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Billy10mm · 06-06-2019, 02:51 PM

This forum doesn't get much traffic, but this post doesn't logically fit anywhere else.

So I'm at something of a cross-roads with my wife. A few years ago we moved into and then renovated our apartment into her dream space. She doesn't want a house, not now, not ever. The building we're in has outdoor parking.

I want a garage, a real garage. Big enough for a vehicle, 2-post lift, air setup, tools, cabinets, 2 work benches, beer fridge, and possibly tall enough to have a second level big enough for a desk, TV, and 8-ft pool table.

I looked at buying an existing commercial garage in my area that's out of business, but nothing is close enough where I could just pop over there in 5 or 10 minutes, and anything remotely inexpensive (and by inexpensive I mean under half a million) is in an area so bad I couldn't keep anything in it.

So then I started looking at small plots of land in my area. Something just big enough for said garage. Unfortunately, anything flat is going for $200K and has no structure on it at all, so I'm going to have to sink at least another $100K into it for the building, electrical, getting sewer run, getting water run, gas for heat, etc. Probably more. And the taxes on even a .1 acre lot in my area run $10K a year, so the wife's not going to like that idea.

Anyone else have any ideas? Maybe there's something I'm missing out there. I don't know what, but I'm at wits end here and throwing out a hail Mary.

gtstorey · 06-06-2019, 02:52 PM

Divorce?

Billy10mm · 06-06-2019, 03:15 PM

Two kids.

That said, I'm thinking about it. We're moving in different directions, she wants to move into NYC, I want to move as far away from it as physically possible. I explained to her all of this, and she says that it sounds like I want to trade her for a house. Then reminds me how I won't get my dream garage when I'm paying out half my income in alimony and child support. As nasty as that is, she's right.

We had had this plan to buy a second home, a weekend home, in Rhode Island (in any area we both like) with permission to build my garage. And I was excited at first, but the more I thought about it, the less sense it made. I work in NYC, so by the time I get home on a Friday, pack up, have dinner, and get out there, Friday is gone. Saturday maybe I get a whole day to work on something, but I can't have a project last more than a day because I'll have to drive the car back home to NY on Sunday. Maybe I buy a cheap family car and leave it out in RI so I can drive it home if whatever project I'm doing on my car is going to take a while. But that's another problem. Now a 4 day project takes 4 weeks (1 working day per week). And just "popping into the garage" to put on the autocross tires for tomorrow's autocross becomes not possible. And my autocross club and gun range (two favored hobbies of mine) are all here in NY and I'm going to be RI on weekends. All in all, this plan doesn't work.

So wondering if there's any other ideas. F'ing garage-share. AirBnB-Garage. I don't know. Hoping something is out there for car guys who live in/near major cities that I'm just not familiar with.

Vegas Bound · 06-06-2019, 03:57 PM

Move to TX before getting a divorce, no alimony state.
Or move to CO, not a community property state.

xstuntman · 06-06-2019, 05:51 PM

Start dragging her to some open houses on the weekend.
Convince her and get serious on buying her dream house/your dream garage.
Its not like rent will ever go down and thats money down the drain.

SS Performance · 06-06-2019, 07:28 PM

You might look into a storage unit. Some of them are more geared to commercial use. A 4 post lift doesn't require drilling into the floor.

Good luck
Craig

Billy10mm · 06-10-2019, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xstuntman

Start dragging her to some open houses on the weekend.
Convince her and get serious on buying her dream house/your dream garage.
Its not like rent will ever go down and thats money down the drain.

We're not renting. We own our apartment. I'm going to start looking for plots of land near me, but this is easily going to get deep into the 6 figures. Found a .10 acre plot about 5 minutes from my house that needs to be leveled and isn't in very nice area and they want $165K for the plot alone.

KenKat · 06-10-2019, 10:24 AM

Can you rent a garage space from a long term storage place? Some around here offer them.

Billy10mm · 06-10-2019, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenKat

Can you rent a garage space from a long term storage place? Some around here offer them.

If I rent, I don't get to do what I want to do. Lift, second floor with pool table, cabinets, benches, lights. I need to own this or the point is lost.

Windycity · 06-10-2019, 06:56 PM

Is there any car condos in your area? That would be perfect for you

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Billy10mm · 06-11-2019, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Windycity

Is there any car condos in your area? That would be perfect for you

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No unfortunately.

Nb1081 · 06-14-2019, 03:51 AM

I got 16 acres you can build on as long as i get 1lift bay to use just might b a lil cruise from where ever in ny hartsdale is

Roader · 06-15-2019, 11:53 AM

I didn’t know you could own your apartment. Sorry, all I took form this thread

Ajax2112 · 06-17-2019, 06:44 AM

Do your kids go to the local public schools? If that’s the case just tell her you want to move out of Greenburgh for better schools. I believe I have seen your car parked in the lot of the co ops just north of 4 corners. If she really wants to stay in the area I have a house for sale with a three car garage and 11 foot ceilings. I bet she would fall in love with the house. Just shy of an acre, which is very rare for this area.

Also check out the Hot Rod hotel in Buchanan. Might be an option.

