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  • Jon Wright & Yadkin Valley RV Resort: Building a Legacy
    2025/01/16

    Jon Wright & Yadkin Valley RV Resort: Building a Legacy

    In this episode, we sit down with Jon Wright, a first-time RV park developer and father of eight, to hear about his ambitious journey building Yadkin Valley RV Resort in North Carolina. Jon shares how he discovered a 20+ acre off-market property, navigated the complexities of entitlement work, and partnered with experts to transform his vision into an 80-site RV resort set to open in Spring 2024.

    Discover how Jon balances his day job with real estate development, why he chose Unhitched Property Management to operate the resort, and how he’s building a family legacy while teaching his kids—and others—about entrepreneurship and passive income.

    yadkinvalleyrvresort.com

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    56 分
  • Ryan Groene & Treeside Capital
    2025/01/16

    In this episode, the Unhitched team sits down with Ryan Groene for a candid conversation about overcoming challenges, adapting to unexpected life events, and lessons learned from personal experiences. Join us for an engaging discussion filled with relatable stories and practical insights on navigating life's twists and turns.

    Ryan Groene | LinkedIn

    Treeside Capital

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    45 分
  • Joey Locker & LSV Luxury Motorcoach Resort
    2025/01/16

    Robert Preston, host of Riches in the Hitches, interviews Joey Locker, a Nashville native and developer of Locker's Southern View Luxury Motor Coach Resort. Joey shares his journey from the corporate world to RV resort development, discussing the challenges and opportunities of building a luxury motor coach resort near Nashville.

    Locker's Southern View Luxury Motorcoach Resort

    Joey Locker | LinkedIn

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    52 分
  • Matt Whitermore & Covered Bridge Campsite: Transforming Seasonal Parks
    2025/01/16

    Matt Whitermore & Covered Bridge Campsite: Transforming Seasonal Parks

    Matt Whitermore is a campground owner and operator in the Northeast US. With a portfolio of three seasonal campgrounds in New York and Massachusetts, ranging from rustic escapes to premium family-friendly destinations, Matt shares his journey from commercial real estate finance to outdoor hospitality.

    We also dive into his development plans, including an $8M project at one of his properties, and his outlook on the evolving campground industry amidst growing competition and investment.

    Matt Whitermore | LinkedIn

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    48 分
  • #20 Inside the Climb - Carter Moses, Tala Brunson and Misty Preston - The Different Ways Folks Are Staying at RV Parks
    2023/07/11
    #20 Inside the Climb - Carter Moses, Tala Brunson and Misty Preston breakdown the different ways folks are staying at RV Parks. Carter Moses: All right everyone. Welcome back to Inside the Climb. You've got Carter, Tala, and Misty today talking about some exciting things in the RV industry. We're gonna focus on how it's kind of changed and the emphasis on staycation, work-life balance, working from RV parks, from both an investment perspective, and also we've got Misty here to talk about it because she lives it and they just got back from a two plus week vacation all the way out to Wyoming in the rv. I know we've talked about previous podcasts, you know, what we look for in an RV park. So a lot of these ones that are kind of focused around staycations and work life balance and working remote are going to be more of kind of the vacation destination parks versus more of those long term where people are just living there on a month to month basis. So I think that's kind of, you know, where we should start off with. And you know, I'd love to really hear from. A person that lives the lifestyle, like what are some of the top things that you guys kind of look for when you go travel around in your RV with either both you and Bob, and also with the family? Misty Preston: Sure. So when we travel, we usually go for two to three weeks at a time. So we are really heavily focused on finding parks that are geared towards kids. We have four kids, so of course a pool is a big plus. For Bob being able to work remotely without having to bring out the star link or portable internet. Wifi is a huge deal, so as long as Bob can plug into the wifi and work, as long as I have amenities for the kids, a pool, lazy river, water slides, of course, those are top notch amenities. However, if we are close to a town where they have kids museums or. Outside water parks or even a library is a big perk for us. So as long as they are in a location that is driving tourism or that is geared to kids, that's a big perk for us. Obviously, being able to call the park and book and be able to talk to someone and ask. Them, you know, if they have space for us, what their policy is on kids. cause some parks actually charge you per kid. So a lot of times we are on the road and mid travel realize we need to stop for the night. So we are always gonna be drawn to the parks that have the highest level amenities also. Laundry room. Laundry room is a great facility. We have a small washer and dryer in the rv. However, you can wash maybe five shirts and a couple pairs of pants, and it takes about six hours. So with four kids and dogs and wet laundry from the pool, that adds up pretty quickly. So those are kind of our top priorities. And I know Bob would say definitely wifi is a good perk. Tala Brunson: So what are some ways that you are reaching out to these parks? Are you Googling them? Are you calling them to kind of figure out what these amenities are and, and also booking the actual RV site? Misty Preston: Yes. Great question. So obviously the parks with the best websites always win because I do Google and if you can pull up the website and answer all those questions on the front end without having to talk to someone, that's helpful. I give them a call and ask if they have room for us. Our RV is 43 foot. So a lot of smaller parks don't necessarily have the spaces to accommodate a Class A of that size. A lot of times you can book online, but the booking is very painful. It's hard to use. It's not end user friendly, and it's usually pretty out of date and a lot of times. When you book online, it'll say there's nothing available. But when you call and get an actual person, they can squeeze you in or move some stuff around or easily accommodate. Carter Moses: I think another great point that you mentioned was wifi, and there's kind of a saying that goes around that. Wifi is not an amenity. It is a utility a lot of these parks, right, they put that as an amenity at their park as they have wifi, and then you show up and it's not great. Right. With how the world really shifted after covid, because RVing isn't a new thing. Right. It's been around for decades, but there's just been a huge shift. And the type of people that are choosing this lifestyle that are wanting to be more outside and experience things and being able to work remote is so huge that having that as an option and a strong option with good wifi is so important. Right. In order for your RV park to be successful. Misty Preston: Correct. I mean, and a lot of people say they wanna unplug and they wanna be off the grid. But that might last about 12 to 24 hours. And then I feel like people really do want to be connected. So from a work standpoint, also having a clubhouse with a small business office is super helpful as well as having a printer that you can have access to. So that's another true amenity that I think caters to those who are working and traveling at the same time, having a...
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    26 分
  • #19 Jake and Cameron - The History of RV Parks
    2023/06/29

