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Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 21:04

cycloneliz

I was just reading a blog from 3 years ago - a guy that had an idea about getting caravanners together and buying up caravan parks.
I have been toying with a similar idea - there is a small 30 site beachside park that we would dearly love to buy but can't quite raise the funds. I had the idea that maybe there are people out there who come up to Queensland each year, maybe even stayed at this park and loved it as much as we do. It is quite basic, probably a bit stuck in the 70's and I'm fairly sure it looks pretty much the same as it did when my grandparents stayed there in 1971.
We don't want to change it too much - it would be a shame to lose the nostalgia of the place. We just want to enjoy it and the people that visit.
Anyway I'd be interested to know if anything became of his idea and whether it is possible to somehow have people invest a small amount and than come and stay each year for free or a small fee or something like that
Would have to sit down and do some serious sums of course. I have to admit I have never owned a caravan park before - I'm a retail manager. My husband is a singer - does the 60's and 70's stuff that would fit right in a Saturday night barby and "get to know you" night.
What do you guys think?
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AnswerID: 390417   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 21:34

BuggerBoggedAgain replied:

The main prob. would be how many sites are there, lets say 100, with 500 investors owning their own bit, lets say 200 of them wants their site at Xmas time, who says who gets the choice sites.
Thats why time-share holidays collapse, because everybody wanted the limited units at the same time, quite impossible, somebodies got to miss out.
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AnswerID: 390420   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 22:04

Will 76 Series replied:

No, to complicated, to many unknowns- not a fan. Good luck though.

Will76
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AnswerID: 390425   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 22:49

RobertHL (SEQ) replied:

Liz i just come off the ebay site & there was survey on there for motorhomers & all camping grey nomad type thing on there & the survey wanted to know all about where they left/ garaged there camp vehicle what type vehicle & so on.
At the end of the survey they were eluding so this same type thing you are trying to do.Abit like the cmca tourist owned park in Lismore i think it is.
Any way good luck to you, as i always wanted to get a small park cheapish but the other though i was dreaming & in the end thats all i left to do as she was not willing.

Cheers Bob.

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FollowupID: 658264   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 13:39

cycloneliz posted:

Bob I cant find this survey - can you tell me where it is?
Thanks and appreciate your comments
Liz
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FollowupID: 658268   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 14:21

RobertHL (SEQ) posted:

Liz, i can't find it now either.Wll have another look later.



Bob.

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FollowupID: 658298   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 18:40

RobertHL (SEQ) posted:

Hi Liz, just found the link to the survey.

.www.winawaco.com/

Hope it works & hope it helps you.


Cheers,



Bob.

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FollowupID: 658299   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 18:43

RobertHL (SEQ) posted:

Sorry that did not work should have spelt it correct.www.winawaeco.com/

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FollowupID: 658301   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 18:45

RobertHL (SEQ) posted:

Liz use manual typing the web address.www.winawaeco.com/

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AnswerID: 390427   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 23:35

Dave... Adelaide (SA) replied:

G'day Liz

Funny that you brang this up , it was just the other day i was thinking about that same post and thought to myself i wonder whatever became of that person....do you have the post number handy?? would just like to go back and read that post again.....
Nolans Brook....July 2009
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FollowupID: 658196   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 05:29

cycloneliz posted:

Hi -Dave
It was 30163 - back in January 2006. I googled caravan park investors and it was one of the first items up. Good memory mate!
Liz
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FollowupID: 658239   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:25

Dave... Adelaide (SA) posted:

Thanks for that Liz...
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AnswerID: 390453   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:00

Cruiser . replied:

cycloneliz,

Sounds like a good idea. Te park in question wouldnt happen to be at Tooroom, north of Hervey Bay would it.

The old Serenity Park there is abandoned and is definitely stuck in the 70's (1870's) but a lot could be done with it.

Good luck with your endeavors.

Cheers,

Cruiser

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FollowupID: 658407   Submitted: Monday, Nov 09, 2009 at 18:23

cycloneliz posted:

No its at Newell Beach just north of Port Douglas.
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AnswerID: 390524   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 19:43

robertbruce replied:

there was a bloke a little while ago doing some research here on such subject.... his idea included work-shops and little sheds etc...

council regulations are difficult and greedy
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