October 2008 Newsletter

1. Article: How the Obama Presidency will affect the RV Park Industry
2. RV Parks and Campgrounds For Sale
3. Comments
4. Featured Listings
5. RV Park and Campground Memberships For Sale
6. RV Park Employment
7. Links to some interesting articles we have found this month.
8. Tell us what you think and send us your articles!

 How the Obama Presidency will Affect the RV Park Industry By Frank Rolfe

Tuesday night went faster than I expected. I was used to the Bush/Gore close call match-up, so I was shocked when the race was over before I went to bed. No sooner had the race ended, and Obama become the President-elect, that I asked myself “what will this do to the RV park industry?”  I was pretty happy with the conclusion I came to.

• Lower Gas Prices Means Good Things For The Entire RV Industry – Part I. The drop in oil prices is certainly no result of Obama and his policies. The initiative that I’m interested in is the one in which he wants to take some of the windfall profits from the oil industry and translate that into lower gas prices. Just his attitude of watching over gas prices like a hawk should yield lower pricing from worried oil executives. And when gasoline prices are lower, that means RV owners can hit the road more and spend more nights in RV parks. In addition, it means more RVs are sold and, you guessed it, spend more nights in RV parks.

• Lower Gas Prices Means Good Things For the Entire RV Industry – Part II. Let’s face it, Bush was not a great peacemaker or negotiator. His combative attitude has put a serious strain in relations with a lot of nations that have a lot of oil. Obama seems to want to mend those fences and, I’m hoping, that means more oil available for import. And with more oil coming in the door, that should mean lower gas prices – it’s just simple supply and demand. And low gasoline prices are good for the RV industry. It means more RVs are on the road and spending nights in RV parks.

• Tax Breaks For Middle Income Americans Is Good For The RV Park Industry. Obama has floated several concepts to reduce the tax burden on middle class America. Although there is a section of the RV industry that caters to well-heeled clientele who are looking at probably more taxes under Obama, there is a mass market section that can take those tax savings and translate that into more RV nights on the road. And the well-heeled clients are not going to stop using their RV over some additional taxes.

• Hope May Lead To Better Consumer Spending .  Americans seem to find that Obama inspires them with hope. And hope may lead people to have more faith in the economy. And to spend more money to keep the economy propped up. And since the majority of the U.S. economy is reliant on consumer spending, it just makes sense that it’s good for the RV park industry. People who are confident in their finances are more likely to hit the road and celebrate with some nights in an RV park.

In conclusion, the election of Obama as President-elect on November 4^th was a great moment for RV park owners. Any way you look at it, all the momentum seems to be in favor of the RV park industry. Even if you disagree with his platform, you have to love the positive impact it may have on your RV park. Politics aside, it is fun putting extra money in your park. And it appears that Obama was the right choice for that. At least we’re going to find out in a few months.

We had a great experience with the site.   Our buyer had previously had a bad experience with a purchase so we were both a little leery of each other.  But it turned out fine.  I guess you never know what people will say about what they are selling--even falsehoods.   But he knew how to check out the information we provided and the sale went smoothly.   Thank you again for a great site---we have not forgotten to send something for helping us. 

I want to say thank you from Dan and my self for the excellent job you have done on advertising our RV Parks. It is very professional and is so easy to find. We are very pleased with the way you have advertised our park.

Featured Listings:

RV Park For Sale in Prince Edward Island, Canada Spectacular park with RV (74), 2-way (20) and tent sites (15). 1740 feet of sand shoreline (protected bay with islands), swimming pool, mini-golf and 9-hole irrigated executive golf course.

Lakeside RV Park includes 59 RV Spaces, 52 boat slips, and a single family home.

Thanks for making your website available for guys like me to transfer campground membership, and for your advice on completing the sale.  The transfer was completed successfully to everyone's satisfaction.

This section of RVParkStore.com is growing quickly.  Memberships are being listed and sold quickly.  With about 200 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. 

Thank you RV Park Store, We found and accepted a job within 3 days of you posting our ad, it was great. You can bet on us telling everyone about your service and referring them to you

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