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What would you think is fair/acceptable?

My husband is buying a 17' Mr. Pike boat/trailer today. We don't have a large lot or pole building or anything. I've already lined up a guy who will rent us space in his barn for winter storage from Oct/Nov.- Apr/May, for $10/foot for the winter.

At the very least until my husband can get rid of an old car of his to make more room on the side of our garage, I was thinking of asking my neighbor(s) on either side of us if we could park the boat/trailer in their yard during the summer/boating months. The one guy has a double- lot, and the area closest to our house has an extra garage and he usually always has SOMEthing parked over there - a boat that they then sold, old cars of his sons', a VW van the one son bought to work on (and hasn't touched yet), a pop-up camper. It's not like he's not used to something being there, it's just that usually it's his own stuff, not a neighbor's.

The other neighbor for the most part doesn't even live in his house anymore. He moved over a year ago about 60 miles away to live with his fiance (I think they're married now) for work. He does construction and apparently that's where better jobs were. Anyway, he/they only come up to this house once in a blue moon. He used to have a boat himself, several years ago, and he parked it alongside his driveway in mulch that's right on the other side of the split rail fence separating our front yards. So there is room, and the driveway would still be empty for when he does come up here occasionally.

I was going to ask one of them if we could park the boat/trailer in one of their yards during the summer, but I don't expect to do it for free. Would would you offer? The same $10/foot as we're going to pay for the winter storage? Or less because the winter storage offers protection from the elements, whereas the neighbor's yard it would be exposed (altho with a boat cover on it when not in use). With the boat and trailer, that'll probably come out to about 22' total (I'm assuming the barn guy bases it on the total length, not just the lenth of the boat itself), so it'll be around $220 for the winter storage.

Aug 3
If your neighbors will not accept money for allowing you to store the boat on their property give them a gift card (you have to decide what amount is appropriate) for gas or other merchandise after you winter store the boat, with the card neatly tucked inside a Thank You card. ;-) JimH
Aug 3
Good idea. I was in a cast for 6 weeks this spring and couldn't drive, so had to rely on a co-worker for a ride to work every morning (my husband was able to pick me up every day for the ride home). When I got the cast off, I got him a card for Wesco because he'd mentioned that's where he gets his gas, and another for a local restaurant that he'd casually mentioned is his wife's favorite. During our daily conversations during the ride to work, I filed these tidbits away and gave him those afterwards as a thanks. I would definitely do something like that for my neighbor, if for some reason he wouldn't accept cash. :)
Aug 4
I would think $100 would get their attention.
Aug 3
I'd offer him $50 a month. That's enough to help pay his electricity bill, and it's not a 'nothing' amount. Hell, he can probably take his wife out to dinner at Golden Corral for that and have enough left over for a bottle of (cheap) wine. John
Aug 3
You're much nicer than I, although I'd go up to $100 if $50 didn't do the trick. John
Aug 3
Are you thinking $50 or 100/month or for the whole summer/season?
Aug 3
I was thinking per month. Wasn't your winter storage rate 'per month'? If that's for four or more months of storage, I'd leave my boat there year around. John
Aug 3
No, that $10/ft. (maybe $220ish) was for the whole winter season. But unfortunately he doesn't store year-round. He likes the stuff to be out by mid-May.
Aug 3
Wow! And I'm paying almost $2000 a year! In that case, I'd offer my neighbor $250, for the non-winter months, but I'd be sure to let him know that I was paying $220 for the winter months under cover, etc. Maybe he'll think he's getting a good deal. John
Aug 3
   

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