Just bought a Campground!
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2022
- How much does this campground make? $$$ New video here: • Owning A Campground | ...
So excited to finally announce on the channel the purchase of this campground! Dad and I partnered up on this and there will be lots of exciting videos to come! Thanks for watching!
Hey @everyone! Want to know how much money this campground makes? $$$ Just made an update video! ruclips.net/video/AiiOv1jAyzE/видео.html Enjoy!
We live in our rv full time, and honestly that looks like a great campground. Most places spend a bunch of money putting in brand new amenities, therefore wanting to charge more, and it's not worth it as a camper. I dont care if im shitting on a new toilet as long as what I'm shitting on is clean. I like your ideas of trying to expand what you have to offer, as in trying to find other streams of income rather than upgrading amenities to charge more. I would love it if there were more campgrounds that offer simple overnight parking. We boondock a lot, and I'd rather stay in a parking lot at a campground for a small fee rather than a truck stop. I dont necessarily need electric or water, if I can shower in the morning and do laundry, I'd be a happy camper.
Also more and more campsites are turning to a store where people text or use an app to ask for products, and they deliver it to your site. That way you don't have to keep someone at the desk, they can be in their camper until someone needs them, and I dont mind paying an extra percentage to get it delivered to my site. We don't have a car other than our rv, so if you stock the basics, like water, milk, sugar, bread, etc. That would be better than not having anything. Ice and firewood are good money makers too. Basically I would focus on lowering operating costs and trying to find other ways to make money on the property other than raising nightly/weekly/seasonal site fees. We try to stay around $30 a night, and will pass up a campground no matter the amenities if it's more expensive. So having a cheap option of parking in a parking lot or just electric would greatly increase our chance of staying.
Very good point. I have the similar idea and demand. I am also thinking of one step further to reduce the cost. We may use online reservation, online check in, online unlock the power/water/sewer all happen on a phone. In this case, there is no need for someone to stay in the registration office and get paid. Well, our camper pay him/her actually. If everything is done on phone, one more labor cost will be reduced. Or, the same person who used to stay in the office can now devlier mile or fire log to your site, right? Let me know what you think this idea.
That barn looks like a gem. I would spend a lot of time and energy making it a showpiece
I’ll keep y’all updated on it 💪🏼
A camp store will be a great money maker. And a space to host a party, or family reunion.❤
I mean it's pretty big campground and congratulations on such a big purchase but myself I like privacy so maybe do some sites in the woods by themselves
Just to let you know every campground needs a campstore, plenty of people still tent camp also. How did you find this gem?
Looks like a nice little gem.Thanks for sharing.
That little barn has a lot of potential. Could be the center of the campground…
Good luck with the campground Kyle, we have been full time rvers for almost 3 years, I am in the market for buying a campground in Florida at some point as part of our retirement. Can’t wait to see what you do with the campground. Love to hear the numbers on ROI etc. Larry
Lots of work but satisfying, varied work. Good luck with nice patrons and good weather!
The barn for sure needs to be an event space. Thats a money maker for sure
The barn wedding, rv rally’s and vendors spot rentals
Congratulations! It's great to watch your properties expand. Keep it up!
Thanks!!
Thank you for this!!
You should let someone live above the cabin like maybe a husband and wife team,for free rent she checks people in and out, cleans the cabins, laundry room, him the pool, mow lawns, paint, fix things when needed on call, things would go smoother
That would be fantastic!
My least favourite part of campgrounds are when the campsites and cabins are way too close together. I hope you keep privacy in mind and don’t go the full KOA route
Wow! I'm about to build a Campground. This is a nice campground. You had to give over one million dollars for that. Very cool! Best investment ever.
Very cool!
Excited for ya man
Congrats to you and your dad
Thanks!
That is so cool!! Congratulations!!
Thanks! It’s been a fun one to own
Small rv store is a must laundry ,snacks soda food ect.laundry
Nice some cabins
Hi friend. A campground should have some basic tent sites. Nothing fancy... just a spot in the grass with a firepit that you can make money on.
Just always keep it retro
How did you go about the loan? What kind of loan did you do and what was the process?
very nice. where is the location of this campground? did I miss it?? This is the 3rd video of someone buying a campground and NO ONE gives up the location. What am I missing?
Anyway....LOTS of Potential. Beautiful, you can make a Winner out of this one. You already have Concrete pads that's 1/2 the job right there.
Lots of space and lots jammed up right next to each other....
Yep that’s how they built them back in the late 70s-80s. Campers were much smaller back then.
If you've got room for a wedding venue with a catering kitchen You can make good money and rent the cabins out to the wedding parties
You could use the sites that do not have electrical for Bon-docking site’s people like that
That’s a good idea. However at this point we’ve now run electrical and sewer to every sight. We’ve been busting at the seams.
