My dad lives in CT (I’m in CA), so I’m not able to drive around searching, and I think he feels out of his element trying to get someone to lend some space for a volunteer opportunity.

@Danitra Wynn You may want to check with your local mobile home supply store.

For example, you can get an Amazon Store card, get 80-90% of what you need on Amazon and then pay it off over 24 months with 0% interest: https://www.amazon.com/gp/cobrandcard/marketing.html?

So I was finding it difficult to store the food items inside the refrigerator.

One element I believe that has been left out of the equation here is whether or not he will qualify for a loan; any loan. 

Try to go to Home Depot and buy supplies to put up a fence or the local appliance store for appliances.   

A smart former mentor of mine had a great way of adding “new” steps into an established business (or system): only add one key elements of new-ness in at one time into the system.

As we grow the operations and scale further, having an in-house operation becomes a key element of our business.

@Chris Trupiano also, really emphasizing the wood elements you already have (like on the railing cap) will do WONDERS.

So here are some elements that appeal to me for using a broker.1.