06-06-2019, 02:51 PM	#1
Billy10mm Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS 1LE NPP Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 1,434	Garage Options / Choices This forum doesn't get much traffic, but this post doesn't logically fit anywhere else. So I'm at something of a cross-roads with my wife. A few years ago we moved into and then renovated our apartment into her dream space. She doesn't want a house, not now, not ever. The building we're in has outdoor parking. I want a garage, a real garage. Big enough for a vehicle, 2-post lift, air setup, tools, cabinets, 2 work benches, beer fridge, and possibly tall enough to have a second level big enough for a desk, TV, and 8-ft pool table. I looked at buying an existing commercial garage in my area that's out of business, but nothing is close enough where I could just pop over there in 5 or 10 minutes, and anything remotely inexpensive (and by inexpensive I mean under half a million) is in an area so bad I couldn't keep anything in it. So then I started looking at small plots of land in my area. Something just big enough for said garage. Unfortunately, anything flat is going for $200K and has no structure on it at all, so I'm going to have to sink at least another $100K into it for the building, electrical, getting sewer run, getting water run, gas for heat, etc. Probably more. And the taxes on even a .1 acre lot in my area run $10K a year, so the wife's not going to like that idea. Anyone else have any ideas? Maybe there's something I'm missing out there. I don't know what, but I'm at wits end here and throwing out a hail Mary. __________________ My thoughts on some things: Driving Nannies: If I'm that far out of shape on the street, something has gone terribly wrong and by all means Mr. Computer man, come and get me. G2s: Rock throwing is like like a tramp stamp; although problematic, it's a sign of good things to come.

06-06-2019, 03:15 PM	#3
Billy10mm Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS 1LE NPP Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 1,434	Two kids. That said, I'm thinking about it. We're moving in different directions, she wants to move into NYC, I want to move as far away from it as physically possible. I explained to her all of this, and she says that it sounds like I want to trade her for a house. Then reminds me how I won't get my dream garage when I'm paying out half my income in alimony and child support. As nasty as that is, she's right. We had had this plan to buy a second home, a weekend home, in Rhode Island (in any area we both like) with permission to build my garage. And I was excited at first, but the more I thought about it, the less sense it made. I work in NYC, so by the time I get home on a Friday, pack up, have dinner, and get out there, Friday is gone. Saturday maybe I get a whole day to work on something, but I can't have a project last more than a day because I'll have to drive the car back home to NY on Sunday. Maybe I buy a cheap family car and leave it out in RI so I can drive it home if whatever project I'm doing on my car is going to take a while. But that's another problem. Now a 4 day project takes 4 weeks (1 working day per week). And just "popping into the garage" to put on the autocross tires for tomorrow's autocross becomes not possible. And my autocross club and gun range (two favored hobbies of mine) are all here in NY and I'm going to be RI on weekends. All in all, this plan doesn't work. So wondering if there's any other ideas. F'ing garage-share. AirBnB-Garage. I don't know. Hoping something is out there for car guys who live in/near major cities that I'm just not familiar with. __________________ My thoughts on some things: Driving Nannies: If I'm that far out of shape on the street, something has gone terribly wrong and by all means Mr. Computer man, come and get me. G2s: Rock throwing is like like a tramp stamp; although problematic, it's a sign of good things to come.

06-06-2019, 05:51 PM	#5
xstuntman Drives: 2012 Victory Red LFX Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: west central Texas Posts: 1,310	Start dragging her to some open houses on the weekend. Convince her and get serious on buying her dream house/your dream garage. Its not like rent will ever go down and thats money down the drain. __________________ 2018 SS wheels, red Heritage grille, actual driving lights, ZL1 strut tower brace, GM Performance billet aluminum fuel door, front grille Bowtie delete, painted red rotors and calipers, 1/4 window American Flags, splash guards, AEM dry panel air filter.

06-06-2019, 07:28 PM	#6
SS Performance Drives: 02 Camaro B4C Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 749	You might look into a storage unit. Some of them are more geared to commercial use. A 4 post lift doesn't require drilling into the floor. Good luck Craig __________________ A man's garage is his castle 1969 Camaro SS 1970 Camaro SS 2002 Camaro B4C 2014 Camaro SS Dedicated Track Car 2015 Camaro 1SS 1LE 2008 HHR SS 1996 Silverado Crew Cab Long Bed Dual Rear Wheel

06-14-2019, 03:51 AM	#12
Nb1081 Drives: 10 2ss/rs Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Shelby ny Posts: 436	I got 16 acres you can build on as long as i get 1lift bay to use just might b a lil cruise from where ever in ny hartsdale is __________________ [/SIGPIC]10 2ss ls3 sw long tubes,cai intake,phastek scoop,se3" exhaust,elite e2, bw stg2tb, tsp f35, motive 4.10 lpw cover, 15" conversion, 510whp tuned by john donovan

06-06-2019, 02:52 PM	#2
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,143	Divorce?

06-06-2019, 03:57 PM	#4
Vegas Bound Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Sparkly Red One Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Hospitality State Posts: 2,558	Move to TX before getting a divorce, no alimony state. Or move to CO, not a community property state.

06-10-2019, 10:24 AM	#8
KenKat Drives: 2014 2LT RS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 622	Can you rent a garage space from a long term storage place? Some around here offer them.

06-10-2019, 06:56 PM	#10
Windycity Drives: Yellow 1le Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Chicago Posts: 223 View My Garage	Is there any car condos in your area? That would be perfect for you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-15-2019, 11:53 AM	#13
Roader Drives: Camaro Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Alabama Posts: 673	I didn’t know you could own your apartment. Sorry, all I took form this thread

06-17-2019, 06:44 AM	#14
Ajax2112 Drives: ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Here and there Posts: 183	Do your kids go to the local public schools? If that’s the case just tell her you want to move out of Greenburgh for better schools. I believe I have seen your car parked in the lot of the co ops just north of 4 corners. If she really wants to stay in the area I have a house for sale with a three car garage and 11 foot ceilings. I bet she would fall in love with the house. Just shy of an acre, which is very rare for this area. Also check out the Hot Rod hotel in Buchanan. Might be an option.