@kyleGrimm I thing the camp ground is nice and must say I really like the barn and have a an Idea what if you shore up the floor then take all the tools and etc put them in the basement then fix the stag and put new insulation and sheet rock or ship lap siding on the inside walls and new lights and hardwood flooring in the barn and a couple windows wall off off small section of the barn and put a kitchen in it clean the deck up and then turn it into a really cool indoor/outdoor restaurant/music and talen venu would be so awesome
Very interesting…..did you pay for all of the infrastructure and hook ups, how about the access road? Did you have to secure that also? What determines how much you charge, by the day, week, etc…..how about hooks ups for the electric cars, can you add that also ?
You can make it a place for tiny homes. Many tiny home owners looking for a place to call home. There’s a campground in Elizabeth Town, PA that did that.
It looks like it came with a lot of extras. How many acres is it? Tractors, out buildings. How much did you pay for that?
Where is it located. I'm in the mood for getting out in my RV.
Turning part of this into a tiny house village would be a great money maker!
One of the main problems I see is all the empty spaces not makeing money
Dont eliminate tent camping! Eliminating all staff is terrible idea.
Human connection is what sets places apart and increases value…as long as the staff love working with people.
@@Elizabeth-rq1vi plus having staff on site visible helps to prevent vandalism and inappropriate behavior. An unmanned campground sounds like a terrible idea.
What do your expenses amount to per year? Looking to start one myself. Thanks!
You just love the locals
Yes 😍
Coolest property in Q
I agree 🥰
Kyle, where is this place located?
What was the cost of the campground?
You need staff on site. There shouldn't be any reason not to. Trust me.
I would agree with you at this point. There are so many moving parts to a campground!
You also need security. Especially if your not there full time. It's a small campground so you don't need a lot of staff.
Will it be a all season campground. That people can stay all year round. Because I live in Pennsylvania. We have some campgrounds like that.
Yes it’s an all seasons campground
@@kylegrimm . How much $ for camping 🏕?
I’m pretty sure this place FLOODS!!!!
😂 yes the bottom part does! I think that’s why they named it driftwood
How are you familiar with it?
@@kylegrimm I’m not really but I’ve seen pics on google of it flooded. Well good luck. Wish I could buy investments myself. To stop working so much.
Hmm. when buying property one should always check if it's in a flood plain with the appraisal district. A Cardinal rule. Oh well, He'll figure it out.
@@FunDuudewe were quite aware of it when purchasing. We grew up right down the road from the campground.
Are you guys using a CRM for your campground? We are looking for software to help manage our reservations.
Campspot is what we use
@@kylegrimm would you recommend it to others? Looking for something for our small family campground. Would like for users to be able to book online and take payments.
@@bradnewcomb1 absolutely. I did quite a bit of research and Campspot was one of the best options. I don’t know how an owner can function without a software like this.
Where is located
Location ?
How many acres does it cover?
I think we have around 14 acres but can’t remember off the top of my head
Illinois??
Can you make a video on the numbers for this?
Hey Michael I’ve seen you comment about this a couple times. I’m always hesitant sharing too many numbers. But I might consider doing an in depth breakdown soon.
Feel free to reach out to me on Instagram and I’ll share more personal numbers directly
@@kylegrimm Sent a DM on Instagram! Thanks
Ideal spot for a tiny home village.
Damn no way man! How so? Must be nice….. #dreams of new income. I’m tired of working.
You can make it happen! I bought this entire thing with only 15k out of pocket. Creative financing! Had the seller finance almost the entire purchase. I just spend a lot of time calling properties asking if they will sell and then trying to work create deals. You’ve got this!
Where is this brother ?
Update?
Check out my channel I have some update videos
Do you have Slots for Tiny homes and what state are you in
Free camping?
Nope 😬
@@kylegrimm just my luck. Lol
Why put on your seat belt, you are on private land, right?
Why not?
sure why not?@@kylegrimm
A lot of people still tent camp what are you talking about.
Maybe 1 out of 100 calls we get ask about tent camping.
@@kylegrimm well I wonder why after they seen your video there not going to call anyways.northeast we camp in tents
I was thinking this looked like an interesting video, but then this statement is said: "Nothing really of value, obviously besides the equipment. For the people who are local here, don't get any ideas, cause all the keys are locked away. Don't come snooping around, please" (Kyle Grimm, 8:33). This didn't seem to be a joke, because there wasn't a chuckle. I am not sure I would want to camp in an area where there are a bunch of snooping thieves living next door.
I think you might be overthinking things a bit 😂
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Where is it located at what state and county
at :39 it says Driftwood Campground rv park, I think in Illinois, dont know why he would not respond, and I didnt hear him say anything in the video about location, only that it was near the Mississippi River.
What bank gave you the loan?
We did seller financing with 5% down. It was an incredible deal for us.