Congratulations — you just completed one of the most overlooked areas of campground buying.
Campgrounds are not simply sites and scenery.
They are operational businesses with systems, infrastructure, and long-term responsibilities.
Strong buyers learn to understand not only what they are buying today, but also what they may be responsible for tomorrow.
The resources below are designed to help you apply these concepts during real-world campground evaluations.
Included resources for this module:
📄 Utility Inspection Checklist (Beginner + Advanced)
📄 Expansion Feasibility Questionnaire
📄 Utility Cost Planning Sheet
📄 Capital Expense Timeline (20-Year Plan)
📄 Utility System Mapping Worksheet
(water, sewer, electric, wells, transformers, shutoffs, septic locations)
📄 Infrastructure Red Flag Checklist
(quick visual checklist for walking a property)
📄 Utility Questions to Ask Sellers Guide
(questions buyers commonly forget to ask)
📄 Health Department & Permit Research Worksheet
(where to check records and what information to request)
📄 First-Year Surprise Cost Planner
(unexpected repairs, reserve planning, and capital needs)
📄 Expansion Cost Estimator
(RV sites, cabins, utilities, roads, engineering, permits, and infrastructure)
📄 Due Diligence Utility Walkthrough Map
(Office → Utility Routes → Sites → Pedestals → Water → Sewer → Bathhouse → Maintenance → Wells / Backup Systems)
📄 Deferred Maintenance Scoring Sheet
(score low-risk, medium-risk, and immediate repair items)
Understand what lives underground, behind the scenes, and beneath the numbers — because infrastructure often determines long-term value more than what buyers first see.
“Pretty gets attention. Infrastructure determines long-term success.”
