Rand bought a used van for $42,000 and rents it for $100–$200 a night. With 60% occupancy, he could recoup his investment in 1–2 years. Chris Koerner walks through the math: look for vans on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist around $45–$50k, add solar panels, and rent them out.
$42,000
100,000 miles
600 watts
"1 to $200 a night" (as stated in the transcript)
Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist
This is my friend Rand. He just paid $42,000 for this camper van that has 100,000 miles on it and he's traveling around the country hosting meetups for entrepreneurs. But first he just told me about the business opportunity that anyone could execute based around buying a used van like these and renting it out for 1 to $200 a night. So this van has 600 watts of solar panels on the ceiling, which powers just about everything. There's a huge surplus of these used vans right now because everyone bought them up during COVID and now it's a buyer's market. He said that Facebook, Marketplace and Craigslist are the best places to find them and you can find something like this for around 45 to 50 grand at 60% occupancy. You could expect to get all your money back from something like this in like one to two years, depending on the market and the seasonality. So go check out Rand's website here and follow me for more info like this.
