RV Park and Campground Books by Darrell Hess & Associates

New Guidebook for RV Parks:  4 Steps to Determine the Profitability of an RV Park       

Cost - $70

“I have been in public accounting for over 30 years.  During that time I have been involved with accounting and tax matters that apply to campgrounds from acquisition to operation and through sale.  I found your guidebook to be concise and easy to understand, and feel it is a very good overview of the tax implications of buying, selling and owning a park.”
                                                                                                            Thomas K. Kohl, CPA

Help at last!!! A guidebook that explains why profitability is difficult to measure and uses actual RV park tax returns to walk you through the 4 basic steps necessary to determine the profitability of a park.  Understanding profitability is basic to determining the value and sales price of an RV park and is important for both RV park owners and prospective buyers.

Finally an answer to why so many campground tax returns show a loss or very little profit.

Written by Darrell Hess & Associates, a brokerage firm with more than 24 years of experience in the camping industry.  They have been involved in over 230 RV park sales giving them a thorough understanding of how to determine the profitability of an RV park.

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New Guidebook for RV Parks:  Getting your Banker to Say ‘Yes’ to Your Request 

Cost $70

“We took the usual business school formula loan request to two banks and got told ‘no’ twice after ninety days of hassle.  In June, we took our Hess organized loan request to five banks, three said ‘yes’ within two weeks and we were funded in fifty-three days.  The comments from all three banks that said ‘yes’ were that the presentation of the information was a major factor in getting the loan approved.  One loan officer even called it impressive.”                                                         George K.

Includes 10 actual successful loan packages:  use these to develop your RV park loan request.  Copying, customizing, plagiarizing are all ok.  That’s why we wrote this guidebook!

Why is it so hard to get traditional bank financing?  The banker usually has no experience with RV park loans.  He tries to modify other commercial loan applications to fit your campground request—and it doesn’t work. 

It’s not that difficult to put a written package together once you understand the bankers’ decision-making process and what questions they will ask.  We’ll explain how by using 10 successful campground and RV Park loan packages. 

We’ll also give you a list of 10 things “Not to Do.”

Written by Darrell Hess & Associates, a brokerage firm with more than 24 years of experience in the camping industry.  They have been involved in over 230 RV park sales giving them a thorough understanding on how to obtain bank financing for prospective buyers and RV Park owners.  

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New Guidebook for RV Parks:  Thinking of Selling                                            

Cost - $35

Designed specifically for RV Park and campground owner/operators considering selling, this educational guidebook will address the 3 phase process you will work through in order to make an informed decision about selling. 

“I just read “Thinking of Selling’ and found it concise, short and easy to read in 1 ½ hours.  I found myself pondering it all week long.  Picked it up again a week later and spent another 2 hours reviewing it.  It has credible answers to the many questions I had about selling.  As a banker and RV park owner, I believe your Phase 3 ‘Salability of the Park,’ takes priority over Phase 1, ‘The Price'."
                                                                                               Current MO Park Owner

Written by Darrell Hess & Associates, a brokerage firm with more than 24 years of experience in the camping industry.  They have been involved in over 230 RV park sales giving them a thorough understanding of the purchase and sales process.

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