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How much should I charge someone to park their RV on my property?

They will be parking overnight every day, will use electrcity every now and then, but will not have access to the house.
I live in Orange County, OC.

Please give advice on the price I should charge for RV parking on my property. They have their own access gate and the parking is completely private.

Public Comments

1. $200 a month

2. *pinky near mouth* One MILLION Dollars!!!! *thunder*

3. 200 per month

4. 200 a week

5. 50-100

6. At least $25 a night.

7. 100 dollars a night oh and could you answers my ?

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8. 3 billion dollars

9. around 25 a day

10. I would suggest you charge them less than what it would cost to rent a low-end apartment or efficiency, primarily because living in an RV is comparable to living in a small apartment with limited or no amenities (laundry room, trash). Plus this is tax free income for you, and you don't have to perform any maintenance for them as a landlord would do.

Less than $500 a month, 200-300 would probably be reasonable. The less the better, that will motivate them to stay longer, and you get income with little effort. Campsites generally charge RV owners a hefty fee because they want you to be gone in 3 days so someone else can be booked into that same site.

11. $200 bucks a month is the going rate for that.

12. Well, Considering we dont know how long they will be there, we cannot give an exact amount. It sounds like your new to the "real estate" business so i will give you some pointers right fast.
1) Get it in writing. If you and the RV owner decide 6 months then get it in writing and set the price in stone. Don't forget that if they are on your property only during the night, they will be tearing up your grass. Is that important to you? Should you include that in the price? That is up to you.
2) Make sure they don't want water access. You stated that they will use electricity, you did not mention water.
3) Check and see what they think is fair. Put your price on the table, and watch their faces, their hands, their eyes. Do they show any resistants? If not maybe you could add, Thats the price without water and electricity thus letting you bring the price up slightly higher.
4) Check with your state for some kind of goofy fees for this. I know it sounds odd but you never can tell
5 ) I would make sure they have insurance on that. You never know when they might hit your fence or house or have some sort of illegal substances on hand, but what I have found is people with insurance are clean, but I guess thats because I live so close to the border.
6 ) Do a background check. I know this may not have come up at first, but you dont want a bad image and you defenatly dont want someone with a criminal record.
7 ) Check around at other places prices. Act like your wanting to by a spot at their place. This keeps your price in check.
8 ) It does not matter if they only park there during the night, and if they try to bring it up and want a cheaper price, explain you could be renting it to someone who will be there all day and it would not make a difference to you.
7 ) REMEMBER, You are in this to make money. You dont know how much they will use of the utilities such as water, electricity, and sewage. Your going to have to chose because i cannot guess the going rate in your area so I cannot give you a decent guess. Sorry , but hope i helped.

13. $80per week and $320 per month/
Over night $50 Draw up a contract.

14. The lowest rate I've seen for an RV to camp at a lodge is $15.00 a night (the highest I've seen is $40.00). But even at $15.00 a night, the lodge still provided hookup for electricity and water. Even though you will only be providing electricity occasionally, you are providing them with a private lot.

My suggestion is this: If it's a long-term stay (more than 2 months), I would probably charge between $225 and $275 a month. If it's for a shorter stay or if you don't know how long they will be staying, then you would want to charge by the week - between $60 and $80 per week (which would end up being between $240 to 320 a month).

EDIT: By the way, if they're going to stay for more than a month, you might want to get a copy of your last year's utility bills for the same months they will be staying so that you will know what your bill normally is during that time of the year and whether the people with the RV are using "more than their fair share." And get an agreement with them (in writing!) that says they'll pay the difference between the increase and what your bill normally is if the difference takes a bite out of the money you expected to receive from them.