Resorts and Campgrounds For Sale

A message from the owner, Tom Ossell...

Sellers and Buyers, there are many choices to be made and they need to be correct ones to sell or buy a resort or campground. We are in a new world now, how our society functioned a few years ago may not come back for a long time, if at all. Here is a little about me and my experiences if I am who you choose to deal with. I am 62 in 2010 and grew up with 2nd generation immigrant parents who came out of the great depression. We lived within our means and hard work and honest ethics were the way of life. I have been brokering resorts and campgrounds since 1973 and along the way have owned a few. Currently we operate, via managers, a resort and campground ( Northern Lights Resort Outfitting & Youth Quest & Timberline RV Resort.) Staying mentally ambitious and re-thinking everything is what we are doing to keep pace and to grow our businesses (which we are). The operating concepts I share later in this website are those which I am currently using and know are working. Knowing how to prioritize spending and time management along with disciplines are essential in surviving these times.

Sellers:

If you don't need to sell, don't. If your time is worth more to you at this stage in life I can help you with the process and I will be cost effective or I won't expect to be hired for the job. Think you need to sell for cash, well that may not happen. There are other choices with the same benefits and safety nets. I know how to structure a sale and I don't make any recommendations to a client that I wouldn't do for myself. My fees range from 2 to 7% depending on what is needed. It is all based on effort / yield and being cost effective. In this site look at Seller Services and see how I recommend Buyers operate their business once they are in it.

Buyers:

If you don't have at least a 700 credit score and some cash you will not be able to buy. A credit score and how much you have accumulated is your "report card" on how you have lived your life. Have you saved? Lived within your means? Gone without ? To be able to save and live within your means? If so, you are the kind of buyer I want to deal with. Go to Buyers support and education page to learn how to buy a resort.

My counseling to buyers and sellers continues long after the sale. The best compliment to my company is a successful operator.