On the Brain - Building a Field

[SlartyBartFast]

theres an indoor place that just opened here in michigan grand rapids. been open foe 5 months now and paint is 50 a case 10 field fee,its close to 40,000 sq ft there rent is close to 20,000 a month and they don't sell any markers. how they can stay in business i have no idea. they also only have open play on wends and saturdays.

I'd guess drugs as well.

But, I don't think sellingmarkers would help much. Marhup and potential profit on equipment is pathetic. If I was to open a paintball facility, I'd not bother with stocking the proshop with much equipment. Just concentrate on servicing and consumables.

[SlartyBartFast]

If you were going to own an indoor field id say you would have to buy the building instead of rent. In my town there used to be a huge ship yard with im talking huge warehouses. I so want the guy who owns them to turn one into a paintball field.

No way!

Unless you won the lottery or otherwise have a lot of cash and nothing better to do with it, buying real estate is a very bad idea for a startup business. All your capital gets locked up in the building and is unavailable for operating expenses and equipment. Plus, amortising a building is much more complex and gives much lower tax benefits than renting (meaning much less liquidity and more difficult to remain in business).