Sep-04-2019 11:42 AM
Sep-13-2019 04:39 PM
Executive wrote:You are kind of making the case against building the park. You had never heard of Ilion until this thread started. You would never have considered visiting there had this thread not shown up. In a couple of more days this thread will be relegated to the digital dust bin of the archived posts.
Like BjBear, I too, looked up the area. I can see 'destination' written all over it. We can go two weeks with the black tank and can stretch the grey with shorter showeThers. Where you are, I would envision at least a one week stay to really enjoy the area. Harvest Hosts are geared to only overnight stays, $70/yr sponsored by FMCA, another avenue to explore to getting the word out. Best of luck and let us know when you're up and running, we'll be your first customer.....Dennis
Sep-13-2019 04:04 PM
Sep-13-2019 09:28 AM
Sep-12-2019 08:17 AM
Sep-10-2019 09:27 AM
valhalla360 wrote:
The whole 8 miles thing:
- If it's a destination park, sure no big deal.
- If it's a quick overnight, yeah, it's costs me 16 miles round trip, so yeah, I might push on 25 miles to the next park that is near the highway. Worst case, it cuts 25 miles off the next day's travel.
Not being realistic is a big part of why most businesses fail in the first few years.
Sep-09-2019 01:03 PM
ferndaleflyer wrote:
Developers just bought about 7000ac of farms near me that have been ag exempt in like forever----Now do you really expect me to believe that since they aren't going to farm it but develop it into housing they are going to pay back taxes for all the previous time when it was farmed? Get real, I don't think that would fly anywhere.
Sep-09-2019 12:02 PM
Sep-09-2019 04:52 AM
Walaby wrote:
As a comparison, at least in terms of a stopover location, here's a campground that is about 5-6 miles off the interestate
http://www.benchmarkrv.net/index.html
I've stayed there once on my way to Texas, and plan on staying there again on my Christmas Texas trip.
It's $30 per night, but with Good Sams, I think it was $25 or $28
Concrete pads... all pull through's, Full Hook Up including cable and wifi.
Now, if you have a 50 amp rig, there is a slight up charge, EVEN if you say you will use the 30 amp plug. It was only a couple bucks, no big deal really.
We use this park often when we are moving from west to east, no facilities, full 50 amp hookups, and we don't mind the distance off the highway.
It's a decent place to stop over night. Fairly close to the freeway. So, I would say comparable to what OP might be thinking. Just an example of what you might want to be prepared to offer/plan for. Didn't take up a lot of room. Two rows if I remember correctly.
Mike
Sep-09-2019 04:50 AM
time2roll wrote:William B wrote:OK so enjoy the free WM or truck stop near the interstate and run your generator all night. Or pay $50+ for full services that are probably not used for an overnight.time2roll wrote:
For overnighters I would go with 30 amp electric only and a central hose bib. No shower house, no club house, no dump, no swimming pool. Just a place to get a quiet night of rest. Probably cut your price a bit and see where it goes. You can always add more amenities but once that money is spent and this thing never takes off it could just be a sink hole. If it does take off you can keep your overnight section and start building a full service section.
Well, I don't mind the 8 miles in the least, but this would keep me away.
Sep-09-2019 04:30 AM
time2roll wrote:William B wrote:OK so enjoy the free WM or truck stop near the interstate and run your generator all night. Or pay $50+ for full services that are probably not used for an overnight.time2roll wrote:
For overnighters I would go with 30 amp electric only and a central hose bib. No shower house, no club house, no dump, no swimming pool. Just a place to get a quiet night of rest. Probably cut your price a bit and see where it goes. You can always add more amenities but once that money is spent and this thing never takes off it could just be a sink hole. If it does take off you can keep your overnight section and start building a full service section.
Well, I don't mind the 8 miles in the least, but this would keep me away.
Sep-08-2019 06:15 PM
Sep-08-2019 06:11 PM
Sep-08-2019 04:59 PM
William B wrote:OK so enjoy the free WM or truck stop near the interstate and run your generator all night. Or pay $50+ for full services that are probably not used for an overnight.time2roll wrote:
For overnighters I would go with 30 amp electric only and a central hose bib. No shower house, no club house, no dump, no swimming pool. Just a place to get a quiet night of rest. Probably cut your price a bit and see where it goes. You can always add more amenities but once that money is spent and this thing never takes off it could just be a sink hole. If it does take off you can keep your overnight section and start building a full service section.
Well, I don't mind the 8 miles in the least, but this would keep me away.
Sep-08-2019 04:15 PM
mike brez wrote:T18skyguy wrote:ford truck guy wrote:
When traveling and looking for an " over nighter" the FIRST thing I look for is distance from the highway.... We are NOT retired and are traveling to get to our destination for vacation... IF I were a full timer, that would give me a different outlook on that..
As far as tax's and regulations, I agree that as soon as that is no longer a WORKING FARM, you will lose that benefit, whatever it may be..
What it's called is farm deferral of taxes. Farmers get a big reduction of property taxes as long as they farm it. A problem arises when someone new buys the property, and decides not to farm it. When this happens, they have to pay all the back taxes to the beginning of farm deferral, no matter how far back it is. Nobody typically does this, but some buyers are unaware of the law when they buy, and the County hands them a really big bill. I'm in Oregon and we have that here.
If it is were I’m thinking it is they are farming some grain and hops for beer.
I’m sure that would keep that going along with some rv pads