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Own an RV in Des Moines but tired of it sitting in the driveway? RV Management USA can help it earn income. Through our rental management program, a Fleet Manager cleans, maintains, and rents out your RV on your behalf so you can earn monthly income right here in Des Moines.
We handle the logistics, marketing, and rentals. You simply collect the check.
Connect with the fleet manager in your area. We inspect your RV, sign a simple consignment agreement, and start putting your RV to work!
From secure storage and professional cleaning, to guest screening and 24/7 care—we treat your RV like our own.
Receive monthly owner statements and direct deposits. Owners earn an average of $500-$2800 per month passively.
Des Moines has one week that RV owners circle on the calendar: the Iowa State Fair, when huge crowds head to the fairgrounds on the east side. But demand here goes beyond August. Families book RVs for weekends at Saylorville Lake, college football road trips to Ames and Iowa City, and longer drives on I-80 and I-35, which meet right outside the city. That gives an RV parked in the metro plenty of chances to earn. Our RV rental management program puts a Fleet Manager in charge of the listing, renter screening, every pickup and return, plus a full clean and inspection when each trip ends. You can collect monthly income and hold back any dates you want for your own getaways.
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It's still your RV. Reserve it for your own vacations whenever you want, at no charge.
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Des Moines puts lake camping and river canyons within a short drive of downtown. Just north of the city, Saylorville Lake stretches about 17 miles up the Des Moines River and covers roughly 5,950 acres at normal levels, with campgrounds, boat ramps, and bike trails around its shores, plus nearby Big Creek State Park and Jester Park. A little farther northwest near Boone, Ledges State Park is known for sandstone ledges that rise about 100 feet above the river, a four mile trail system, and a stone bridge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Its campsites are reservation only from March through November. Back in town, the riverfront trails, the East Village, and the state fairgrounds round out an easy weekend.
An RV in Des Moines can earn rental income through consignment while a professional takes on the rental work. A Fleet Manager builds and runs the listing, fields guest questions, keeps the booking calendar, handles every check-in and return, cleans the RV between trips, arranges maintenance, and stays in contact with renters on the road. The metro gives an RV plenty of chances to book: the Iowa State Fair draws huge crowds each August, Saylorville Lake and Big Creek State Park are just north of town, Ledges State Park is near Boone, and I-80 and I-35 meet right outside the city. Renters reserve family vacations, lake weekends, fair week stays, and football road trips to Ames and Iowa City. The payoff includes income potential, a professional running each rental, frequent cleaning and inspections, very little time spent on renter logistics, and your own use of the rig whenever you like. Many local RVs come out for the fair or one lake trip and then wait in a storage lot, and those empty months can bring in money instead.
Yes. Once an RV based in Des Moines has a clear title, current registration, and insurance, it can be rented legally. Every booking needs coverage from an approved rental platform or commercial rental policy, since a personal RV policy usually stops at your own use. Set aside applicable taxes on the earnings, review HOA and city parking rules if the rig is kept at home, and confirm renter pickups with your storage lot well before the August fair rush. RV Management USA helps local owners sort out each of these, and our RV Management 101 page shows how it fits together.
In Des Moines, what you earn depends on local demand, the season, your RV's type and condition, where it is parked, and how many dates you leave open. Fair week and peak summer weekends at Saylorville Lake can bring meaningful income, and leaving August open makes a noticeable difference. As a general estimate, a realistic range is about $350 to $1,920 or more per month during the rental season. Newer Class C motorhomes, family sized bunkhouse trailers, and RVs ready for quick runs to the lake tend to perform best. Enter your RV's details in our RV rental income calculator for a number built on your own rig.
Class C motorhomes and family bunkhouse trailers are the top earners in Des Moines, since Class C units are easy to drive and park for fair week and bunkhouses suit families settling in at Saylorville or Ledges. Class A coaches and camper vans earn well too, especially with tailgaters and with couples driving to Omaha, Kansas City, or Minneapolis.
Expect about $100 to $250+ per month for RV storage in Des Moines, with uncovered lots and the occasional promotion sometimes listing lower. A longer rig, the type of RV and extras like gated access push the rate up, and a roofed or indoor bay costs more than an open-air space. Options of both kinds exist across the metro, from the east side to the suburbs near Saylorville Lake, and covered space helps shield roofs and seals from Iowa hail and winter.
Our territory managers work with professional on-site maintenance teams to make sure your RV is meticulously maintained throughout the year. Your RV will benefit form ongoing attention and basic maintenance like tire checks before and after each rental, roof and slide out checks once a month, ongoing appliance testing, routine oil changes, and more. We want your RV in top shape all the time so that it can continue to perform well and generate revenue. As an RV owner in our program, there are 3 main types of maintenance costs to consider:
1) Routine maintenance: Oil changes, tire rotations, etc. Owners are billed periodically for these expenses at discounted rates, and the deduction can often come directly from the rental profits in a given month.
2) Rental Damages: Any damage to an RV that happens on a rental will be covered fully by the renter's security deposit and/or the commercial insurance coverage. Our managers deal with all claims and repairs at no cost to the RV owner - renters pay the deductible and your personal insurance is not involved.
3) Systemic maintenance: Systemic issues are the responsibility of the RV owner. A/C failure, water pump failure, fridge or hot water tank failure, etc. These are costs that arise from no fault of the renter. Warranty protection plans usually cover these systemic repairs, and our managers work with the warranty company and RV techs to get these fixed. Our managers will work with you to get your RV back in top shape as quickly and professionally as possible.
Des Moines bookings concentrate from June through September, with August as the high point. Bookings move with weather and events, and nothing moves them like the Iowa State Fair, which fills the east side fairgrounds each August, so those days are worth keeping open. June and July weekends at Saylorville Lake fill in around it, football Saturdays keep fall steady, and winter is quiet.
For each owner in Des Moines, RV Management USA chooses a Fleet Manager who markets, books, cleans, and services the RV, with rates set for Saylorville weekends and summer events. Demand here is fed by the state fair, nearby lakes, and travelers passing through on I-80 and I-35. Any personal dates you mark on the calendar never go up for rent. See our Iowa, Omaha, and Kansas City pages for more.