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RV hook ups with fire pits and grilling areas, toilet/shower blocks, outdoor activities to do with river and mountain biking and place for pool tables seems the logical start. You just need an office with a mini shop attached for basic groceries and invite a food truck vender.

Do the cabins and admin building. Turn an office into a kitchen for guest use. Include fridge/freezer in rooms. With a couple/few grill areas in gazebos near the cabins. All still usable in future endeavors. Kitchen can be used as a breakroom for the staff once all is finished.

Work on the admin building and the units for airbnb. Get 1-2 food trucks for the guest until the cafeteria is done. Then you can still use the food trucks for the range or for the campers by the river once the cafe is done.

option 4.... could the "gift shop" start as a multipurpose area that incorporates food/groceries for campers/RV guests as well as a small cafe/bistro style thing (with an outdoor/indoor atrium style fixture for a seated area and space/hook up points around it for food truck/s)? you might need something like that if the main event area is booked out for a wedding/event for other guests on the property in the future..... could be changed into more of a staff retreat/break room/area once the big building is complete....

I graduated college with a Hospitality and Tourism Management degree. Without a doubt get that admin building up and running first. You're going to need a central hub for people to go to for help, bookings, and staying organized with any of the other options. The big wedding venue building I would do last. When celebrating those important events, people will want the rest of the property to look beautiful and polished already. Cabins after the Admin building is not a bad idea. You have millions of fans who would need no more entertainment than a tour of the resort to keep them occupied and happy for a few days. As far as food goes, I think the kitchen is a great idea and I like someone else's idea of an outdoor BBQ pit and a little outdoor seating area. I think if people know it's bring and cook your own food ahead of time they will have no problem with it. It's kinda like renting cabins from state parks here in Florida. They provide an indoor shelter for you, but you bring the rest. Just my input, can't wait to see what you decide on.

Fix up the admin building for checking into the RV sites. Use the old gift shop for a camp/convenience store for the campers.

Matt, the cheapest and easiest thing, in my humble opinion, is to set up camping/RV sites. Running power and water to them should be inexpensive, compared to all the other options. Setting up or getting fire pits is easy. You have a lot of wood for them to buy, if you haven't burnt them all. Campers will and are used to bring their own food and drink, cooking it and subsisting independently. They don't need a restaurant or cabins. Bathhouse is something they will need, and that would be a bit expensive but before building that, you can do outdoor showers (or a lot of campers have or do their own) and a few outhouses/port-a-potties.

One thing you need to plan ahead with is tree planting. Get them planted now as saplings and you’ll save a ton not having to buy more mature trees later.

My wife and I have worked at seversl campgrounds. We suggest get your campsites up, build the bathhouse with a washer/dryer under cover. Set up the admin building into 1. Checkin for camping, 2. Trading post for forgotten camping items and souvenirs. 3. Game room IE pool table, ping pong table, video games. Next set up corn hole and horseshoes. Later a small putt putt course. Open your shooting range on weekends only to start. Good luck.

Admin Building = front office, food kitchen with simple basic menu, maintenance and small laundry area(with possible later expansion). Then also do cabins adding a few at a time to see how much laundry and kitchen support you need for each to know scaling up and demand.

1- $$ Air B&B the Cliffs for 3-4 people with pullout couch for the extra two. 2- $$$ Admin with a small cafeteria in the old gift shop. 3- $ Cabin rooms with mini fridge and microwave. 4- Small venue that could be converted to a game room or larger cafeteria later. 5- More bunk houses and B&B's. 6- Pool for when the river goes dry. 7- large venue in three phases. 8- Condos. B&B websites take a cut, but then you don't need a check in space. I would leave the kitchens in the B&B Cliffs even after the cafeteria gets added so you can charge more for both food options.

Option 4 - Camp store/e-bike rental/small grocery store with bathrooms/office for small staff - this can easily be changed as you grow. Clean out pool area as well and get that going so families can swim in the river or pool. Keep it going, you’ll get there!

I think you're underestimating how much a completed admin building will help early progress. Once you have an on-site facility to work out of you'll have a point of reference for what you need next and be able to more fully realize your current capabilities as you progress. Before you ever have people staying at the resort you'll need staff, and having the infrastructure in place for them to do their jobs will be important.

Food Trucks. No building needed. The Biltmore Estate's Antler Village has a vintage food truck. Food trucks are huge in many cities. You could either have your own or contract with vendors (think gourmet food truck) that already exist in the area.

My opinion is: Admin building: first clean the offices, and expand the gift shop to include a kitchen and turn it into a small diner/restaurant. Then get the cabins cleaned up and running. Create an outdoor venue for weddings with a fairly inexpensive gazebo overlooking the valley below. With the admin building up and running you can book the RV park and have storage for your grounds equipment. The former gift shop isn't very big but you can have outdoor seating if you need it for the restaurant and it can double as a prep for the catering. Another option if you don't want to put the restaurant in right away is contract a food truck to come provide lunch and dinner and use the gift shop for continental breakfast. Just a few ideas

#1 home base (admin) #2 cabins #3 venue #4 Cliffside buildings

The AirBNB style rooms could still be useful when you have everything done because sometimes people want to make some food on their own. They would function like suites do at a regular hotel.

