This may be a bold statement but we have the facts and figures to back up this claim.
Currently, our Boerne, TX location has the single largest RV rental fleet in the state of Texas and our Albuquerque store has the single largest fleet in the state of New Mexico.
Our Houston store opened in 2006 with just a couple of rental units in a market that had approximately 15 RV rental competitors.
Today, our Houston store has a fleet of over 60 recreational vehicles for rent and is ranked first in their market for fleet size. They currently have the second largest RV rental fleet in Texas. They are second only to our Boerne, TX location.
We don't just claim success, we prove it.
Our Boerne, TX location, founded by Steve Franklin, is owned by SA American Dream Vacations, LLC., a closely held private company whose Co-Presidents/Co-CEOs are Trenton and Tony Franklin.
All of our other locations are owned by individuals that had a desire to own their own business but were looking for the best odds of success.
They come from diverse backgrounds with varying amounts of RV experience. One came from the Real Estate industry, another sold his own successful business and was looking for something new. Another came directly from the RV industry as a salesman.
There backgrounds are completely different but the thing they had in common was a strong desire to be successful operating their own business.
Should you wish to pursue this opportunity, you'll be invited to speak with each and every one of them yourself. You'll be able to ask them all the questions you want and find out, first hand, what we're all about.
Some of these stores were started from scratch. Totally new ventures in the RV industry. For them, this would be a very scary thought but, they were given everything they needed to ensure their success and could rely on the 24/7 support for those unexpected challenges.
Others sought the value of bolstering their existing businesses by diversifying their consumer solutions, adding rentals as a part of their operation. ADV was the way...
Our business model is easily incorporated into an existing business without the owner having to give up their own hard earned identity. They can take advantage of as many of the components as they wish. They can even keep their existing name yet still be identified as an authorized American Dream Vacations outlet.
One of the greatest advantages for an existing RV sales or service dealer is the fact that rentals actually increase when sales slow down. People that might have otherwise purchased will rent instead.
Also, it's one of the easiest ways of clearing old merchandise off your lot. By utilizing our marketing tools, old merchandise should be a thing of the past.
One of the biggest reasons we work with a license agreement rather than a franchise is because it specifically covers only the rental side of the business. It has no claim or effect on sales or service.