How To Make The Most From Renting Your RV

Become a Great Marketer

If you’re renting out your RV, getting and maintaining a steady flow of renters can be a challenge if your listing isn’t attractive enough. You’re competing against 100’s of other RVs. A good nightly rate that covers your costs and provides profit is the ultimate goal. To achieve this, you have to offer campers a great experience.

They won’t have that great experience if it isn’t conveyed in your listing page. There is no point in having an unused RV in your parking lot. Neither does it make sense getting less than you deserve for your recreational vehicle. You can make good money by providing campers with a reason to get out with your RV.

These tips will help you make the most from renting your RV and help you stand out from the crowd.

Provide the Right Information About Your RV

Remember that you’re competing with 100’s of other RVs on the Online marketplace. You need to stand out. Think like a renter. What would they want? Write down all the information that renters are looking for in an RV trip. Describe your RV in such a way that it captivates the renter. Include capacity details, the length, as well as the facilities in it. Is it pet friendly? Is it diesel or gas? How many beds and seat belts does it have? Does it have extra storage space?

What does your RV have that another might not have? Also, add a little fun to make it fun to read. “It loves the campfire and dogs, it’s happy by the ocean or in the mountains.”

The longer they are on your page, the less time they will be on a different RV’s listing page.

RVnGO allows you to upload video, so take advantage of that. create a welcome video for the page, waling your guest through the RV and the amenities.

While providing valuable information, be accurate and honest. Being honest will save you from missing expectations from a guest who will no doubt leave bad reviews. 

Offering Packages & Special, Unique Amenities and, Experiences Closes the Deal

Take a queue from RV Owners who offer unique packages and experiences, like Ed Young in Texas who offers a getaway package experience with his Class A RV:

Lake Travis Get Away!!!
This package includes the following.

• RV Reservation fees at the resort
• Unlimited Internet
• 18 Ft 8 person 205 HP
• VIP Ski Boat with ski tub!
• 2 Body Boards
• Grill with propane
• Fire Pit with Propane
• Fully Furnished RV
• Bike Rack

Or Brian Hill who provides a Rock & Roll Tour bus experience with your own personal driver AND an VW Van to drive around town at your different stops. When you offer more than just an RV rental and provide an experience, you can raise the rates because you’re providing more value to the marketplace and more keywords that people are searching for to find your listing over another.

The Biggest Lie Is – Build It and They Will Come

Ok. You may have a great RV and an incredible listing page with great content that describes all of the features and amenities of the RV and you may even added an unforgettable package creating a one of a kind experience that guests would love to have.

But if no one sees it, you’re not making money and that fantastic listing doesn’t mean anything. 

Oh, you think it’s the responsibility of the RV rental website to promote your listing? Well, it’s not. They will drive traffic to the website, and it is up to the individual owners to drive traffic to their own listings. So now it’s time to start copying the link to your listing page and sharing it on social media, sending it to your friends and family and associates and ask them to share the link as well.

The RV owners who are successful and have a filled calendar are the ones who are constantly promoting their listing on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, and even Quora.

So Promote, Promote, Promote.

Find the Best, Competitive Nightly Rate

If you goal is just to pay for the cost of owning your RV, you could choose to list it for rent for only a few weeks out of the year. This way, you will make the income you need to pay for your RV while not having to spend much time generating side income.

Using RVnGO, you are able to set the dates that your RV is available for rent. You can also set minimum rental nights so that your Guests rent your RV for 3, 4 or 5 days minimum.

Just like any other business, Price is part of the equation. Too low, and you don’t make a profit, you actually lose money. Too high and you don’t make any sales, so you need to see what others are setting their nightly rates at and price your RV accordingly. You can also set different rates for different times of the year. Memorial Day weekend, July 4th weekend and Labor Day weekend are all peak RV rental times when people tend to pay a premium for their rentals.

Research the market nightly rates of similar RVs. Knowing the current market nightly rates will ensure you don’t miss out because of “pricing too heavily.”
campers and RVers are shopping for the best deals. By giving good nightly rates, you stand a chance of making more money out of your RV.

Obviously, if your RV comes with a package or experience better than most, you can charge higher for that higher level of experience.  Test what the market will bare.

Furnish Your RV for That Touch of Home

Campers and RVers love well-furnished RVs, that’s no doubt. Now to deliver on the promise and exceed their expectations that you set in the Listing page.

If you want to win the hearts of renters, your RVs must be outstanding. The fun of renting an RV is the good time it provides out there in the woods, by the lake, river or ocean. If your RV is rusty and not rocking in the best way possible, freshen it up.

Your RV must be the epitome of a stylish, compact living. It should captivate RV campers instantly. The first in person impression should be WOW, this is BETTER than the pictures and video showed. NOT OMG, is this the same RV from that listing?

Anyway, who doesn’t want to spend a good time in a cozy RV?

Add some color and pick a theme. No need to overthink it, just make it feel more like a home with special touches throughout the RV, even a small welcome card with a gift basket, nice towels, extra RV toilet paper (Which is different from the regular TP). Add a nice laminated sign with the special instructions placed in the right areas to make the stay easy for the guest and they don’t have to figure stuff out and potentially call you at 1am.

The Bottom Line

Renting out an RV can be tricky. Like so many other things in the market, you have to make the extra step to make RV campers happy. With the above tips, you will make the most out of your RV.

If you want to make the most out of renting your RV, get your listing right. Reputable listings will attract clients effortlessly. Find a listing that looks great and has good reviews.

Mostly, campers rent from listings that offer competitive prices, list great RVs, and offer customer support. List your RV where there is a good chance of getting customers easily.

RvnGo provides the ultimate RV listing. List on RVnGO today, and we’ll help you get the best out of our RV!