Chris Long with Long Yards

Chris Long rents dirt to contractors — literally: fenced, gated yard spaces leased month-to-month, which he calls “self-storage for contractors.” We dig into how the model works (secure yards with keypad or smartphone locks, appropriately sized lots for trailers and equipment, and simple online signups) and why it’s attractive: B2B tenants, predictable cash flow, and a gap between no-frills Craigslist lots and big industrial leases.

I also walk through Chris’s origin story — from apprentice carpenter to GC, a brutal commercial contract that wiped him out, and the scrappy comeback where he cut trees, pre-sold yards, and built his first location while basically broke.

We explain the practical stuff: how to validate demand (there’s demand everywhere if you unlock supply), the zoning and city headaches you’ll face, and why you need capital plus a reliable operator to test a market.

We don’t sugarcoat it — this isn’t a passive beach business; operating yards requires eight different skill sets (sales, delinquency handling, repairs, bookkeeping, site operations, etc.), even if the team stays lean.

Finally, we cover the tools and systems that let us scale — training on School, ClickUp, Slack, HighLevel CRM, and plans for custom software — and how to reach us if you want to learn more (long.com).