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This issue of the RVParkStore.com Newsletter includes:
  1. RV Park & Campground Investment Conference
     

  2. Items to Consider When Selling Your RV Park & Campground
     

  3. RV Parks and Campgrounds For Sale
     

  4. Featured Listing
     

  5. RV Park and Campground Memberships For Sale
     

  6. RV Park Employment
     

  7. Economy Keeps Campers Close - Article from the Net
     

  8. Tell us what you think and send us your articles!

 

Special Promotion:

Purchase How to Buy, Sell, and Operate RV Parks and Campgrounds AND receive the following:

1.    A Listing on RVParkStore.com for 1 full year under the Investors Section. 

You will be able to display your contact information and property specifications to potential sellers of RV Park and Campground Sellers.  These sellers may not wish to post the property for sale on our website and would rather contact potential investors directly.

2. Email notification for each new RV Park and Campgrounds for sale that are listed on RVParkStore.com. 

If you are serious about buying an RV Park, then this service will work for you in two ways:

  • You will be constantly reminded of your goal of Purchasing an RV Park

  • You will be one of the first people to see the listings so you do not miss the Perfect Deal!

This service is currently only available to those that purchase my book!

If you sign up before October 31, 2007, you will receive a copy of the ebook and a one year listing and subscription to this service for only $99.00.

Items to Consider when Selling your RV Park or Campground:

Preparing to Sell your RV Park or Campground

  • Improve your Front Entrance - The first impressions of a new buyer (and customers) will be your front entrance and frontage on the highway.  Just as you want a potential customer to drive in and not turn around before staying for the night you don't want your potential buyer to have a bad first impression.  Make sure that your sign is freshly painted, the entrance road is free of potholes, the grass is mowed, and so on.  A few nice bushes at the entrance as well as some vinyl fencing sections can do wonders to making the park look professionally landscaped.
  • Park Office Exterior - How does the outside of the office look?  Is it inviting?  A fresh coat of paint, some flowers around the perimeter, a welcome/open sign, and removing any trash and junk piles will go a long way to making the place attractive.
  • Park Office Interior - Get rid of the junk files in the corner and organize the place.  Fresh paint and tile/carpet may be well worth it.  After all, this is where you meet your customers and your potential buyer.  If your office is a wreck, then the buyer may wonder how well you have taken care of the rest of the park. 
  • Roads - If you have paved roads with potholes buy some patch and fill them in.  If you have dirt roads, run the grader over them and add some gravel.  Your customers don't like avoiding these nuisances and your potential buyer will notice them as well.  These are simple and cost effective fixes that will more than pay for themselves.
  • Clean up all trash and junk in the park – at least that which can be seen from the street – one person's treasures may be another's junk.  A few loads to the landfill will improve the appearance.
  • Other Common Areas - thoroughly clean the shower rooms and bathrooms - paint if needed - add some deodorizers to add that fresh scent.
  • Get your books and files in order.   The potential buyer will need to review your books and records so that he can understand the business, obtain financing, and make a financial decision on whether to proceed with purchasing the park.  It makes sense to have all this information readily available to serious buyers so there are fewer delays from contract to closing.
  • Prepare list of all equipment that goes with park.  What tools and equipment and supplies will stay with the park and which ones will not.
  • Prepare list of all capital expenditures to show buyers (and their lenders) what you have done and what they won’t have to do.

Be easy to buy from.

  • Prepare an Accurate Marketing Package with Profit & Loss Statements,

  • Don't Hide Anything

  • Return Phone Calls and Emails

  • Come up with a Realistic Asking Price and Terms (if possible)

  • If you do not have a Broker, will you Coop with a Broker and How Much?

  • List of Utility Companies, Contractors, and other Vendors

  • Get a new Personal Phone Number

  • Copies of Surveys, Maps, and other Reports

  • List of Reservations and Long Term Rentals

  • Know your Park and Put on Paper (lot size, full hookups vs partial hookups, electrical amps, etc)

