I live on 10 wooded acres. I setup a camper I got for 1500 bucks out in our woods and it has been doing great! I had the idea about a year and a half ago but never listed it because I didn't think it was fancy enough. I kid you not, 88% - 95% occupancy as is. Needless to say I bought another one 🙂
Arcadio Morales Jr. I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time but can’t get pass the if some serious accident were to happen, how covered are you? What kind of insurance do you need to rent out your car on turo? Thanks 🙏
@@slin4013 Turo covers you 100% you just need to choose which plan. If you decide to earn 70% of bookings deductible is 250, 75% earnings costs you 750 deductible and so on.
Hey Rob, As a former Contractor and new developer for Scalable Homes you've got me excited about the possibilities and this information is of tremendous value and I greatly appreciate it.
@@christianchavez9462 I've literally spent hundreds of hours researching Sevier County and literally missed 5 properties being bought before we could make an offer but now that the holidays are passed I'm getting ready to move to Tennessee and will buy a property this month or the land and put up a scalable home that I live in that is also a model. It's a matter of Private Lenders seeing the vision or just getting a traditional loan that I have already have a preapproval for. I'm working with two different partners to build a factory for scalable homes and Sevier County is my target area. Thanks for asking. 😉
Wow.... thank you SOOOO much for all the amazing information ROB!! I bought a property 4 years ago with a perfect off grid Airbnb cabin and had no idea at the time how much interest it would get. I waited 2 years to list it just because I didn't think it was "ready". I finally pulled the trigger and 4 days after it was listed it booked solid for nearly 3 months! Now I'm looking to expand my property with Glamping opportunities and your channel and content is absolutely a BLESSING! I can't wait to take your "Glamping course". Thanks again! Cheers mate! Dan
This is awesome! We just purchased 45 acres in NW Indiana and are looking to set up a campground/tiny house village/wedding venue. We've noticed the low start up costs are attractive on tents, but you don't get the appreciation and have more wear and tear and less off season options. Tiny houses can be rented year round, but require more startup capital to get them going. Still working out the perfect plan.🤓 Love all your videos and info man!
Start with a tent to get overhead covered and some cashflow. Then use that to build the first tiny house. Income from it finances the next. And just keep doing that to use your own profits to finance more tiny homes. Eventually, you can use that income to build a community center you can rent for parties, weddings, events. And that will be a draw that causes your tiny houses to be more valuable and in higher demand.
What would be the point? That's different everywhere, you'd have to figure out for yourself what it would cost where you live or where you want to build. And land is land: you can't re-buy the same land he bought, so knowing what he paid is mostly useless.
@@erismo2138 exactly lol land could cost 10x as much as tents and everything else combined. Do you want him to come with “you can spend anywhere from 1000$ to 200.000$ per tent”😀
Can you do video about the ins and outs of finding land for glamping or tiny houses, not like ideal locations, but steps of finding and buying land for unique undersized dwellings?
some things to keep in mind are local building codes and zoning. A lot of counties are catching onto the Airbnb / short term rental spike and giving out hefty fines for improperly permitted buildings (even if a "temporary structure" like canvas) and improperly taxed land. If he could touch on those as well (albeit in depth) it would be insightful for sure.
@Handl we just made a video about how much it cost us to set up our glamping site and spoiler alert - we spent £100000 just on the set up! th-cam.com/video/Zb7VScgi1U4/w-d-xo.html
Do your research. You need a clear title with no restrictions. Understand how things work in a particular area related to mineral rights. Above all, avoid HOAs, sellers who put ridiculous restrictions on parcels of land, and zoning issues. Do you need power close by? How will you get water to the location? What permits are required? Many people do not realize that there are SOME very rural areas with very few permits required and very few restrictions. But that keeps changing as the control freaks try to force international rules down to the local level.
I loved camping, when I was younger, in the post Vietnam years. Someone noticed we could buy some "army surplus" canvas tents, set them up at a campsite, and sell them to campers, coming in as we leave. We literally, went camping for free. We sold them for more then we paid, and didnt have to take them down when we left. I was 17-ish. It was too easy. I'm shocked at what tents go for today. shocked.
I'm shocked at the price of everything because I'm slightly older than you. During the Viet Nam years we bought full-size candy bars in bulk for a nickle and sold them for a dime to raise money for school activities. Now candy bars are smaller and what do they cost? $2+ each? That's some insane inflation right there!
Even if I was to net 1500/mo from a place like those in Joshua tree, all expenses included, that's insanity. If you automate your process and get you some quality cleaners/managers on this, you'd be passively bringing in the more than a minimum wage worker each month. Start accumulating 3-6 of these and you're able to quit your job. This is seriously so intriguing for me to see.
Hi was wondering if anyone can help. My family own 5 acre in Twenty Nine Palms , a city near Joshua Tree in California. Permit required to set up a tent or build a yurt there? Thanks
if you included property managers and rent these numbers would be more like 300-500 a month, and for putting 30-40k that doesnt beat out buying a home and renting it when you consider debt paydown and tax benefits. and appreciation
You've been an inspiration to start a tiny house business!! Thank you and I'm so happy for your rapid success!! 🥰🥰 can you please do a video talking about specifics of the permits and zoning etc for the glamping?? Thank you!!!
It would really vary by location down to the county and smaller. For example, in Oklahoma, there is one county I know of that won't let people live in a camper or mobile home while they're rebuilding a home lost to a forest fire. That's harsh. Meanwhile, adjacent counties don't have restrictions like that. And very rural counties may have almost no restrictions. Most likely, the average location doesn't have permits or zoning rules about glamping, yet. So people have to do it and deal with what happens. Or try to push new rules before-hand. At least with glamping, if a place gets too difficult you can move it somewhere else and sell the land, typically at a nice profit.
