Considering renting morning hours in new space

pretty sure you know what this old fart is going to say. Find a way to make and extra $40.00 cake each day.
Most states will not let someone work under your health permit and food license. Also, liability issues? Liability issue?
I'm sorry, I'm having trouble hearing you with those people screaming in the background. From what I can make out, someone is trying to figure out how the F'in mixer broke this morning. Worse yet, her best client is expecting 4 iced cdakes in the next two hours.
So I guess my position is, go for it!!:D:lol::beer::chef::bounce::talk::crazy:
pan
Hey, by the way, send me 40 bucks and I'll compliment your business. " Oh my, What a lovely business you
have here Mrs. R."

Risque,

I am renting my kitchen 2 nights a week to an other person/business. She has her own license, as my state won't allow it unless she does. (keep in mind that this means 4 inspections a year- 2 for me and 2 for her :eek:)

Here are the pitfalls I've run into:

Since I cater, I often need the kitchen when she needs it. So far we've been able to work it out, but it hasn't been easy.

Her only equipment is a stand mixer and a freezer (she makes cookie dough and freezes it to sell at farmers' markets and wholesale), both of which are big and take up precious space. I get to use her mixer, though, so it's no big deal, really. The thing is, like Pan said, if something happens to it on my watch, I'm screwed...and so is she.

Since I"m short on fridge space, we order eggs and butter together and share. Sometimes we both need the last 10 pounds of butter so someone ends up driving to the store and paying retail.

When someone pays you rent, they think they have a say in YOUR business or how you do things. Not so, but it can get testy sometimes.

The cost of sharing of obvious things not included in the rental of the space price like dish soap, sponges, parchment paper as she bakes off samples, floor soap, paper towels and other incidentals add up. She always uses my linen which I take home and wash myself. Things like this don't seem big at first, but after a couple of months, you start hearing Panini in your head yelling something about a CONTRACT!!!!!

This summer, my electric usage in one room went up considerably. I told her she owed more for the electric bill, and she balked. Said there was no way she used the air conditioner enough in the short time she was there to make a difference. Not so. I have gone back to the shop on occasion when she's been there and the door is open and the air set on 65.

Her season is over in a month, so if and when she comes back, there WILL be a detailed contract. Some of the issues will really sound petty in a contract, but there's no reason why her renting from me should cost me a dime.

You were smart to decide against it Risque! Sometimes the help with the rent just isnt' worth it

Edited to add
This is a really small thing, but kind of funny really. She uses my bowls, pans, utensils, etc, but if I leave a coffee cup on the side of the sink, it will still be there in the morning when I come in. Now why in the world would someone wash all the dishes, put them away, but leave my cup unwashed? Strange.

Panini, thanx for the laugh out loud start to my day! I thought what you wrote was hilarious, and spot on.