Building an RV park for overnighters?
Was talking to my brother-in-law over the weekend and he asked me about ideas for a piece of investment real estate he owns. 120 acres with a 10 year option to purchase more in the future. Location is...
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time2roll wrote:A few years back there was a survey on this forum that asked how much someone would pay for a secure parking area without hookups or amenities. The overwhelming answer was $0.00. About 90% of the respondents stated they wouldn't even pay $5.00. Walmart, Cracker Barrel, rest areas, truck stops and stealth camping have the cheap, no hookup market pretty much cornered. As I have often said, you cannot compete with free.
I would compact some area and throw up a sign and maybe a website.
Has to be better than Walmart even with NO amenities or utilities.
Add amenities and utilities as money comes in. Don't spend a bucket of money unless you get permits or at least discuss with the County office.
On a slightly different note, such a facility would not be permitted in Montana. Any commercial RV park must either have a restroom facility or have a sewage disposal system of some kind. If it has no restrooms, it must require all the RVs to be self contained ( no tenting or RVs without toilets) even with the sewage disposal system.
