Thinking of building an rv storage unit complex

The main thing to consider in this or any commercial venture is location. You need to have access to lots of people=(money).

This needs to be in or near a metropolitan area inmho.

I live in a rural area and it would not work. I have seen dozens if not hundreds of businesses go under for lack of customers=(money) in my life.

I paid rent for years for a nice garage to store our MH. It was fenced in with a coded entry gate and a full-time manager living on site. Finally got tired of giving someone else my money and built my own garage and it was worth it. Makes maintenance and loading up for trips so much more convenient I wish I'd done it years ago.

We store our RV inside when not in use. Check with state and county fairgrounds - many rent out their buildings for storage during the winter months.

Minnesota State Fair takes RVs, Boats, and Cars in at the end of OCT and everyone moves out at the end of March. Very reasonable, maybe
$200-$300 for the season for a typical RV. Totally inside, dry, clean.

We have found a mini-storage facility that we can access year-round. The facility has the typical 10x20 lockers but also has a huge barn like building that we use now. Cost is about $750 annually for a 27' MH.

Inside storage is hard to find. We were lucky!

We have a nice 15x40 space. All bays open to each other, seperate doors. Nice to work on rig as you have elbow room. Its also 20' high ceilings with lights and outlets. Reasonable at 140 a month. Does also have the smaller units mixed in other rows.

We have a covered 75 foot long spot, which in the Arizona summers is priceless.
The fee is rediculous.
Not must haves but what people expect if they pay that much for parking....
Choice of fully covered, partially covered or uncovered parking.
Ability to put slides out between coaches
Air compressor
Ladders ( multiple sizes )
RV wash with soap, mitts, brushes, etc.
Dump station
Potable water
24-7 50 amp for the big boys
Timed plug for battery charging for all others
24hr guarded security wether it be by dogs or people
Security cameras
Locked very high gate with access code
VERY high exterior walls
Ability to rent by month, quarterly, or annualy with slight discounts for cash and long term leases.

Good luck with your venture

The more you can keep an RV out of the weather, the longer it will last.
If there was an affordable indoor place near us, I would use it.

I think most RVs are made to be outside. Ours have always been out without a cover and no harm has come to them. This one doesn't get as much snow as the last ones got because we like to go south when it snows. Weather the factory or the dealer cover them and I know full timers that don't cover there's.

There's a storage facility near me that had the normal rows of furniture/junk storage pods in the middle and outside parking for RVs and Semi tractors around the fence. That's where I stored my 'B'. It's lighted and has a code key pad for entry. I stored my 'C' there until I found a nearby township road equipment garage that was for sale so I bought it, but I don't rent space to others. Lately, I've noticed that the storage pods at the first place have been replaced by real garages. RVs are getting popular. I have no idea what they charge.

We want at least cover, preferably an enclosed space, in either case with power. Having power separately metered would be fine. Space to wash the MH and dump the tanks would be great. We would rent year-round, but that is variable around the country. Need to be able to come to the facility and do minor work on the MH. There would probably have to be limits on that.

Our MH is 37' and usually goes into a 40x12 space. Need to be able to get the basement spaces open. You would need a variety of sizes, and figuring that out is like figuring out the distribution of slip sizes in a marina. I would start by asking some friendly RV dealers about the distribution of their used coach sales. I think that would be more representative than new coach sales.

We would pay up to $150/mo for the ideal space. We're currently considering $135/mo for a covered space. Enclosed might be worth more than $150 but I don't think we could justify any more. To help get it kicked off, you might consider the concept of selling some condo spaces for initial funding. I've seen that done with marinas.

It would be interesting to share the project with a reputable RV service company so that people could get projects done when the coach is not in use without having take it to some distant location.