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DowninDowntown t1_j66tg7r wrote

My question is why are there so many car washing spots and crab boil places opening up?!

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WhalerBum t1_j67lxoa wrote

They find locations that the landlord couldn’t lease to anyone else. Literally no one

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LouieKablooie t1_j68dl4d wrote

Is it money laundering? How big is the crab boil bag market?

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atomcow1 t1_j68icdg wrote

You'd be surprised how much cash even a small carwash operation can rake in. I went to an auction at bankruptcy court for a small carwash a few years ago, and you wouldn't believe the checks people were willing to write to get their hands on the place.

As for the crab boils, I wonder if it's just an RVA thing or if they're popping up everywhere.

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goodsam2 t1_j68o90u wrote

Those businesses are all property tax and there isn't much tax... IMO it's because we tax property value vs land value.

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goodsam2 t1_j68ofzn wrote

I mean a boil is like $20 easy and it's not that hard to make.

Also they charge way too much for the corn and potatoes. Like adding an extra potato is like $1.

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Minute-Swimmer638 t1_j6afx4b wrote

Rent, employees, and everything. Otherwise restaurant biz would be the easiest to operate, and it’s not. It’s prob not as easy.

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