The worst part about your videos is I can't sleep after watching them as I get too excited to use what I learned from your experiences to sleep. Dang, what a niche. Great info, really well done videos and presentations too. Thank you very very much for your videos. Cheers from Wisconsin.
Oh my. When I first met my husband I put up with camping and pretended I liked it. I hate camping. Best part about camping is coming home. True story. Now, camping involves a trailer with a heater, ac, and a toilet, and running water. No more dirt camping. I needed a few days to recover from camping. Not the best way to spend your weekend...in a tent not sleeping...usually freezing listening to someone snore. Now that I think about it, I had to drink tons of alcohol and pass out in order to "sleep". Nope.
@@ianhop yep. You are correct. Now that I have my own business and can make my own schedule, I am more apt to do a tent camping trip. Doing just a Fri/Sat/come home Sunday just to go to work and be exhausted for Monday and Tues....just wasn't fun. I find when I can go for a week and relax into it....it is more enjoyable for sure, and I can come home and relax for a few days. I will now do it here and there and I enjoy it. I would say to everyone to get your own business going so you can work from the road if needed and you can make your own schedule. M-F 8-5 sucks. I think I do my best work in the afternoon and evening....leaving me to have my mornings free and I can go exercise and work weekends so I can avoid hoards of people on the weekend. Also it is fun to have a base camp Rv and do a night or two out in the wilderness in a Tent...then come back to RV and have a shower and hit a grocery store. We kind of found the best of both worlds. You can also hit up RV park to do your laundry and go swimming...and still get in some work via computer...and write it off as a home office.
It all depends on your state/county codes, this is an awesome opportunity but in Hawaii there is really strict laws against air-bnb & vacation rentals.
Great content Rob, thank you! I'm your neighbor out here in Knoxville. I am starting a glamping business out in Morgan County! I hope you are loving Tennessee as much as I do!
As a person who ran Vegas to Phoenix I can tell you that Joshua Tree 🌲 is a VERY well traveled area and it really doesn’t matter the time of year. I have thought about this idea for a long time because there are folks who fish 🐟, mountain bike 🚵♂️ , kayak or hike who don’t want to sleep at a truck stop, Walmart or rv park. As a truck driver I planned my to park at the mobile gas ⛽️ station with the Arby’s right across the street from Joshua. Actually there’s pick nick tables on the huge are of desert 🏜 there. New subscriber!
Awesome video, thanks for doing the calculations. Obviously we could have done it ourselves, but breaking down some of the numbers and confirming the legitimacy is what's going to really boost the quality of this channel! Looking forward to the course! Let's build a live case study on the channel!
My Favorite part was when you said interest rates on camping trailers are like 4-5%, which you thought is high. And when you said an airstream is like $30,000-$40,000. The low end of a camping trailer interest rate would be 6.5%. They are luxury loans. So they have really high interest rates. An airstream have gone anywhere from $70,000 if they need restoration to $130,000 for plug and play ready to roll unit. You do great videos! I love your information and insight. You are very thorough and it is extremely appreciated. But I just noticed those discrepancies so I thought I would help out. I understand this video is a year old. But these prices were relevant over a year ago also. Thanks Rob!
Careful with RV parks. There was a guy who was renting out vintage campers inside an RV park near a National Park where I live and when the greedy RV Park Owner figured out how much $ was being made, he kicked the guy out and started doing it himself! If you were confident and or had good cash reserves / other substantial income sources in case the slow season is really slow, you could possibly sign a 1+ year lease with either a $ or % cap on future rent increases just like a tenant in a commercial real estate building.
This was so interesting and so great to finally see someone who actually explains this in pretty good details! Been looking to do a campground for a while now and this info of yours is going to be helpful!! Thanks for making the video!
I’ve already mapped out my entire business plan and what keeps confusing me is the land and permitting process, every county is different and some of the most enticing land is Native American owned. The affordable land available for purchase is undeveloped but zoned residential and each county has minimum requirements on properties to permit or don’t allow camping. a lot of these county’s don’t even allow you to put your own rv on the land without a permit which tends to require well and septic so the land and permitting is the big hinderance. If I can figure that out I’d be up and running
It's not easy. You've got to search for the municipalities that allow it. Sometimes it can take weeks-or even months. But there are definitely cities that will permit these units as temporary structures. Just remember, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.
I have 120 acres near SARA Park Havasu City Arizona I would be interested in doing this with some kind of partnership. The property is part of the Aubrey mountains and connects to the trails at SARA Park. Contact me for more info if your interested.
@@anotherday8106 In looking at the Lake Havasu City annual event calendar, there's nothing from mid May until late September. I assume it's due to the scorching hot summers that average 101 to 109 degrees during those months (I live in St. George, UT so I'm acclimated to a desert climate). Wouldn't this have a drastic effect on rentals and thus would be very dependent on locals for rentals?
Do you have third party insurance for your yurt, tents in Grand Canyon? I can not find any insurance company that will provide coverage for temporary structure (yurt, dome,etc) or claims by guests for short term rental. The airbnb insurance thing is largely useless from what i heard. Can anyone else provide some insight or advice how to insure the property and how to insure against a guest making a claim?
That is a great question that we had as well and why we shifted our glamping business structure and are building a shed tiny house and a greenhouse/glass house as glamping units that are an actual structure.
Would to hear how you find the land to put your glamp setups on. Are you looking for raw land or land that has power and sewer already in place. This is the part the keeps hanging me up. Thanks!
We got an amazing realtor that found both for us to build our glamping business. We found raw land that needs utilities and will take quite a bit more money and time to build, and we found a fixer upper home with great land that allows short term rentals where we can tie into the current utilities!!
Awesome video! I’d love to hear about the turnover setup you have going. Do you have full-time cleaners, do you subcontract that out? What about maintenance and repairs? Loving all the content recently.