  • Document Expansion Possibilities

Adequate Records

  • Detailed Income & Expense

  • Separate out the Personal Expenses

  • Detailed Rent Roll - Payment History

  • Why do some People pay more or less - Club Discounts

  • Last Rent Increase - History of Rate Increases

  • Occupancy Levels during your Ownership Uup versus Down and why up or down

Owner Financing or Not

Benefits

  • Defer Capital Gains - Spread Income over Several Years

  • Monthly Payment Greater than a CD Rate

  • Shows you have Confidence in park

  • Higher Sales Price

  • Get Tougher Parks Sold

  • Park Owned RV's & Home Problem Alleviated

  • You can be more Flexible than the Bank

  • Saves Fees & Time

  • If you Sell at a Realistic Price & Down Payment - Good Security

Risks and Hazards

  • Buyer doesn't Pay you

  • Attorney Fees - Court fees

  • Buyer does not Maintain Park

  • 6 month Foreclosure Process

  • Buyer doesn't pay the Utilities & Other Bills

 

RV Parks and Campgrounds For Sale

We currently have over 400 RV Parks for sale and the list is growing daily.  So far this year RVParkStore.com has helped many campground investors find their property and there are several more in the works. 

At last count, there have been over 100 confirmed sales so far this year!

If you are looking to sell your RV Park or Campground, now is a great time to start marketing it before winter.  We are still currently offering a FREE 15 day trial period to test the market.  Find out more about Selling your RV Park
 

9-6-07

Dear Diane,

Thank you for the email. Yes, the property is still for sale and I would like to keep the ad listed. I have had tremendous response from the ad and am currently negotiating with 2 different individuals for possible purchase. I will notify you when I sell the property.

Thanks,
Jay


8-23-07
 
Golden Pond RV Park in the Ozarks of Arkansas has sold. We appreciate your site so much! We had a tremendous amount of hits and contacts on the property and met some very nice people. We listed the park in August of 2006 and it sold on April 10, 2007. Thanks so much for having such a great site. If we were selling again we'd list here first!

Bernadette

Featured Listing

RV Park/ Campground for Sale in Wisconsin Tourist Area

Campground rich in atmosphere and history.   Perfectly located near several of the regions most popular tourist attractions.  Well maintained and regularly updated to enhance the camper experience and loyalty.  Many families have been coming to this campground for over 15 years.  The owners maintain a quiet, family atmosphere in the park by enforcing policies.  Activities and events are planned through the camping season to enhance the experience.  Other amenities include, but are not limited to, large wooded sites, laundry room, security features and water/electric/sewer hook-ups.  Approximately 15 of the 40 acres are undeveloped.

Contact Information:

Jaclyn Fradette
Cornerstone Business Services, Inc.
200 S. Washington, Suite 205
Green Bay, WI 54301
920-436-9890
920-436-9894


www.cornerstone-business.com
 


RV Park and Campground Memberships For Sale:

This section of RVParkStore.com is picking up speed.  Memberships are being listed and sold quickly.  With about 130 memberships currently for sale, this continues to be the prime outlet to buy and sell campground memberships. 

Best of all, when you are selling your membership, we do not charge you up front to do so.  You only pay us if you are successful in finding a buyer from RVParkStore.com. 

Find out more about Selling your Campground or RV Park Membership

 

RV Park Employment Listings:

Are you searching for good quality employees or looking for a position with an RV Park?  Then be sure to visit our ever growing employment listing sections.

All listings in these sections are FREE!

Check out the Help Wanted Section

Check out the Work Wanted Section

Post your FREE Listing Here

 


Are you trying to figure out the Value of an RV Park or Campground?  Try this FREE Valuation Tool Provided by Campground Financing.com
 


Economy Keeps Campers Close
 
Tell us what you think!
 
We'd love to hear what you think of this issue!

We need your articles - send your articles to dave@rvparkstore.com to be included in upcoming newsletters (this is a great place to promote your company for FREE!).

 
Please send your comments, questions, articles, and ideas for upcoming issues to us at:

dave@rvparkstore.com
 
Your feedback matters to us!

 

Until Next Time,

Dave Reynolds
RVParkStore.com
18923 Highway 65
Cedaredge, CO 81413
PH: 800-950-1364
FX: 970-856-4883
 

 

 

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Diane,

I would like to thank all of RV Park Store for all of their help with selling our campground.  I am happy to say that it has been sold and I would like to have the listing removed from the website.  It is amazing all of the responses that we have received.  Fortunately, it was sold to the second person that looked at it, and only 9 days after it was posted on the website.  All services that you have provided have been excellent and will recommend your services to everyone.

 
Thanks again,
 
Heather
 

 

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