Renting out an RV for profit?

A few yrs ago when we were looking at a new RV. There were about 10 class A's in a corner of the dealer's lot that were, well, not for sale. I asked him:"what about thoes?" He said he was renting them out for the owners of the RV's, I asked him how much they were going for and he said 400 to 500 a day.

Wow.... never heard the words "RV" and "profit" used in the same sentence.

Me no understand. :h

:B

Old-Biscuit wrote:
FIgure in cost of trailer purchase, coat of Insurance (business policy/slip-fall etc), cost of maintaining trailer, cost of repairs and then cost to go retrieve it cause it was just left along side of road.


YEP...money making deal if there was one

Add in business permit and all associated costs.

I have a feeling the only one actually making any money is the person running "RVshare"!!!

If it's 'too good to be true'. It probably isn't. Would I do it? No way Jose'.

People today, if they don't have any skin in the game, tend to be abusive and have a I don't give a hoot attitude which can be a nightmare with an RV.

As an example, one of my friends owns a banquet hall he rents out to weddings and such. All the pictures on the walls, all the light fixtures, are bolted down because people think because they 'rented' it, it's theirs to destroy. The have literally ripped the stall dividers out in the mens room before and in the lady's room, the nice women stuff TP rolls in the toilets and flush them so water goes all over.

He takes a huge deposit just for damages and he's not shy about not giving it back either.

Same deal with an RV.. Not for me. I don't have the patience with stupid.

Lady_Katie wrote:
Hi there, I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I just have to ask it anyway. Can you realistically make any money renting out an RV on on RVshare? I do not own an RV, but some websites are suggesting that people are making money doing this, so would it make any sense to invest in a travel trailer for the purpose of renting it out for profit? I'm not talking about buying myself a nice RV that I love, and then renting it out to strangers to trash every other weekend when I'm not using it. I mean purchasing an average, affordable travel trailer that would only function as a rental.

I'm sure the idea is too good to be true, but I figured I'd check. Thank you!

The location of where you place the trailer is critical. i.e. wintering in Ariz. for snowbirders is popular. You also have to consider what the RV park is going to charge you to leave the trailer in the park. A friend left his 5th wheel at a RV resort year round for $3k a year. Renting out your trailer to be towed by renters would be questionable and I would not do it.

FIgure in cost of trailer purchase, coat of Insurance (business policy/slip-fall etc), cost of maintaining trailer, cost of repairs and then cost to go retrieve it cause it was just left along side of road.


YEP...money making deal if there was one

An average, affordable travel trailer isn't expensive. If this was profitable why would anyone need to share the money with you? Just got back from Colorado and seeing thousands of investor owned rail cars (hoppers and tank cars) owned by investors sitting idle and making no one any money.

Not a realistic expectation for a small operator. There are a few companies that do it but that is their primary business.