Hey Rob, just an FYI that we've been working with Coconino County planning and zoning near the Grand Canyon for months to try and get our business properly permitted and they have stringent requirements. You need a conditional use permit, building permits (even required for any wood platform and of course restroom/shower facilities), lighting permits, and the list goes on just for canvas tents and you can only operate them 6 months of the year which is what Under Canvas does (see international building code on this one for “temporary membrane structure” as it was quite a surprise to us and most municipalities follow these codes). We're over $10k spent just in pre-engineering fees for the first permit doing all the non-engineering work ourselves. They said they’ve shut down quite a few of these that have not followed the permitting process and I don’t want your viewers to spend a bunch of money and get shut down and heavily fined. For more info around the Grand Canyon specifically, see section 3.18 of the zoning ordinance, the counties been super helpful but the process is a little exhausting! www.coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/31215/Coconino-County-Zoning-Ordinance---Final-Approved-November-12-2019?bidId=
OMG that's why you don't ask you just stay small and do..as long as you are remote enough. The neighbors are the ones that will make a stink and turn you in. If you ask the government they will make your life miserable.
@@seneynah Yeah, all the regulations make sense so far, it's just a process but makes it better and safer for our guests, neighbors, and forests. There hasn't really been a single regulation that doesn't make sense honestly but it is a lot of work. I can't believe some people run more than one or two sites unpermitted in our area, it's fairly rude to the neighbors and the community, and since it's so dry in AZ, it's only a matter of time before one of the many unpermitted (essentially all of them on airbnb) burn down a good chunk of forest. Hopefully unpermitted ones are at least following most regulations, I've seen so many that have a large number of safety issues visible from their airbnb listing that it scares me. From a liability and business perspective, there is no way I would run one of these unpermitted because you have no fall back if something goes wrong and your business that you are putting a ton of time, effort, and money into is actually worth something. Just my thoughts and why we are going through the process!
@@TheAdVentureists so true. We are looking into that area and it’s more than worth it to CYA. A lot are unpermitted and the more legit ones that move into the area may eventually get rid of the unpermitted ones.
Thanks for all the content! Your glamping business and your videos have been an inspiration for me to start looking to dip my toe in the short term rental market.
What do you do about county regulations though. It seems 99% of the glamping sites are not up to new codes set against short term rentals or will soon be not up to code. It’s annoying that a “neighbor” who’s acres away can complain and shut down your business on your land.
This is great! You definitely have sparked my interest and even though I am 58 yrs old, I am seriously considering this as an investment option for retirement. Will start looking for property in NE Alabama Smokey Mountains. I absolutely love camping and we went when our children were young. Mostly off grid but with some type of creek/river or lake in front of us. Now a days go with bath houses! 😎
BIG Fan over here! And congrats on hitting 100K subscribers!! I just wanted to say you inspired us to move to the Smoky Mountains, buy land and we are now starting a glamping business!! So excited to continue following your journey and root you on!
@@raphaelsanchez2611 Hi! We are doing great! We built our first glamping site and it booked out 100% very quickly in the first month (October) then this month has a couple days open but basically fully booked too! We are now building two more and building our our barn to make it into a big community clubhouse. We luckily haven’t run into too many snags- just construction can take a little bit longer than we would like but we are so excited everything is going well so we are expanding into a few more!
You’re the man, bro! I plan to take the online course as soon as it’s available and I’m also interested in setting up a time to chat and get some direction and advice. Keep kicking ass dude 👊
It is very hard to find counties that allow this. I have spoken to countless counties that say it isn't allowed or that you have to hire an engineer to make sure the road to the tents is to code and the icing on the cake is that they only allow you to operate 6 months out of the year. So my projected income is half of what I thought. But I am pushing forward and going to build more tents to compensate for operating only 6 months out of the year. I wondered why all the big glamping companies only operated seasonally. I thought it was the weather but it looks like legally you can't. I just hope I don't have to take them down every year and store them for 6 months because that will be expensive and a pain.
Just found your channel and love your content!! I look forward to being a part of your training when you offer it again. Just missed the deadline. :( Thank you for sharing your knowledge and look forward to starting a new business.
This guy had a lot of corny jokes and tiresome digressions that doubled the video length, but not enough straightforward information. However, to answer your question, it only takes a couple phone calls to small plots of land and camp sites to see what's available in the world. Still was a good video and good idea.
WOW I love this idea I live in Houston Texas and my wife and I love going to Fredericksburg Tx and it’s always hard finding a place to stay down there. We would love to do this down Fredericksburg Tx. I’m definitely going to look into this
Justine's place in Jtree (the airstreams) they have a clubhouse too and pretty epic social media following. They have been going about 5 years and were one of the early people doing it there....they are also professional musicians from LA so they have a big following there. They bought their land and house for $150k and put about $10-12K per trailer for build outs but they do the work themselves. So there is that. They are killing it and a good model.
Love the Tom Boddet commercial. Stayed in Motel 6 in Topeka Kansas and the rain 🌧️ was coming through the air conditioner and management basically said it sucks to be you.🤔😳
This is literally what we are embarking on right now! Three acres in the mountains in NC. Building a couple cabins and setting up a couple glamping units.
You forgot to go into is how are you able to secure a year-round spot in these campgrounds, the cost of the land use, cost of utilities, and cost of having someone ensuring the rental is kept up (ie clean for next guest, linens cleaned, maintenance cost done to keep up the "glamper" they stay in, and how to run this passively if you don't live in the area. No one can do this without knowing how to do these.
watching these videos is making me feel like i’m losing out on thousands of dollars every DAY that i wait to buy a safari tent and it’s actually driving me up a wall
Did you factor in the mortgage on owning the land for your yurts? Or can you set up glamps with just getting the right permits? When you were doing the profit calculation you didn’t talk about that and that would really offsite the magical profit numbers . Can you please elaborate on that ? Thanks rob! Enjoying your stuff very much ! Please explain 😀
It's literally the most important part. Also what about insurance? If he had free access to land or something we can't also do then this is very misleading.
