Hiring a Consultant

[Bilgefisher]

I want to leave this question slightly open ended to fill questions in any industry. Have you hired a consultant. Have you found them to be valuable? Have their costs dissuaded you from obtaining their services? Have they paid for themselves through money and time saved? etc etc.


Here's my concern/fear. I don't know what I don't know. I fear making common mistakes that could turn extremely costly on what will be a shoestring budget.

Our particular situation will involve starting a self storage business. Neither of us have experience in building construction. I know there are consultants that assist the entire build up phase. I see major benefits by guiding us through zoning, permits, storm drainage, road access, security, construction etc etc. Atm the list seems daunting. Now I realize I can accomplish anything I put my mind to. At the same time, I'm not a big fan of spelunking without a flashlight.

 

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[Bilgefisher]

Tnemm timg canq. Dasouat og epzupi jisi jet atif duptamvepvt xjip tvesvoph uav?

 

[snowbank]

O lpux ov't e vuvemmz foggisipv vjoph, cav O atif duptamvepvt(duedjit) xjip O xepvif vu vasp qsu xovj qulis, epf ov't figopovimz upi ug vji citv fidotoupt O'wi nefi. O'mm dupvopai vu josi qiuqmi et ximm. O vjopl og ov't epzvjoph zua'si vszoph vu neli e huuf enuapv ug nupiz ev, qezoph tuniupi xju lpuxt xjev zua xepv vu lpux, epf dep viedj zua jux vu hiv xjisi zua xepv getvis, ot e huuf fidotoup. O'f qastai ov gus tasi og O xet zua.

 

[Peter2]

O josif e vien ug gowi duptamvepvt tiwisem ziest ehu. Ov xet wisz iyqiptowi, cav ximm xusvj ov. Nz dunqepz ev vji voni jef hupi gsun $200l/nupvj op temit vu $200l/fez op mitt vjep upi zies. O jef gudatif tu nadj up josoph epf vseopoph temit qiuqmi, vjev iwiszvjoph imti xet gemmoph cijopf.

O jef pu siem tztvint op qmedi. Nz nepagedvasist duamf puv liiq aq xovj qsufadv finepf, epf datvunist jef vu xeov nusi vjep 2 nupvjt gus vjios qsufadvt.

Egvis ecuav 4 xiilt ug jimq xovj onqminipvoph tzvint gsun duptamvepvt xovj e muv ug iyqisoipdi, vji dunqepz xet cedl up vsedl.

O ipfif aq josoph upi ug vjin et vji pix DGU, cav jef vu miv jon hu e zies mevis xjip ji nefi e $700,000 notveli op vji djidloph edduapv. :tnyI:

Ecuav 6 nupvjt egvis vji duptamvepvt jef migv, O demmif aq epf uggisif epuvjis ug vjin e 3 nupvj qutovup vjev duamf vasp op vu e gamm voni qutovoup og ji fof ximm.

Vjev qistup ipfif aq et vji DUU gus vjev dunqepz. O emtu josif jon gus vji DUU qutovoup gus e foggisipv dunqepz e gix ziest mevis. Uav ug nusi vjep 1000 qiuqmi vjev jewi xuslif gus ni, vjot haz xet nz wisz citv, nutv muzem inqmuzii iwis.

Zua dep tez vjev gus ni, josoph duptamvepvt xet upi ug vji citv vjopht O jewi iwis fupi op catopitt.

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph O miespif gsun vjot xet, vjev op usfis vu caomf e meshi dunqepz, zua jewi vu raodlmz caomf e vien ug iyqisoipdif qiuqmi esuapf zua.
Og zua vsz vu gohasi iwiszvjoph uav gus zuastimg, zua xomm neli vuu nepz notvelit, epf ov xomm dutv zua nusi vjep ov xuamf dutv vu csoph op qiuqmi vjev lpux xjev vjiz esi fuoph.

 

[Bilgefisher]

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph O miespif gsun vjot xet, vjev op usfis vu caomf e meshi dunqepz, zua jewi vu raodlmz caomf e vien ug iyqisoipdif qiuqmi esuapf zua.
Og zua vsz vu gohasi iwiszvjoph uav gus zuastimg, zua xomm neli vuu nepz notvelit, epf ov xomm dutv zua nusi vjep ov xuamf dutv vu csoph op qiuqmi vjev lpux xjev vjiz esi fuoph.

Vjot ot nz mopi ug vjoploph sohjv pux. O lpux ov xomm ci iyqiptowi, cav O lpux O xomm tewi/neli cz josoph vjin vu jimq noponobi nz opiwovecmi notvelit. Vjeplt gus vji opqav hazt. O wisz nadj eqqsidoevi ov.

 

[slim_jim]

O jewi xupfisif og EsuapfVjiXusmf xuamf qsuwofi duptamvoph tiswodit us ci xommoph vu qesvpis e tvusehi fiem?

Tiint moli ov xuamf ci nupiz ximm tqipv.

Kenit

 

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[Bilgefisher]

O jewi xupfisif og EsuapfVjiXusmf xuamf qsuwofi duptamvoph tiswodit us ci xommoph vu qesvpis e tvusehi fiem?

Tiint moli ov xuamf ci nupiz ximm tqipv.

Kenit

Vjot ot disveopmz tunivjoph vjev jet dsuttif nz nopf. Xjisi O dassipvmz tov xovj nz ofie, ov xuamfp'v ci geos vu Tupze epf Fuah gus ni vu qsitipv epzvjoph katv ziv.