Jake in the 5 years from the time we built it from an old "Franks Nursery" it was just one problem after another. The main thing is the cost of Operation, between rent, payroll, leases on equiptment, almost a million dollars worth, and '5 grand for electric', now it would be double, it was a 50 thousand dollar per month nut. On top of that you are open 18 hours per day, and that requires 2-3 shifts, a day care center, plus, collections, took about 30% of your time. I never got a chance to work out. It was like the standing joke, "he's going to try it again, lets see if he gets thru 3 sets before he gets paged". I actually had reciprocal agreements with other owners, so we could go someware else to train. You have to be able to "fill in" any day or time that you do have off. And the days that you are off, you are out trying to hustle business with corporate clients. That's why they make you put up a surity bond for 50 grand in FL. There are many con men, that set up a trailer, start taking money at a deep discount, and after as long as they can stretch it, dissapear with your money. I did meet a lot of professional and movie star types, but I was usually too busy to spend any time with them, and they want a free membership, not just for themselves, but for their entorage. But enough about Gyms, are Gun shoppes the same?