Would be cool to have more details on how to find the properties to put these on. Do you buy land or you negotiate with the owner? What was your prefered option?
Yes! I can't wait to heal the deets on that as well! That's been the biggest hurtle I've encountered. I live in Georgia where Tiny homes are nearly impossible to permit, but would these be considered "tiny homes"?
@@TriggeredForDays obviously there is an agreement for the land. Would be interesting to learn more about that process , finding the owner as well as contracts example .
@@ianhop rest assured, when more "losers" figure out that this is a thing, I can almost guarantee these fancy tents will be occupied and lived in via squatters rights
I’m in the process of doing something like this…got the property, adding amenities. Luckily there are 4 to 5 tourists attractions within 8 miles. I was planning to add a few prefab homes…but this option maybe a possibility.
How do you deal with the risk? Are you able to get insurance to cover being sued if there is an accident if someone is injured while glamping at your location?
I'm building my 1st Glamping AirBnB. But, urban setting (backyard w/ private entrance) . Hooked to city sewer, AC, Heat..full kitchen, clawfoot tub..Wifi, TV, ..lush and luxury items and products! Outdoor rain shower. It's going to be amazing! Can't wait to get it up and going!
could you do a walk around maybe of your glamping sites and talk about the cost of it and like im curious on the bathrooms... do you have a septic system? or some one that comes out to clean them? i would love a walk around for sure and how to get it started and who to talk to first. like a list of how to get started. and the kind of property to buy.
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I live on 10 wooded acres. I setup a camper I got for 1500 bucks out in our woods and it has been doing great! I had the idea about a year and a half ago but never listed it because I didn't think it was fancy enough. I kid you not, 88% - 95% occupancy as is. Needless to say I bought another one 🙂
NICE! That's what I love to hear. Time to buy 5 more :)
@@Robuilt I also bought a Tesla for Turo... It's been two weeks and I've made 3 bookings @ 1509 total profits 🙂
Another Tesla or more campers? Lol
Arcadio Morales Jr. I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time but can’t get pass the if some serious accident were to happen, how covered are you? What kind of insurance do you need to rent out your car on turo? Thanks 🙏
@@slin4013 Turo covers you 100% you just need to choose which plan. If you decide to earn 70% of bookings deductible is 250, 75% earnings costs you 750 deductible and so on.
Hi Arcadio how do you do as far as wastewater? I bought two lots in my area and would love to get a travel trailer to rent out. Thanks in advance!
Hey Rob, As a former Contractor and new developer for Scalable Homes you've got me excited about the possibilities and this information is of tremendous value and I greatly appreciate it.
Aw, thanks Sterling! Glad to hear you're enjoying the content. I've got a few more of these videos coming out soon. Stay tuned!
Hey brother, how are things going? Developing the scalable homes?
@@christianchavez9462 I've literally spent hundreds of hours researching Sevier County and literally missed 5 properties being bought before we could make an offer but now that the holidays are passed I'm getting ready to move to Tennessee and will buy a property this month or the land and put up a scalable home that I live in that is also a model.
It's a matter of Private Lenders seeing the vision or just getting a traditional loan that I have already have a preapproval for.
I'm working with two different partners to build a factory for scalable homes and Sevier County is my target area. Thanks for asking. 😉
How do you prevent thefts? If you don't live in site?
Wow.... thank you SOOOO much for all the amazing information ROB!! I bought a property 4 years ago with a perfect off grid Airbnb cabin and had no idea at the time how much interest it would get. I waited 2 years to list it just because I didn't think it was "ready". I finally pulled the trigger and 4 days after it was listed it booked solid for nearly 3 months! Now I'm looking to expand my property with Glamping opportunities and your channel and content is absolutely a BLESSING! I can't wait to take your "Glamping course". Thanks again!
Cheers mate!
Dan
This is awesome! We just purchased 45 acres in NW Indiana and are looking to set up a campground/tiny house village/wedding venue. We've noticed the low start up costs are attractive on tents, but you don't get the appreciation and have more wear and tear and less off season options. Tiny houses can be rented year round, but require more startup capital to get them going. Still working out the perfect plan.🤓 Love all your videos and info man!
Start with a tent to get overhead covered and some cashflow. Then use that to build the first tiny house. Income from it finances the next. And just keep doing that to use your own profits to finance more tiny homes. Eventually, you can use that income to build a community center you can rent for parties, weddings, events. And that will be a draw that causes your tiny houses to be more valuable and in higher demand.
@@Growmap great concept! I like it!
Oh my goodness! I’ve been thinking about doing the same thing!
“Not including the land itself”
Pretty big thing to leave out…
Just put them on public blm land..right?
What would be the point? That's different everywhere, you'd have to figure out for yourself what it would cost where you live or where you want to build. And land is land: you can't re-buy the same land he bought, so knowing what he paid is mostly useless.
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@@erismo2138 …that is a ridiculous and indefensible stance, and I’m pretty sure he agrees.
@@erismo2138 exactly lol land could cost 10x as much as tents and everything else combined.
Do you want him to come with “you can spend anywhere from 1000$ to 200.000$ per tent”😀
Can you do video about the ins and outs of finding land for glamping or tiny houses, not like ideal locations, but steps of finding and buying land for unique undersized dwellings?
some things to keep in mind are local building codes and zoning. A lot of counties are catching onto the Airbnb / short term rental spike and giving out hefty fines for improperly permitted buildings (even if a "temporary structure" like canvas) and improperly taxed land. If he could touch on those as well (albeit in depth) it would be insightful for sure.
