Booth Rent Is Dying? I Own 12 Barbershops

Here’s what the math actually says about booth rent, commission, and private suites. Everyone says the industry is done with booth rent. I own 12 barbershops, 11 booth rent and 1 commission, and I also run an accounting firm that helps business owners understand both models. In this video, I react to 3 creators talking about booth rent, commission, and private suites. Then I open up Shop Planner and model real shops in real ZIP codes so you can see why this is not a one size fits all answer. What we cover: • Why barbers are leaving for private studios, and where that logic breaks • The misclassification trap: a 1099 commission shop has the same legal standing as a booth rent shop. It is the worker classification that matters, not how you pay them. • W2 commission: full control, full cost, full liability. When it is worth it and when it is not. • The real reason barbers pick booth rent • Why booth rent is not broken, but many owners are bad at running it • The win win win test every owner should run before signing a lease • A salon owner who lost a fortune doing what everyone told her to do • What a $1,000,000 salon actually keeps at the end of the year Then I build it out live in Shop Planner: a standard 8 chair shop, and a premium high rent location where commission is the only model that works. This is not about picking a side. Both models can build real wealth. The model does not make you successful. You make the model successful. TRY SHOP PLANNER Free with 6FB Mentorship Plan your shop by ZIP code, compare booth rent vs commission W2 vs commission 1099, and get an AI coaching report on your plan. 1. Go to 6fbmentorship.com 2. Log in with your Skool account 3. Go to Tools 4. Open Shop Planner Not a member yet? Join 6FB Mentorship: skool.com/6fb FULLCAP IS COMING Our new booking software, FullCap, has a big announcement on May 27. Watching this after May 27? Go to: https://www.fullcap.ai CHAPTERS 0:00 Alan’s video: booth rent is dying 2:01 My honest take: I’m 50/50 on this 2:28 The misclassification trap 4:25 Why barbers actually pick booth rent 6:10 Booth rent is not broken, owners are 7:13 The win win win test 8:57 The app I built and FullCap on May 27 10:52 Lauren lost everything on her dream salon 16:09 Shop Planner demo: a standard 8 chair shop 27:35 Modeling a premium high rent location 32:22 What a $1,000,000 salon actually keeps 35:02 The verdict: stop being binary Shoutout to the creators in this video. Go follow them: Alan @alangenter.hair instagram.com/alangenter.hair Lauren @laurenslayshair instagram.com/laurenslayshair Chop Safil @chop_safil instagram.com/chop_safil This video is for educational purposes. It is not legal or tax advice. The Shop Planner coaching report is AI generated. Before you choose a model or classify a worker, talk to a licensed business attorney and a CPA in your state. #barbershop #boothrent #barberbusiness #6FB #barbershopowner