ambition, so I'm not going to recommend it for anyone else.

We don't have dispensaries here, like most states. For people like us who have medical need of marijuana, this is horrendously expensive and riskier than it should be. I'm still struggling to get my own production going, despite having no real money. I think even my reduced harvest I am facing right now is going to be more than I need to smoke in this household. If I had whole room dedicated to it, I am not even sure what I'd do with it. I don't do this for the money. Well, that's not totally true, this grow is going to save me a ton of money, because I won't have to engage in "back alley" trades and all the problems that can bring. I don't know that I think dispensaries are the answer either though. It's just one step toward legalization.