@Handl we just made a video about how much it cost us to set up our glamping site and spoiler alert - we spent £100000 just on the set up! th-cam.com/video/Zb7VScgi1U4/w-d-xo.html
Do your research. You need a clear title with no restrictions. Understand how things work in a particular area related to mineral rights. Above all, avoid HOAs, sellers who put ridiculous restrictions on parcels of land, and zoning issues. Do you need power close by? How will you get water to the location? What permits are required?
Many people do not realize that there are SOME very rural areas with very few permits required and very few restrictions. But that keeps changing as the control freaks try to force international rules down to the local level.
The fact that you don’t go by Rob The Builder is something I think about a lot.
It was taken 😭😭😭 Other TH-cam names I considered: My poor wife, ADHouseD and DI-Why God Why.
“Can he rent it?! Yes he can!”
Hahahaha
Looking into turning our airstream into an Airbnb. Thanks for making this video! We are completely sold on it now👍😀
I loved camping, when I was younger, in the post Vietnam years. Someone noticed we could buy some "army surplus" canvas tents, set them up at a campsite, and sell them to campers, coming in as we leave. We literally, went camping for free. We sold them for more then we paid, and didnt have to take them down when we left. I was 17-ish. It was too easy. I'm shocked at what tents go for today. shocked.
I'm shocked at the price of everything because I'm slightly older than you. During the Viet Nam years we bought full-size candy bars in bulk for a nickle and sold them for a dime to raise money for school activities. Now candy bars are smaller and what do they cost? $2+ each? That's some insane inflation right there!
I am watching this for the 5th time might book a call with u this is solid gold
First off, quality is phenomenal. Love the studio set up so far. Second, I nearly died when your lights went crazy in the beginning. So funny
Thanks, Bruv! I've got a studio transformation video in the works...and by in the works, I mean I've thought about making one.
When are you guys doing your collab?
@@gabz91110 whenever @levi lifts the restraining order.
The ghosts were trying to make their video debut on TH-cam
Even if I was to net 1500/mo from a place like those in Joshua tree, all expenses included, that's insanity. If you automate your process and get you some quality cleaners/managers on this, you'd be passively bringing in the more than a minimum wage worker each month. Start accumulating 3-6 of these and you're able to quit your job. This is seriously so intriguing for me to see.
For you and me both!
Hi was wondering if anyone can help. My family own 5 acre in Twenty Nine Palms , a city near Joshua Tree in California. Permit required to set up a tent or build a yurt there? Thanks
if you included property managers and rent these numbers would be more like 300-500 a month, and for putting 30-40k that doesnt beat out buying a home and renting it when you consider debt paydown and tax benefits. and appreciation
@@424Cheetos talk to the county, and maybe get a real estate lawyer to be protected
@@424Cheetos Hey, message me. I'm in the SoCal area and specialize in these things
You've been an inspiration to start a tiny house business!! Thank you and I'm so happy for your rapid success!! 🥰🥰 can you please do a video talking about specifics of the permits and zoning etc for the glamping?? Thank you!!!
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Curious to hear if you have started your tiny house business! Wishing you a lot of success!
It would really vary by location down to the county and smaller. For example, in Oklahoma, there is one county I know of that won't let people live in a camper or mobile home while they're rebuilding a home lost to a forest fire. That's harsh.
Meanwhile, adjacent counties don't have restrictions like that. And very rural counties may have almost no restrictions. Most likely, the average location doesn't have permits or zoning rules about glamping, yet. So people have to do it and deal with what happens. Or try to push new rules before-hand.
At least with glamping, if a place gets too difficult you can move it somewhere else and sell the land, typically at a nice profit.
The worst part about your videos is I can't sleep after watching them as I get too excited to use what I learned from your experiences to sleep. Dang, what a niche. Great info, really well done videos and presentations too. Thank you very very much for your videos. Cheers from Wisconsin.
Here from Bigger Pockets. Your production quality is too notch. Thank you for your hard work.
This is nuts! Great video I have to buy one for my real estate portfolio.
Oh my. When I first met my husband I put up with camping and pretended I liked it. I hate camping. Best part about camping is coming home. True story. Now, camping involves a trailer with a heater, ac, and a toilet, and running water. No more dirt camping. I needed a few days to recover from camping. Not the best way to spend your weekend...in a tent not sleeping...usually freezing listening to someone snore. Now that I think about it, I had to drink tons of alcohol and pass out in order to "sleep". Nope.
Purposely putting yourself through discomfort is how you grow as a person. Also helps you appreciate what you have
@@ianhop yep. You are correct. Now that I have my own business and can make my own schedule, I am more apt to do a tent camping trip. Doing just a Fri/Sat/come home Sunday just to go to work and be exhausted for Monday and Tues....just wasn't fun. I find when I can go for a week and relax into it....it is more enjoyable for sure, and I can come home and relax for a few days. I will now do it here and there and I enjoy it. I would say to everyone to get your own business going so you can work from the road if needed and you can make your own schedule. M-F 8-5 sucks. I think I do my best work in the afternoon and evening....leaving me to have my mornings free and I can go exercise and work weekends so I can avoid hoards of people on the weekend. Also it is fun to have a base camp Rv and do a night or two out in the wilderness in a Tent...then come back to RV and have a shower and hit a grocery store. We kind of found the best of both worlds. You can also hit up RV park to do your laundry and go swimming...and still get in some work via computer...and write it off as a home office.
It all depends on your state/county codes, this is an awesome opportunity but in Hawaii there is really strict laws against air-bnb & vacation rentals.
Great content Rob, thank you! I'm your neighbor out here in Knoxville. I am starting a glamping business out in Morgan County! I hope you are loving Tennessee as much as I do!
I have some land in Alabama, and I was considering putting tiny houses, but this is super intriguing! Great video 👍🏽
Oh great Idea I have land in Florida I wonder if I can do the same.
My thoughts also. Been thinking about tiny homes but this seems a bit easier. Live next to national park
@@ImRecluse1 oh you hit the geographical jackpot lol. Good luck!
