buying a grow house

BustinScales510

BustinScales510

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Even if your friend is trustworthy, I think in the end he wouldnt be happy with the situation after a harvest or two. Even though it would be free rent, he also is not going to like the things about growing that you mentioned. If you added some cash to it, the odds of that scenario working out for both of you would be much higher. I know you were looking to make some money out of it so it couldnt be a lot,but a small percentage of the profit each run would make it much more enticing to your friend. That way, the better he does the more he makes (and the more you make). If it were me doing it, and the only reward I got for growing was getting to grow more..Id start to feel like I was in a hamster wheel (a rent free one, but you get what I mean) :)
 
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az kid

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Id do it, get rent and electric free, just pay water which is 40 bucks tops? but id also see about throwing a 400 watt in one of the side rooms for personal grow. Cause running an operation like that can be a big headache. Why not try and sweeten the deal to make things easier on both parties.
Could just be me but that way they canny complain in your not giving enough for them to smoke, and they have less motive to just bounce.
I no if someone came at me with a grow house to maintain, free rent smoke and i can grow my own for meds or money on the side without conflicting the original agreement, then why not!
 
ryan1918

ryan1918

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I think it's all possible but I think you would have better chances with someone you know if you know anyone you can trust, It would be better to find someone that doesn't smoke that way they are less likely to steal or take anything, as long as your paying them a decent amount to do it, You must know it takes a lot of work to grow, They will be likely putting in a good 20+ hours a week depending how many plants you plant to grow which you didn't say, nor did you say how much money your going to invest into the grow room, what state are you from? I think you would be better off renting because if your plan fails or anything goes bad at least you will have any extra 20k to restart things again.
 
guy incognito

guy incognito

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It would be someone I already know. Someone that is already a patient of mine (I am in medical state (michigan)).

I have been growing for past 2-3 years so I know how much time it takes (part of the reason I want to have someone else do it, so I can free up my own time).

I was only planning to set aside a few grand to construct grow room. I already have all the equipment so the money would be spent on building the physical space, and making it air and smell proof.

I don't think renting is a good idea. I don't want ANYONE to be able to go into the house for any reason ever. Only me and the trusted gardener/patient. If it doesn't pan out then I still have a property I can rent legitimately or resell. Since the plan is to get a cheaper house I should be able to unload it to another buyer if need be. Probably not at much of a profit, but I should be able to get rid of it if I need to.
 
bluntmassa1

bluntmassa1

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robert 14617 said:
oh my bad you got all figured out , a dirty out of work pot head is going to just sit by grow your weed and let you profit off all his hard work and be satisfied with a little smoke and rent , how could i question that logic ,you sir are on in the zone
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for real you won't catch me growing a bunch of weed for housing and a few bucks when you can just take it all so easy and be set lights and all no way nobody thats willing to grow pounds weed and do prison time for it is that honest and their gonna get greedy cause their the one doing all the work.
 
guy incognito

guy incognito

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bluntmassa1 said:
for real you won't catch me growing a bunch of weed for housing and a few bucks when you can just take it all so easy and be set lights and all no way nobody thats willing to grow pounds weed and do prison time for it is that honest and their gonna get greedy cause their the one doing all the work.
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Take it to where though? This person is in need of housing. Grow lights and lots of plants isn't going to do you any good when you have no place to take them. If this person had a career and enough forethought to have their own place then you are right, this situation probably wouldn't work. EDIT: It wouldn't work because I don't think it would be worth the risk for the reward. However I believe this situation will work out very well with a certain trusted friend. It will be mutually beneficial for everyone involved. No reason for anyone to screw anyone else over, the best possible outcome for everyone is to continue as planned.
 
Fat Sticky Nugs

Fat Sticky Nugs

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If I were you I would not be so sure of to what one person might do..
But if it were me though and I trusted them enough to let them hold onto multiple pounds for me like you basically are then I'd do it.
Make sure he's getting his deal of it and nothing less, wouldn't want him to get pissy during this operation.
 
Da Almighty Jew

Da Almighty Jew

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guy incognito said:
Hypothetical question for everyone. I don't think I want a huge grow operation in my house when I have kids for several reasons. I don't want to place them in harms way in case I get robbed or raided. I also don't want to spend 30 hours a week tending and trimming when I already work a full time job, I think I would rather spend time with my family. So...

What about purchasing a cheap house, for like $30-50k. Moving all my grow equipment and outfitting it to be a kick ass grow; dedicate the entire basement to the grow. Then hire a trusted in house gardener. Have this person live in the house and tend the plants every day so I don't have to. In exchange for tending plants daily, and trimming them up, this person would smoke for free and live in the house for free. I would pay mortgage and electric bill, the gardener would be responsible for other utilities.

I figure electricity will be $300/mo and a mortgage (including taxes and insurance) will be around $500. I would need to sell approximately 4 ounces a month at $200/oz in order to cover my operational costs. A little bit more once you factor in nutes and other supplies that will need to be purchased on an ongoing basis. Then I get 1-2 oz/mo to smoke, and the gardener smokes 1-2 oz/mo. With my current set up I think I can reliably plan on having approx 1 lb per month come down. With only 7 ounces accounted for (to cover bills and personal smoke) I would have approximately 9 ounces per month extra, which would presumably be sold, hopefully all in the same month and on an ongoing basis to provide an extra $1800/mo cash flow.

What does everyone think of this plan? I already have the gardener in mind. I don't think this person would fuck me over, especially since they would be getting benefits from the arrangement (smoke and shelter [and not a shitty apartment. They got run of their own house]). I am still leery about entrusting anyone to such a huge job. This person is already well aware of my grow as I am their caregiver (we are both MMJ patients in michigan - I am the caregiver and grow for me and 2 other people).

I think I will be banking way less money than I do now because I will have to be paying for another house and property, but I should be gaining equity pretty quickly, and I don't need the extra cash at this point in my life, so tying it up in house equity is not a problem. It would be so nice not to have the responsibility of a huge garden too. I feel like a slave that has to go check on plants every day, and if they are due for a watering or trimming then I have to do it no matter how tired I am, or how early I have to be to work the next day, or what I have going on in my personal life. The money is nice, and the supply of weed is nice, but it sucks spending so much time in there. I think I would rather give up a portion of the money in exchange for more free time.
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Good Luck Buddy. Chances are your not going to find yourself a loyal criminal( or regualar person) to do your dirty work if your not paying. Just saying. If it were me(and i was not doing my own thing) i would say yea sure. 3 monthes later you will be out 3-4 bows and i would be renting a house for myself with your lbs and equipment that i took.

I got an idea for you. Why dont you take some of that money and build an automated system so you dont need someone going in there checking on your shit. You can save plenty of man hours like that.
 
bowlfullofbliss

bowlfullofbliss

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The only way a dedicated grow house works is to run it yourself, full time. Guy, you know darn well the stupid saying about loose lips. If you're serious, do it yourself and quit your job when its up and running. Unless you're the mexican maffia keeping weed slaves in the house, your idea is a pipe dream. a fun one, but a dream.
 
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