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Iowa RV owners, get excited. You now have access to a full-service RV management program. RV Management USA offers RV rental management across Iowa, handling cleaning, upkeep, renter screening, and full rental management. A Fleet Manager will care for your RV and rent it out so you can earn monthly income.
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.
Iowa may not be the first state people picture for RV travel, but rental demand here is stronger than you might expect. Every August, the state fair brings huge crowds to Des Moines, and each July thousands of riders and their support crews follow RAGBRAI from one side of the state to the other. In between, families camp along the Mississippi River bluffs, the Loess Hills, and dozens of state park lakes. An RV that spends most of the year parked can tap into all of it. Sign up for our RV rental management program and a Fleet Manager takes over the listing, screening, handoffs, and cleaning between trips, while any dates you want for your own travel stay yours.
Full commercial rental insurance on every trip. Your personal premiums are never affected.
It's still your RV. Reserve it for your own vacations whenever you want, at no charge.
We offer discounted storage at all our locations.
Curious what your RV could earn in Iowa?
Get a free rental income analysis for your specific RV year, make, and model.
Some of Iowa's finest RV country is tucked into river valleys you would never see from the interstate. In the northeast, Backbone State Park, dedicated in 1920 as Iowa's oldest state park, covers about 2,001 acres along the Maquoketa River with campsites, cabins, 21 miles of trails, and a stocked trout stream. To the southeast, Maquoketa Caves State Park has more caves than any other state park in Iowa, including well-known spots like Dancehall Cave. Up along the Mississippi near Harpers Ferry, Effigy Mounds National Monument protects more than 200 American Indian mounds on bluffs above the river. On the western edge of the state, the Loess Hills rise above the Missouri River valley, giving road trippers a scenic route most visitors never expect to find in Iowa.
Consigning an RV anywhere in Iowa brings its owner rental income without the job of managing renters. A Fleet Manager takes care of advertising the RV, answering renters, booking trips, meeting guests at check-in and return, cleaning and inspecting, and setting up maintenance. Iowa has more demand than many expect. The Iowa State Fair brings huge crowds to Des Moines each August, RAGBRAI crosses the state every July, and families camp at Backbone State Park, Maquoketa Caves, the Mississippi River bluffs near Effigy Mounds and the Loess Hills. Renters book family camping vacations, fair weeks, RAGBRAI support trips and weekend lake getaways, and travelers crossing on I-80 and I-35 add more. Owners come away with earning potential, expert rental help, a clean and checked RV after each trip, less of their own time on renters, and the option to use it themselves. That is a better use of the RV than letting it wait out a long Iowa winter in storage.
Yes. Whether it is parked in Des Moines or a small Iowa town, your RV can be rented legally once it has a proper title, registration through your county treasurer and insurance for paid rentals. Every booking with us carries protection through an approved rental platform or commercial rental policy. Treat the earnings as taxable income, and check city rules, HOA covenants and storage contracts where the RV is parked. Ask RV Management USA for help with any step, and our RV Management 101 guide walks through the details.
Across Iowa, earnings come down to the kind of RV, its location, the month, condition, availability and demand in your area. Summer is the money season, especially around the state fair and RAGBRAI. As a general estimate, an RV in Iowa can earn about $445 to $1,375 a month while it is booked. Newer motorhomes, family-friendly bunkhouse floor plans and RVs near Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the Quad Cities usually perform best. For a personalized estimate, try our RV rental income calculator.
Iowa's strongest earners: Class C motorhomes first and bunkhouse trailers second, with fifth wheels and camper vans close behind. Families heading to state parks or the fair want an easy-driving rig that sleeps a crowd, while vans suit RAGBRAI support crews. Owners in western Iowa catch renters from Omaha, and trips often head north toward Minneapolis or Sioux Falls.
Iowa owners will usually find RV storage for about $80 to $180 a month ($2.75 to $6 per foot per month). Size, RV type and facility extras shape the rate, and indoor or covered storage costs more than an outdoor spot. Both are easy to find around Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities, and smaller towns usually have outdoor lots too. Snow, ice and summer hail convince many owners a roof is worth the extra cost.
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.
June through August is Iowa's peak rental window, with weather and events shifting demand around it. RAGBRAI rolls across the state each July, and the Iowa State Fair fills Des Moines each August. Spring and fall stay steady with fishing trips and fall color drives along the Mississippi, and winter is slow.
Every owner in Iowa who joins the program gets a Fleet Manager from RV Management USA who takes on the cleaning, maintenance, listing and renting of the RV. Owners benefit from demand driven by the state fair, RAGBRAI and summer lake camping. Owners in central Iowa can find local details on our Des Moines page, and owners near Council Bluffs can see our Omaha page.