As a person who ran Vegas to Phoenix I can tell you that Joshua Tree 🌲 is a VERY well traveled area and it really doesn’t matter the time of year. I have thought about this idea for a long time because there are folks who fish 🐟, mountain bike 🚵♂️ , kayak or hike who don’t want to sleep at a truck stop, Walmart or rv park. As a truck driver I planned my to park at the mobile gas ⛽️ station with the Arby’s right across the street from Joshua. Actually there’s pick nick tables on the huge are of desert 🏜 there. New subscriber!
Awesome video, thanks for doing the calculations. Obviously we could have done it ourselves, but breaking down some of the numbers and confirming the legitimacy is what's going to really boost the quality of this channel! Looking forward to the course! Let's build a live case study on the channel!
Dude you editing is freaking gooood! Awesome intros
My Favorite part was when you said interest rates on camping trailers are like 4-5%, which you thought is high. And when you said an airstream is like $30,000-$40,000. The low end of a camping trailer interest rate would be 6.5%. They are luxury loans. So they have really high interest rates. An airstream have gone anywhere from $70,000 if they need restoration to $130,000 for plug and play ready to roll unit.
You do great videos! I love your information and insight. You are very thorough and it is extremely appreciated. But I just noticed those discrepancies so I thought I would help out. I understand this video is a year old. But these prices were relevant over a year ago also. Thanks Rob!
What about the options you have come across for Land to put these things on? Monthly at an rv park? Buy land? Maybe in next video ? Thanks for this!!
I see your post below thanks! Can’t wait!
In your backyard! Then you can rent it out to your wife or girlfriend!
Careful with RV parks. There was a guy who was renting out vintage campers inside an RV park near a National Park where I live and when the greedy RV Park Owner figured out how much $ was being made, he kicked the guy out and started doing it himself! If you were confident and or had good cash reserves / other substantial income sources in case the slow season is really slow, you could possibly sign a 1+ year lease with either a $ or % cap on future rent increases just like a tenant in a commercial real estate building.
I currently work for a Glamping company called Under Canvas and they make BANK! I'm learning tips and tricks to set up my own listing! Thank you!
Do I need to provide showers?
Have you started working towards setting up your own property yet? I'm sure you've learned a lot working where you do!
This was so interesting and so great to finally see someone who actually explains this in pretty good details! Been looking to do a campground for a while now and this info of yours is going to be helpful!! Thanks for making the video!
I’ve already mapped out my entire business plan and what keeps confusing me is the land and permitting process, every county is different and some of the most enticing land is Native American owned. The affordable land available for purchase is undeveloped but zoned residential and each county has minimum requirements on properties to permit or don’t allow camping. a lot of these county’s don’t even allow you to put your own rv on the land without a permit which tends to require well and septic so the land and permitting is the big hinderance. If I can figure that out I’d be up and running
It's not easy. You've got to search for the municipalities that allow it. Sometimes it can take weeks-or even months. But there are definitely cities that will permit these units as temporary structures. Just remember, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.
I have 120 acres near SARA Park Havasu City Arizona I would be interested in doing this with some kind of partnership. The property is part of the Aubrey mountains and connects to the trails at SARA Park.
Contact me for more info if your interested.
@@anotherday8106 Hey Jeff I have some ideas, email me at futureproofoffers[at]gmail
@@anotherday8106 In looking at the Lake Havasu City annual event calendar, there's nothing from mid May until late September. I assume it's due to the scorching hot summers that average 101 to 109 degrees during those months (I live in St. George, UT so I'm acclimated to a desert climate). Wouldn't this have a drastic effect on rentals and thus would be very dependent on locals for rentals?
Ask neighbors and if they don't mind, just do it. The laws are only there to keep the peace between neighbors. The more remote the less trouble.
Do you have third party insurance for your yurt, tents in Grand Canyon? I can not find any insurance company that will provide coverage for temporary structure (yurt, dome,etc) or claims by guests for short term rental. The airbnb insurance thing is largely useless from what i heard. Can anyone else provide some insight or advice how to insure the property and how to insure against a guest making a claim?
Very interested in Glamping rentals, how do you deal with security of your property (like tents), when you may not live near your property you rent?
That is a great question that we had as well and why we shifted our glamping business structure and are building a shed tiny house and a greenhouse/glass house as glamping units that are an actual structure.
hire a manager
Would to hear how you find the land to put your glamp setups on. Are you looking for raw land or land that has power and sewer already in place. This is the part the keeps hanging me up. Thanks!
Utilities are ideal, but not required. There are many systems out there to make your glamping set-ups an off-grid experience.
I second this comment!!
@@Robuilt I think he means are you buying this land ? leasing it ??
We got an amazing realtor that found both for us to build our glamping business. We found raw land that needs utilities and will take quite a bit more money and time to build, and we found a fixer upper home with great land that allows short term rentals where we can tie into the current utilities!!
You can provide an outhouse and solar power almost anywhere on recreational land very, very cheaply.
Awesome video! I’d love to hear about the turnover setup you have going. Do you have full-time cleaners, do you subcontract that out? What about maintenance and repairs? Loving all the content recently.
Hey Rob, just an FYI that we've been working with Coconino County planning and zoning near the Grand Canyon for months to try and get our business properly permitted and they have stringent requirements. You need a conditional use permit, building permits (even required for any wood platform and of course restroom/shower facilities), lighting permits, and the list goes on just for canvas tents and you can only operate them 6 months of the year which is what Under Canvas does (see international building code on this one for “temporary membrane structure” as it was quite a surprise to us and most municipalities follow these codes). We're over $10k spent just in pre-engineering fees for the first permit doing all the non-engineering work ourselves. They said they’ve shut down quite a few of these that have not followed the permitting process and I don’t want your viewers to spend a bunch of money and get shut down and heavily fined. For more info around the Grand Canyon specifically, see section 3.18 of the zoning ordinance, the counties been super helpful but the process is a little exhausting! www.coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/31215/Coconino-County-Zoning-Ordinance---Final-Approved-November-12-2019?bidId=
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OMG that's why you don't ask you just stay small and do..as long as you are remote enough. The neighbors are the ones that will make a stink and turn you in. If you ask the government they will make your life miserable.
