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5 Reasons a Caravan Park for Sale is A Great Business


Since Covid lockdowns most Australians have just wanted to escape. The idea of buying a lifestyle business such as a caravan park for sale has been so appealing to many. The thought of living on a property and welcoming in guests can be a great opportunity to socialize and get back out into the community.

Here are 5 reasons why you should consider buying a caravan park for sale.

1. Lifestyle

Obviously the lifestyle is appealing to many. When you look at caravan parks for sale you have the option of buying in a beachside location, a country town or on the outskirts of a CBD. The location of a caravan park for sale can completely change your living environment.

As a buyer of a caravan park for sale, your days can be spent welcoming guests to your business, maintaining the gardens and parklands, paperwork, marketing and other general business duties. One of the major benefits of owning a caravan park is the ability to structure your day how you like.

Most caravan parks for sale will also have staff that currently work there, either as casual or full time staff. So you need to have management skills to organize your business and your days. It can give you great flexibility if you have a good team around you when you buy the caravan park for sale.

2. Change

If you're one of the millions of people living in Sydney during the lockdowns, the excitement of moving elsewhere picking up that fishing tackle box and changing your life is exciting.

When you buy a caravan park for sale, you can completely change your day to day routine. It's like a refresh of life. Then you get to meet so many new people and travelers along the way.

3. Little Experience Required

It is one of those businesses that require little experience, compared to some other businesses for sale such as a dental practice for sale.

If you have experience in management and marketing, then you could be well placed to own and buy a caravan park for sale. Obviously there are aspects of the tourism industry you will need to learn, but the current owner will probably be willing to teach you.

Understanding the licensing and requirements to own a caravan park is also important.

4. Assets

Depending if you are buying a caravan park for sale freehold or leasehold there is the potential for obtaining assets. If you buy a freehold caravan park then you are also purchasing the land which could increase in value in coming years. It also gives you the option of selling the business and collecting rent.

4. Creativity

There is so much involved in running a caravan park. Depending on the size of the caravan park for sale and what is included, there is always room for improvement and areas to be creative. You could build more kids areas, make it dog friendly, grow some trees, increase your marketing, support other local businesses and so much more. There is a lot of room for creativity and growth.

Final Thoughts

A caravan park for sale is a great business to buy. It's a complete lifestyle business that allows you to move to a new location and basically start fresh. It is well worth considering the benefits of buying a caravan park and how it could improve your work and lifestyle balance.

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