buying campground
I am looking to buy a campground that has closed. Having a hard time finding them. Any suggestions?
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Location Location Locaton........ We often (for 20 years) have gone to a mega campground. It started in the 1970s as undeveloped land...... But a couple had vision The land was 300 acres or land on the ocean south of Myrtle Beach. He was 50 years old when it was started.
He built the sites big for RVs of the time now an RV of 40 ft is not uncommon. He built his home in the park and ran it til his death at nearly 90, his wife pass the same year, now his daughters took it over...... He took it from undeveloped land into what it is today with 400 employees Imagine starting with 30 campsites and being able to grow to just under 900 sites not including the over 2500 permanent sites. A golf cart store, RV Sale & Service Center, Golf Course, They store about 2000 camping trailers, Camp Store, Laundry Mat & Service, Snack Bar, the Arcade the is huge, Nature Center, Pools, Putt Putt, Even have their own non denomination Church service with a full time Pastor, & land..... they even lease land to a mini Walmart across the road...............
But it didn't stop there Open Year round they didn't just sit back & take in money......... The saw a need or want in Halloween weekend Took a light weekend & put on a full weekend of costume contests Kids, Adults even Dogs, Trick or treating, Decorating & more & grew it into 3 full weekends of a nearly full campground. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, are becoming the same. Most of the summer weeks are or soon will be, booked up.... Some say it has gotten too big , maybe but they keep making improvements, and seem to have no lack of business.
Part of what I am saying is you can't just build it & sit back & relax....... either you or employees have to keep it going & growing......
He built the sites big for RVs of the time now an RV of 40 ft is not uncommon. He built his home in the park and ran it til his death at nearly 90, his wife pass the same year, now his daughters took it over...... He took it from undeveloped land into what it is today with 400 employees Imagine starting with 30 campsites and being able to grow to just under 900 sites not including the over 2500 permanent sites. A golf cart store, RV Sale & Service Center, Golf Course, They store about 2000 camping trailers, Camp Store, Laundry Mat & Service, Snack Bar, the Arcade the is huge, Nature Center, Pools, Putt Putt, Even have their own non denomination Church service with a full time Pastor, & land..... they even lease land to a mini Walmart across the road...............
But it didn't stop there Open Year round they didn't just sit back & take in money......... The saw a need or want in Halloween weekend Took a light weekend & put on a full weekend of costume contests Kids, Adults even Dogs, Trick or treating, Decorating & more & grew it into 3 full weekends of a nearly full campground. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, are becoming the same. Most of the summer weeks are or soon will be, booked up.... Some say it has gotten too big , maybe but they keep making improvements, and seem to have no lack of business.
Part of what I am saying is you can't just build it & sit back & relax....... either you or employees have to keep it going & growing......