@@seneynah Yeah, all the regulations make sense so far, it's just a process but makes it better and safer for our guests, neighbors, and forests. There hasn't really been a single regulation that doesn't make sense honestly but it is a lot of work. I can't believe some people run more than one or two sites unpermitted in our area, it's fairly rude to the neighbors and the community, and since it's so dry in AZ, it's only a matter of time before one of the many unpermitted (essentially all of them on airbnb) burn down a good chunk of forest. Hopefully unpermitted ones are at least following most regulations, I've seen so many that have a large number of safety issues visible from their airbnb listing that it scares me. From a liability and business perspective, there is no way I would run one of these unpermitted because you have no fall back if something goes wrong and your business that you are putting a ton of time, effort, and money into is actually worth something. Just my thoughts and why we are going through the process!
@@TheAdVentureists so true. We are looking into that area and it’s more than worth it to CYA. A lot are unpermitted and the more legit ones that move into the area may eventually get rid of the unpermitted ones.
Thanks for all the content! Your glamping business and your videos have been an inspiration for me to start looking to dip my toe in the short term rental market.
Love to hear it! Let me know when you make the leap!
talking about tourism in march 2021.
this is the confidence i need in my life
Wow man thanks for the info I just started my first airBB and wholly smoke this is another level but with not the huge expense
I love your sense of humor and your content! Thank you for sharing 🙏
Useful content for us. Thanks Rob! Was that a clip from Flight of the Conchords? Yis!
Brilliant ideas!! Super stoked to see your course info! Gorgeous video quality - lighting and everything was perfect! ☀️
What do you do about county regulations though. It seems 99% of the glamping sites are not up to new codes set against short term rentals or will soon be not up to code. It’s annoying that a “neighbor” who’s acres away can complain and shut down your business on your land.
We all need to lobby against HOA government policies. Including where neighbors are able to be in control of something that doesn't belong to them.
@@RogueOntheRoad yes
This is great! You definitely have sparked my interest and even though I am 58 yrs old, I am seriously considering this as an investment option for retirement. Will start looking for property in NE Alabama Smokey Mountains.
I absolutely love camping and we went when our children were young. Mostly off grid but with some type of creek/river or lake in front of us. Now a days go with bath houses! 😎
Great video. Make sure the county/town allows it and if it doesn't, educate them so they understand it's a win-win situation.
BIG Fan over here! And congrats on hitting 100K subscribers!! I just wanted to say you inspired us to move to the Smoky Mountains, buy land and we are now starting a glamping business!! So excited to continue following your journey and root you on!
How is it going!? What are some of the things that have happened so far
@@raphaelsanchez2611 Hi! We are doing great! We built our first glamping site and it booked out 100% very quickly in the first month (October) then this month has a couple days open but basically fully booked too! We are now building two more and building our our barn to make it into a big community clubhouse. We luckily haven’t run into too many snags- just construction can take a little bit longer than we would like but we are so excited everything is going well so we are expanding into a few more!
You’re the man, bro! I plan to take the online course as soon as it’s available and I’m also interested in setting up a time to chat and get some direction and advice. Keep kicking ass dude 👊
As the owner of 2 glamping businesses, I can attest to this being a lucrative business!
Do you have a business link? I’d love to connect and pick your brain
How can I link up with you
It is very hard to find counties that allow this. I have spoken to countless counties that say it isn't allowed or that you have to hire an engineer to make sure the road to the tents is to code and the icing on the cake is that they only allow you to operate 6 months out of the year. So my projected income is half of what I thought. But I am pushing forward and going to build more tents to compensate for operating only 6 months out of the year. I wondered why all the big glamping companies only operated seasonally. I thought it was the weather but it looks like legally you can't. I just hope I don't have to take them down every year and store them for 6 months because that will be expensive and a pain.
How do you protect the site/items from theft/vandalism (when not occupied), since it's not a typical home you can lock up?
Just found your channel and love your content!! I look forward to being a part of your training when you offer it again. Just missed the deadline. :( Thank you for sharing your knowledge and look forward to starting a new business.
Are all these tents and RV's on land they own though? I didn't hear you talk about mortgage and property tax etc. Thanks Rob.
This guy had a lot of corny jokes and tiresome digressions that doubled the video length, but not enough straightforward information. However, to answer your question, it only takes a couple phone calls to small plots of land and camp sites to see what's available in the world. Still was a good video and good idea.
You can buy or rent land.
@@amymelene2218 Really? Can you use money?
Yeah, that's obviously a significant part of the expenses in such a venture.
@@dallasswoveland4466 this information is in his other videos. Check them out.
WOW I love this idea I live in Houston Texas and my wife and I love going to Fredericksburg Tx and it’s always hard finding a place to stay down there. We would love to do this down Fredericksburg Tx. I’m definitely going to look into this
Justine's place in Jtree (the airstreams) they have a clubhouse too and pretty epic social media following. They have been going about 5 years and were one of the early people doing it there....they are also professional musicians from LA so they have a big following there. They bought their land and house for $150k and put about $10-12K per trailer for build outs but they do the work themselves. So there is that. They are killing it and a good model.
Great video!!!! Thank you for the info. I'm looking for land in TN to do this exact thing.
Brother this is pure golden bars. I'm about to start up because you.
Love the Tom Boddet commercial. Stayed in Motel 6 in Topeka Kansas and the rain 🌧️ was coming through the air conditioner and management basically said it sucks to be you.🤔😳
This is literally what we are embarking on right now! Three acres in the mountains in NC. Building a couple cabins and setting up a couple glamping units.
