The RV Entrepreneur

RVE 222: Dave & Matt Build, Rent, and Sell Custom Vans


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Working in finance in New York City, Dave started dreaming about living in a van and taking his hedge fund on the road. But he couldn't hit the road immediately, so he rented his van out on Outdoorsy to offset his van costs while he wasn't traveling.

To his surprise, his van booked out for four months! So he got another and soon had 6 vans being rented out.

Meanwhile in Colorado, Dave's college buddy Matt was renovating and building out a van of his own. When Matt shared how much it cost him to buy and build out the van and that he sold it for a profit after taking it cross country, the friends had an idea:

Let's build out custom vans and rent and sell them.

In this episode, they share their story of getting started. Plus:

  • How to approach renting your RV online
  • Using the real estate model to analyze the RV rental market
  • Deciding on the basic, customizable van layout
  • Costs and time to build out and ship vans
  • Why the van lifestyle allows you take more risk in business
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    Today’s episode is sponsored by ID Plans (and it’s actually less of a sponsorship than it is an opportunity). ID Plans is a software and service company based in Tampa Florida that provides solutions for property managers.  Over the past 20 years ID Plans has been able to hire a number of full-time RVers who help survey commercial properties and they are currently looking to hire 3-5 more additional RV teams.

    I’ve seen a lot of companies who hire RVers, and this is one that you can make a near full-time income almost immediately. You’ll receive training for the software, be able to park your motorized RV right on the job sites, and run the whole business from your RV.

    You can request more information at [email protected].

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    Links mentioned in this show:

    • Outdoorsy
    • RV Share
    • Follow Dave and Matt online at:

      • Dave & Matt's Vans Website
      • @daveandmattsvans
      • Youtube
      • ...more
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