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elialane7
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Feb 20, 2017

Rv park under 50k updates

Hi guys. Came here some odd months ago about my two best friends who are trying to build an rv campground in south Texas under 50k. Some ppl thought I was trolling bc of how crazy it seemed. I wish.

Here are the vague updates. I've since grown somewhat apart from them so I only hear the occasional updates probably sugar coating the real situation ...

1. Out of money as suspected. 50k went to installing the electric pole (but not the wires to the units . So no electricity still). And installing water pipes and a water system ....

But no drainage or septic system . They said they can get water in but can't get waste out. Their solution is to build some kind of compost system?!

Fifteen lots expected but now they say 5 lots. And no they haven't been set up or any gravel or any markers for them ...


Is a compost system really feasible here ?!

15 Replies

  • SBA wants a business plan - or at least did once upon a time. I doubt there is one given the two threads I've read on this venture.
  • 5 sites or even 15 sites doesn't seem like it is going to pay enough to justify their outlay. They should talk to the SBA, they have retired execs who volunteer to help people get a business going.
  • Thoughts: GoFundMe account or try to find some venture-type capital. Agree with WZ above-you can't control the amount of water that will go into the system.
  • My understanding is a compost system is entirely dependant on controlling the amount of water in the system (read as minimalizing). With an RV, you have no way of doing that.

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