So do you own the land where these camp sites are located?
I just ordered my first canvas tent last week. Thank you for all the great videos and info!
This dude left out a ton of information on how this really works out in reality so we can comment about it here lol thanks!
That's why there are other videos and a course.....
Great info,Thanks for sharing.
You forgot to go into is how are you able to secure a year-round spot in these campgrounds, the cost of the land use, cost of utilities, and cost of having someone ensuring the rental is kept up (ie clean for next guest, linens cleaned, maintenance cost done to keep up the "glamper" they stay in, and how to run this passively if you don't live in the area. No one can do this without knowing how to do these.
Dude that’s awesome. I subscribed and looking forward for next videos
Man you are thorough!
how does one manage washing the sheets and re setting the room daily?
We've run a glamping site for the last 5 years and the bedding is full on! That's why we have a 2 night minimum stay or I would go crazy!
@@TractorsandCream lol thank you for the insight
Super informative, looking forward to getting into and learning more about this business
I bought 11 acres just for this. Going for about 50 tiny homes hand built in the forest… peace
And my 11 acres was less than your first tent
Wow around how much was that ? Did you have trouble finding where its legal to build these tiny homes to build them ?
Very cool. How are things coming along?
@@kenedagibson5591 So far have 4 trailers , 1 dome, 1 truck and roads developed! Getting the infrastructure up
@@DivineZeal that’s awesome!!! Where are you located?
watching these videos is making me feel like i’m losing out on thousands of dollars every DAY that i wait to buy a safari tent and it’s actually driving me up a wall
Hello Rob, where do you get insurance for your tents?
Dude the motel 6 comments seriously had me LOL! Great Content!
My central London Airbnbs took a big hit because of lockdowns so expanding outside of the city is definitely worth looking into
Land is also way cheaper not in the city
My glamping units have been slammed since covid.
Dude you’re brilliant, great biz ideas and you explain it very well.
Did you factor in the mortgage on owning the land for your yurts? Or can you set up glamps with just getting the right permits? When you were doing the profit calculation you didn’t talk about that and that would really offsite the magical profit numbers . Can you please elaborate on that ? Thanks rob! Enjoying your stuff very much !
Please explain 😀
Also manager or someone to wash sheets clear toilet give and collect keys
It's literally the most important part. Also what about insurance? If he had free access to land or something we can't also do then this is very misleading.
the numbers are really inaccurate
Ya I agree with this what the land cost
Absolutely love it keep it up Rob
I'm glamping in the comments.
Please let us know when you come out with your "glamping" program. Thanks.
Love the lead magnet, can't wait for the course launch!
Additional glamping advice is to furnish it with crap off Skymall. Thanks, Tom Haverford!
Thank you!
Great content! Excited for the next videos!
I love the Flight of the Concords drop! I have an acre near Chattanooga the permit stuff is killing me.
Yeah, permitting can be a bit of a nightmare. Have you identified a permitting path in your area?
Would be cool to have more details on how to find the properties to put these on. Do you buy land or you negotiate with the owner? What was your prefered option?
We'll get into this a little later on in the series!
Yes! I can't wait to heal the deets on that as well! That's been the biggest hurtle I've encountered. I live in Georgia where Tiny homes are nearly impossible to permit, but would these be considered "tiny homes"?
My question is...
How do you prevent theft, vandalism or squatters in between bookings when your rental sits for a few days or weeks without guests?
My question is: How can you establish a construction like that without paying for the land?
@@flyingdinosaur8871 he did pay for the land, he made a video on it
@@TriggeredForDays obviously there is an agreement for the land. Would be interesting to learn more about that process , finding the owner as well as contracts example .
Not a lot of losers out in these areas. You can put a fence around your property. Cameras.
@@ianhop rest assured, when more "losers" figure out that this is a thing, I can almost guarantee these fancy tents will be occupied and lived in via squatters rights
I’m in the process of doing something like this…got the property, adding amenities. Luckily there are 4 to 5 tourists attractions within 8 miles. I was planning to add a few prefab homes…but this option maybe a possibility.
Sounds like a great area to be in, we're currently in the development process too! Where are you located?
300% , sign me up, love this Robert
How do you deal with the risk? Are you able to get insurance to cover being sued if there is an accident if someone is injured while glamping at your location?
Very true, I have that same questions. Are these tenants set up in land they own did they ask for permission? How would that work?
I'm building my 1st Glamping AirBnB. But, urban setting (backyard w/ private entrance) . Hooked to city sewer, AC, Heat..full kitchen, clawfoot tub..Wifi, TV, ..lush and luxury items and products! Outdoor rain shower. It's going to be amazing! Can't wait to get it up and going!
That sounds amazing! Send me your listing when it's ready, would love to see it!
Robuilt
Absolutely, will do. It will likely be ready around May/June!
With this level of information in an introductory video, you can't but wonder how much details available consulting this dude.
Great presentation and very true, thanks!
Are you typically leasing the land or buying? Thanks!
could you do a walk around maybe of your glamping sites and talk about the cost of it and like im curious on the bathrooms... do you have a septic system? or some one that comes out to clean them? i would love a walk around for sure and how to get it started and who to talk to first. like a list of how to get started. and the kind of property to buy.
I should set that up at Bosque Village.
watching your videos on 1.75 speed takes your entertaining personality to a whole new level. :)
If at all the tent costs less but where do we put the tent? We need to rent or buy a land too right? No ones gonna allow tent on public place.
Great video comrade really thank you
Do you buy the land to be able to put the home there
Your videos are really getting me excited to get more property!
thanks Robuilt!! super inspiring
Hey, so has there ever been incidents of theft or abuse of property? How do you go about this?
Your the man Rob