Free Valuation Tool

What is your RV park worth at every cap rate?

Buyers don't see a single number — they see a range. The same NOI produces wildly different valuations depending on the cap rate a buyer applies. Enter your annual NOI and see the full spectrum instantly.

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Net operating income — after all operating expenses, before debt service

Premium / institutional buyer (6–7.5%)
Market range (7.5–10%)
Value-add / distressed (10%+)

The Multiplier Effect

How much is each dollar of NOI improvement worth at sale?

Improving your park's NOI doesn't just earn you more income — it multiplies into sale price. Every dollar of additional annual NOI is worth 1 ÷ cap rate at sale. At an 8% cap rate, $10,000 of additional NOI is worth $125,000 more when you sell. See the math on your specific situation.

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Example to try: Raise your nightly rate by $5 on 40 hookup sites at 60% annual occupancy. That's $5 × 40 × 365 × 0.60 = $43,800 in additional annual revenue. With a 38% expense ratio, that adds about $27,200 to NOI. Enter that below and see what it's worth at sale.
Current NOI
Current value at 8%
Improved NOI
Improved value at same cap rate
Added to your sale price
Sale price multiplier on NOI

Why Location Changes Everything

The same NOI — two different markets — two very different prices

Cap rates aren't universal. A $200,000 NOI park in coastal Florida trades at a different cap rate than the same park in rural Michigan. Select two markets and see how much location changes the value of identical income.

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Understanding Cap Rates

Why buyers apply different cap rates to the same income

A cap rate is not a feature of your park — it's a reflection of what buyers in your market are willing to pay for a dollar of income from a property like yours. It encodes risk, location, quality, and market demand all at once.

A buyer paying a 7% cap rate is saying: "I'm willing to accept a 7% annual return on my invested capital because this park is low-risk, in a strong market, and well-managed." A buyer paying a 12% cap rate is saying the opposite — higher return required because of higher perceived risk.

This is why cap rate is so important for sellers to understand. You don't control the cap rate a buyer applies — the market and your park's characteristics do. But you control many of the things that influence it: your documentation quality, your occupancy and rate trends, your compliance record, your infrastructure condition. Every factor that reduces a buyer's perceived risk compresses the cap rate they apply — and compression means a higher price for the same NOI.

What Moves Your Cap Rate

Factors that compress or expand the cap rate buyers apply

Compresses cap rate (increases value)City water and sewer, clean financials for 3+ years, active permit with no citations, year-round demand, high occupancy, premium location near an attraction, full hookups with 50-amp.
Expands cap rate (decreases value)Well and aging septic, open HCD citations, deferred maintenance on roads or electrical, seasonal closure, 100% long-term tenants with rent control exposure, poor financials documentation, no online reservation history.
Institutional vs. individual buyersInstitutional buyers (REITs, private equity, family offices) operate at lower required returns and apply tighter cap rates. They buy larger parks, require audited financials, and have longer due diligence timelines — but pay the highest prices per dollar of NOI.

Want to know what cap rate a buyer would apply to your park today?

The calculator shows the math. A real conversation tells you what your specific park would trade at in today's market — which is a different question.

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