He owned a large metal garage that was situated on his land, and it seemed that the space just sat empty most of the time. So one day, a friend of his offered to pay the man some money if he could keep some of his equipment and possibly a vehicle or two inside of the empty garage.
(此段文字的英文与原文一致，无需修改，以下是翻译回中文以确认理解正确：他拥有一座位于他土地上的大型金属车库，大多数时候这个空间似乎都空置着。于是有一天，他的一个朋友提出如果能将自己的部分设备，甚至是一两辆车存放在这个空置的车库里，愿意付给他一些钱。)