
Show overview
The RV Park Mastery Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 148 episodes. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 9 min and 11 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 10 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Frank Rolfe.
From the publisher
Welcome to the RV Park Mastery Podcast, where you will learn the correct way to identify, evaluate, negotiate, perform due diligence on, renegotiate, finance, turn-around and operate RV parks. Your host is the 5th largest owner of RV and mobile home parks in the United States, Frank Rolfe.
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Ep 145Buying From Bigger Owners
Most RV Park buyers consider any property owned by a large company to be “off - limits”, but the truth is that good buys can be derived from big players in certain circumstances. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the methods and situations that making buying from larger owners attainable.
Ep 144How To Survive "Deal-Killing" Attorneys
One of the worst members of the legal profession is the attorney known as a “deal killer”. They walk the earth bringing nothing but misfortune and lost opportunities to the real estate industry – and sometimes they show up in RV Park deals. In this RV Park Mastery podcast , we’re going to review the standard methods of disarming this type of human roadblock.
Ep 143Good And Bad Things About Partnering
Many RV Parks are owned by partnerships – two or more individuals who get together to buy and operate a property. But is that the right fit for you? In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the positive and negative attributes of partnerships.
Ep 142All About Mowing
With the advent of warmer temperatures comes the responsibility of mowing your RV Park. But who should you hire to do it and what should it cost? In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the correct methods and strategies to get ready for mowing season.
Ep 141How To Create A More Stable Revenue Stream
Dependable income is always desirable, yet many RV Park owners are missing out on some proven methods to make cash - flow something you can count on each month. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore some methods of fine - tuning your occupancy to make sure that fixed costs and mortgages can be covered with ease.
Ep 140Why Seasoned Investors Get Beaten By "Newbies"
While many new RV Park investors are self - conscious until they have that first property under their belts, the truth is that the “newbie” investor has certain advantages over the seasoned players. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to unlock the strengths of being new to RV Park investing and why fresh investors often beat out their more professional adversaries.
Ep 139Megatrend Teflon
America is filled with a plethora of massive shifts in consumer sentiment, demographics and economic cycles, all of which were labelled “Megatrends” back in the 1980s. However, RV Parks have the advantage of escaping the wrath of the most damaging of these shifts, while benefitting from virtually all of the good ones. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore how this occurs.
Ep 138The Low Capital Playbook
RV Park buyers all have different financial conditions and down-payment restrictions, but the good news is that there are methods to buy RV Parks with very low – or no – capital required. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the methods of buying RV Parks with lower amounts of money at your disposal.
Ep 137How To Approach High-Risk-High Return Deals
The late Sam Zell – the largest owner of RV Parks in the U.S. – often said “when a deal has low-risk and high-reward you should always buy it, when a deal has high-risk and low-reward you should never buy it, and the only deals you need to think about are high-risk/high-reward ones”. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore how to properly analyze high-risk/high-reward deals.
Ep 136How To Overcome Buying Jitters
There’s a fear factor to doing something you’ve never done before, and that’s only natural. But if your cold feet are holding you back, that can ruin our life financially. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review constructive methods to fight your fear when buying an RV Park.
Ep 135All About Direct Mail
One of the best ways to find an RV Park to buy is by sending out direct mail campaigns to current owners. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review time-tested methods to make these more productive and some of the main lessons learned on how to build an effective mailer.
Ep 134The Seller Carry Mouse Trap
Seller financing is a great way to handle the banking on an RV Park – or it can also be a trap. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the fine points that separate a successful seller carry transaction from an unhappy buyer’s mouse trap.
Ep 133Are Fifth Wheels And Travel Trailers The Homes Of The Future?
While RV Parks are often all about temporary housing, a growing trend is for Americans to live in their recreational vehicles full-time. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the “permanent housing” side of the industry and how it can be an important addition to many RV Parks.
Ep 132What Would Sam Zell Say Right Now?
The late Sam Zell was the largest owner of RV Parks in American history – and he was a huge fan of unstable economic times. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review what Sam Zell might be saying about this current chapter in America.
Ep 131Never Relax Your Standards!
Once you have set your goals in buying an RV Park it’s essential that you never relax those standards. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the correct way to derive your target metrics and then the essential reasons you must never change those, regardless of events.
Ep 130The Role Of Park Models
The RV Park business model is based on the goal of attaining the highest occupancy and revenue possible given the existing location and structure. But not all RV Parks share the same path to achieve this noble purpose. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore how to expand your net income through the careful use of park models.
Ep 129Understanding The Supply Side
The most fundamental rule of economics is “supply and demand”. Yet too many RV Park buyers fail to grasp how the single most important factors in your success is simply how easy it is to build another RV Park down the street. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review how to determine future supply and why it’s so vital to your long-term profitability.