atb wrote:
Rick & Cheryl wrote:Non-commercial?? You mean one that is non-profit or just one that loses money. I think a commercial park is exactly what the OP wants to build. Just one that has a slightly different appeal and amenities than what we now would identify as a deluxe park.
I dont think the OP is building this park for the health and welfare for the occupants without regard to the profit/investment return.
Were I an occupant, I too would want the park to be financially healthy as well, that way the owner has the $ to make improvements and to have good quality maintenance.
With only 5 sites on 20 acres or so, the potential of failure is increased rather than decreased.
I'm the builder. Our goal is to have our hobby farm earn a little more money. We'll be fine with or without the RV sites. We would like to build something that we would enjoy, if we were in your shoes. I would want a shed, and I would install a washer and a dryer - so that's what I'm doing.
We also do not want to overdevelop our property. We are taking a less is more approach. We have more than twenty acres, but the field that the rv's will be in is a twenty acre field. If we like the business aspect of it we have another field mapped out for six more sites. That is all we would want to put on the property.
I'm sure that we could install hundreds of sites on the place, but we feel that it wouldn't be a nice place anymore.
I'm avoiding communal buildings because I will have to clean them. I only need five customers. If some sites sit for a while until we find the right folks that's ok.
I've settled on $375.00/month plus electricity for our rates. That's less than the KOA, and more than the trailer parks. Hopefully we can attract the right customer base at this rate. We'll adjust what we need to.
Thanks for the input. You took the time to contribute, and I thank you.
I'll check in Monday evening. Have a good holiday everybody.
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