    #19 Inside the Climb with Jake Chambers and Cameron Hill taking a walk through the history of RV Parks.

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    49 分
  • #18 Robert and Matt Tackle Passive Investment
    2023/06/09
    Robert Preston Welcome back to Inside the Climb. I'm Robert Preston, and we have Matt Schreiner Matt Schreiner. Robert Preston We are going to tackle a very interesting topic today. It is a topic that we've all heard and talked about all the time, and it's the idea of a passive investment. But today we kind of want to take a deeper look and see maybe where some areas that we've been lied to or maybe better put, is the myth of passive investment and what, what does that really mean and what are your real options when it comes to a passive investment? So I think to start with we talk about what maybe is not a passive investment, right? And so anything that's non-passive investment, in my opinion, we're specific to real estate, right? Would be like flipping houses. That is not passive. There's a very active component to that. That is a job. Can you systemize it and turn it into a business? Absolutely. But it's still very much a active investment. Running a business, starting a business that is an active investment. Any type of thing that's gonna require you to basically be putting a lot of input into, obviously that is an active investment. I would even argue like day trading, right? Day trading, Matt Schreiner 100%. Yeah. Super active Robert Preston By the definition of it, you are daily active. So, alright, so I think that's a fairly easy definition to define. I think immediately to step down from that, that most people think of a passive investment is rental property and therein lies where I think already we have lied to ourselves a little bit. So, rental property. Matt, you've been in real estate investing for a while. Talk about what, what do you think maybe the myth of rental property is like with the assumption of a single-family house and then what's probably reality? Matt Schreiner I mean, the term that comes to mind right off the bat with passive investing is mailbox money. So, you know, going to your mailbox once a month, getting a check and wondering how it got there and you having to do absolutely nothing, not lift a finger, even at the most basic level of real estate investing, buying a single family home and renting it. Even if you hire a property management company to do so, to run it for you, you still have to oversee the management company. You still have to be involved. Your name's still on the paperwork, your name's still on the mortgage, your name's still, you know, on all the leases. You're still the point of responsibility when it comes down to it. So, you know, if something breaks, the management company may handle it, but at the end of the day, you're still the bank. You still have to be involved in some of the day-to-day decisions. So it's, it's not really passive. You, you still have to be involved, right? And then you start getting 2, 3, 5, 10 single family homes. That's now a very large business in its in itself. It's, it's not hands off. Robert Preston You said something interesting, obviously we've learned this lesson here. Let's dive into a little bit. What, what does managing the property manager mean? What, what are some things that you, that we've learned, maybe you've learned that you've had to do with property management company that you did not expect is the best way to put it? Matt Schreiner I mean, it's, it's kind of assumed that the management company and or managers of whatever entity you're talking about here have your same interests in mind. Which, which we've learned time and time again. That is not the case. That's the whole reason we have our own property management company now is because every single third party property management company that was managing our assets wanted their fee. And that's what they worked for, right? They, they weren't working towards a common goal at the business plan that we had set forth, that that was not a part of their discussion when it came down to making the decisions on how the money's gonna be spent. Right? So that, that's probably the biggest, biggest one. Robert Preston Yeah, I mean, and going back in time, I, I remember when we had third party property management and you know, it was to the point where we were on, I was on a phone call with the property management company for an hour twice a week, and where they just basically gave us new excuses. But, you know, it was, it was a constant pushing of information, constant pulling of information, a constant like what's this mean? Why? And really no one was putting thought in there. So managing property manager is a, is a hard thing to do. So with a single family house, right? You got a property manager, it's there, you're rent it, you gotta check on the property manager. No, no, don't get me wrong. There's plenty of great companies out there that do this, but you still have some type of need or responsibility to, to check on the property to protect your asset, right? To protect your asset. Right? And that may be as simple as having to drive by it. We got we live in...
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  • #17 Carter and Jake discuss our nicest RV park we’ve ever purchased
    31 分