# RV rental business plan

> Planning template only. This is not lender approval or legal, tax, insurance, safety, accounting, or investment advice. Verify the actual vehicle, financing, warranty, coverage, platform, storage, and jurisdiction requirements.

## 1. Decision and plan owner
- Decision this plan supports:
- Plan owner:
- Review date:
- Maximum cash at risk:
- Continue / change / pause / stop rule:

## 2. Customer and trip
- Target guest and party:
- Trip or destination:
- Vehicle class and sleeping capacity:
- Pickup or delivery model:
- Service radius:
- Dates, season, and booking window:

## 3. Demand evidence
| Evidence date | Future dates tested | Comparable vehicle | Full-trip price | Availability | Qualified inquiry | Source URL or record |
|---|---|---|---:|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | |

## 4. Offer and channel
- Core rental offer:
- Included services and equipment:
- Marketplace, direct, or managed channel:
- Why this offer fits the observed trip:
- Current channel fee, payout, protection, and cancellation sources:

## 5. Startup cash
- Vehicle cash or down payment:
- Tax, title, and registration:
- Coverage setup:
- Inspection, service, and initial repair:
- Safety, turnover, and guest equipment:
- Storage and facility setup:
- Professional review, software, and launch:
- Opening operating reserve:

## 6. Monthly and trip economics
| Item | Low case | Expected case | Capacity case | Source and date |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|
| Genuinely available vehicle-nights | | | | |
| Booked nights | | | | |
| Average collected revenue per night | | | | |
| Variable cost per booked night | | | | |
| Monthly fixed costs | | | | |
| Break-even booked nights | | | | |
| Owner hours | | | | |

## 7. Reservation operating system
- Inquiry and availability owner:
- Driver, trip, and requirement checks:
- Agreement and payment workflow:
- Departure readiness and release authority:
- Departure and return inspection sequence:
- Roadside and incident escalation:
- Turnover and maintenance routing:
- Reservation closeout and record retention:

## 8. Risks and controls
| Risk or dependency | Evidence | Prevention or transfer | Response owner | Stop condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |

## 9. 90-day validation
- Maximum reservations:
- Qualified inquiry target:
- Collected contribution target:
- Maximum prep hours per trip:
- Maximum unplanned downtime:
- Guest-fit and incident measures:

## 10. Review decision
- What happened versus the plan:
- What assumption was wrong:
- Continue / change / pause / stop:
- Next action, owner, and date:

## Starting references
- SBA business plans: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/write-your-business-plan
- SBA market research: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/market-research-competitive-analysis
- SBA startup costs: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/calculate-your-startup-costs
- SBA break-even: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/calculate-your-startup-costs/break-even-point