RVs The Next STR!

About this episode

Mark Lumpkin interviews Gar Russell about innovative RV investment strategies and the growth of RV rental management.

What if your next investment wasn’t a house… but something on wheels? In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with Gar Russell, founder of Fireside RV Rental, to break down an entirely different angle on hospitality investing. Gar shares how he went from building and losing a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio… to creating the largest RV rental management franchise in the country. They dive into: Why RVs are NOT traditional investments (and what most people get wrong)&nbsp...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Lumpkin

Guest: Gar Russell

Topics covered

• RV investment
• hospitality investing
• real estate
• rental management
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• RVs
• investment
• hospitality
• real estate portfolio
• rental franchise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fireside RV Rental

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