How Much Money Did this Small Laundromat Lose the First Year?

Here is thst full first video https://youtu.be/g207gXhUuWo?si=8wSfAhHTa_j9-tDT

The back building maybe consider renting for a 1. Used tire shop. 2. Auto detail shop 3. Add oversea containers and rent for storage space. 4. Auto repair shop 5. Small used car lot 6. RV Boat storage 7. Small feed store 8. Small coffee shop with outside seating 9. Recycling center 10. Welding shop 11. Food truck set up space 12. Tiny farmers market 13. Tiny reseller spaces market. 14. Food/convenience store.

Heard from one resident that putting in bigger washers will help with the sales. But the wooden floor can’t handle it. Been thinking about pouring in a concrete slab to get the bigger ones into the laundromat. Try to get the other wash up and running might bring on more money. But you done a lot in improvements new machines to looking nice from inside and outside.

DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO NEGATIVE PEOPLE RE objecting to travel between several small businesses!! Life isn’t about sitting at home or a basement on the IDIOT SCREEN!! I bet you’re a Happy Person and your jobs give you a purpose for getting up and around everyday. Especially as we get older we need to stay as busy as possible. Thank you for this Delightful Laundromat Video!! 🌺

PRETTY PLEASE DONT GET RID OF THE SMALL LAUNDROMAT! If you could get the shop rented and add a bigger front loader it would be worth holding onto! THE LITTLE LAUNDRY THAT COULD!

I know someone who owns a laundromat in a remote area (its much bigger then this place and is empty a good portion of the time). So he started offering laundry pickup/drop off service to a more populated area in towns near where he lives. I think he does laundry service for businesses as well, upscale restaurants that have cloth tablecloths, country clubs need tablecloth and towels cleaned, etc.). Most of his business is the pickup/drop off laudry service now (I am not sure what he charges for the pickup/drop off but the income in the towns he offers the service too is high, with dual professional couples that are very busy, so many of them hire lawn service as well.

Has it been a year already? Lol, did not miss a one video on this tiny laundromat. What life I got 😁

Top loaders clean a ton better.

Thanks for being so open and sharing your experience

recently moved to a small rural town and theres a laundromat in another town near me and its the only one with 30ks of travelling but its been closed due to vandalism ( note on door) but it looks like the owner never really did anything with it, not sure what was vandalised but inside still looks okay from the outside, machines might be old? i have no clue( police station 15 meters away too :( ). the owner owns the large building with the laundromat that would be similar size to the small one at the start of the video and next to it is a job network group and a car parts store assuming these businesses paying rent to him. then there is a couple fast food joints in the same car park which get a lot of traffic, the owner was running the laundromat himself but he also owns a motel down the road so maybe it was just too much effort for him? Would there be a good way to get involved with the laundromat and take it over? Would be a first time for me.

It's ok, and you and we get so much enjoyment out of it.

The capital costs for a laundromat are high because of the washers and dryers. However, on the labour side, it quite cheap. You don't need to hire any employees. You can even install a change machine. So, everything is automated. I would imagine the owner need to do some minor clean up and the emptying of the change? But, that's a 1 man job.

a guy in a small town got nearly all the biz cuz he gave 3 min more on his dryers..and 2 min more on his car wash..he had put every penny he had into it and no one knew he owned it so making comments to the guy that cleaned the trash and mopped the floors worked to his benefit..he expanded w a pizza take out, video hutch(when vcrs lived) and he bought the bar across the street with a drive thru beverage..turned the bar into a pool hall..makes a fortune from them, and most his income now is from the drive thrus and car wash/laundry..rents the other buildings out, passive income only

I know it’s a small town but one thing I remember from a video is you mentioning how much the officials from the town appreciate you fixing up this laundromat. You can’t quantify that but it’s quite the contrast to the interactions you’ve had with the town your diesel shop is in. So in the future if you did something in Kersey Im sure you’d have the towns full support.

Definitely figure out a way to generate income from that back building! Good upgrades to car wash, laundry and apt. You might want to add another folding table in the laundry.

Some tried to warn you it was too small. I think that one laundromat guy said to make it into an apartment. 🙃 But I think you owning this small laundromat got you into contact with the person liquidating the other washers and that somehow led to the Greeley laundromat. So all in all, maybe this is just how things were supposed to go. I personally would be looking to sell it off now at this point if the back shop can't be rented and you can't bring in bigger machines due to the floor issue. It's going to be a boat anchor. You can still get your quarter fix from the Greeley one. 😀

Don’t sell the small one put bigger machines in it’s great comparing the two that’s the fun of watching lol😂and your being community spirited another great reason to love your videos

A couple of thoughts: I know of a couple of laundromats in small towns that are open 24 hours. I think the conveience would increase sales. What about using solar water heating? Not photovoltaic panels, but a system specifically designed for water. What about filtering your grey water and recycling it? I would not try to expand a laundromat in that town, and the reason is that it is easier than ever to put a washer and dryer in your own home. What would happen if you dropped some or all of the insurance? Are the vending machines on the front porch where non-customers can access them easily? What about offering a wash, dry, and fold service?

I imagine the knowledge is priceless.

I see from my comments, many people still not get it. Business is hard. Something about the quarters brings out the slot machine mentality and people who have never run a business.