Portable Calculator

Interested in determining the viability of a portable storage project? Use our portable calculator below to find out! Simply enter your best guesstimate on startup costs, recurring costs, and potential rental income in the blue fields and we'll do the rest. To guide you, we've supplied helpful hints for each input field. Just hover your mouse over the cell for more details. Contact your Trachte regional manager for further assistance, if needed.

For a comprehensive calculation of your future portable storage business, please answer the following two questions:

1. What are your real estate intentions?
    Buy land/warehouse
    Lease land/warehouse
    Improve existing land/warehouse

2. What are your transportation intentions?
    Buy truck/lift
    Lease truck/lift

Startup Costs Qty Cost Ea Cost   Improvements to existing land/warehouse ---- ---- Truck/lift purchase 5' Containers       12' Containers   16' Containers   Franchise fees  ----  ----   Other  ----  ----   Total Startup Costs         Annual Recurring Costs  Qty Cost Ea Cost         Leased land/warehouse (sq ft) Truck/lift lease     Monthly  Annual          Purchased land/warehouse ----                 Royalties  ----         Operating expense (as a % of income)  ----  ----         Other  ----         Total Annual Recurring Costs               Gross Income Monthly Rent Annual Gross           5' Containers           12' Containers           16' Containers           Average trip fee per container move           Other           Gross Income               Debt Calculation               Percent financed:             Annual interest   Loan period (yrs)     Payment (monthly)     Loan value   Startup capital required

Cash Flow Analysis

Occupancy Level	Total Gross Income	Annual Debt Service	Total Operating Expenses	Pre-Tax Cash Flow

Cash flow after loan repayment
Breakeven Point  =		Occupancy