Hey Matt, I'm a long time fan of yours, love your channels and content. I'm a Designer/Architect in Dallas (i used to work for Disney) and my wife used to work at a very high end resort in CA before we moved to Texas. I'd think about cliff airbnb and admin first. One thing to consider is the airbnb's with kitchens could eventually become "villas" or "casitas" that are geared toward longer stays/families who want to be at a resort but also have their own food/ability to stay in if need be. Of course, they would be billed at a higher rate. The resort my wife worked at had your typical hotel rooms, but also offered these types of almost townhome type places. It helped diversify what they could offer, so I don't think they would be a waste. Keep up the awesome work.

Admin and stuff to do. Think easy stuff that fits with the planned RVs. Hiking, fishing, kayak?/Tubing?, gun range, bike trails, rec hall/pool/darts/arcade. Simple camping is still fun and something people would resonate with.

I have never ran a resort either but I have a couple ideas for you. you could get the admin building done then work on the cabins and have food trucks on site for the guests as you get the cabins done. You can also work on your RV park and camping areas, again with food trucks as a food option on the interum. The admin office is central to running all of those though is why I would say to do that first. My order would be Admin->Camping->RV & Cabins (with food trucks) -> cliff air bnb (still with food trucks) -> Venue. If you wanted to chat to bouce around ideas you're welcome to reach out. I also have an accountant that could run the numbers on projections to help see what might have the highest ROI over the next X months, quarters, years. Food for thought. Keep up the great content. loved the whole house project and this one is awesome so far too.

Admin building, RV sites with hookups, and a small store for essentials and camping supplies. Many RV parks I’ve stayed at combine the reservation/admin/store all in one building near the park entrance.

I have been camping regularly for nearly 30 years, If you do go with the Campground option first, then all you would need in an Admin building with some basic amenities for the campers to make use of. Amenities such as a some drinks, snacks, coin laundry etc... Campers will usually bring their own food and will only leave the property if they have need of more food, have an emergency (which we hope doesn't happen) or if they are using your property as a base of operations to do things in the area. Campers will also most often bring things with them to do that all they need is a place to set up.

Brother, you could rent out 5ft circle in the grass, and people will book it to sleep in a tent. You'll sell out any option. Get vacancy (of any kind) available and you'll see.

😊 2 cents for your Legacy Resort projects: 1) Food Trucks to augment chow times at the exact places and times you need during events. Food Trucks would also build up a few restaurant skills to feed into your Prime Venue plan. 2) RV Hookups with Fire Pits and Picnic Tables 3) Use 6 of the 7 Stone Cabins for BnB Bedrooms and select one as the BnB Breakfast Lodge to fuel up before heading out to the River or to run some group drills on a firing range. 4) Similar approach with the Cliff Houses. Finish them off as bedrooms and pick one section to serve as a community breakfast area. 5) Refurbish the Admin buildings at the same time to suit the needs of your Demo Resort crew. 6) Build out a Top Golf inspired firing line with some covered picnic bench style seating for reloading magazines. An Ammo Shop would seem handy too. 7) Leverage all of the experiences gained from these projects to refine your plans for the Prime Venue and build that crown jewel of your Legacy Resort when you know it’s just right.

AirBnB style rooms, because even once there is a restaurant people will still want a kitchenette type room and will still be VERY rentable. Plus once everything is done, they will be the first to need renos and then you can change them to regular rooms if you want!

I feel like the air bnb is best short term and you could rebrand them as "suites" once the rest of the resort is built up.

This is a bit off from what you had in mind but I believe you have a unique position which would allow you do something that hasn’t been done before. Step 1: grab the best ideas from this comment section. Then compile them into a list Step 2: hire a media manager/ event coordinator to reach out to your subscriber base. Step 3: assign different projects for different days and have a volunteer list for each one Step 4: collect the names of your volunteers. Commission an art piece that has all the volunteers names on it. Step 5: vlog the whole process and seek sponsors for certain projects. For bigger projects hire a food truck and have water tents.

My 2 cents: Do up the camping area. Fire pits, picnic tables, some outdoor activities plus some nice amenities blocks (you can get nice portable building toilet blocks with showers etc). You don't need an office, just someone to meet and greet people when they turn up. Maintenance is fairly simple. Just mow the grass, clean the toilet blocks, collect rubbish bins.

I like the RV park/camping idea as a starting point. Solves the food problem, solves the housing problem, then you can focus on admin building, which is needed in all future scenarios.

I'd say admin building and cabins with grills/firepits. We've stayed in cabins at state parks that were relatively remote and just cooked on the fire for the weekend. Couple that with the rv parking and you've got something. Make sure to have something of a general store with the admin building probably, just stuff to help with outdoor cooking and enjoying the river pretty much but makes it a lot easier for everyone who forgets to bring some of the obvious items you might need.

Use the old restaurant walls to build your event area. New floors. Market lights. Heaters. Super easy. Leave the strong walls. Outdoor wedding venue. Use one building to build just a kitchen for the event center. Then build your hotel rooms and still build airbnb. Some people like making their own food.

Matt. Just some thoughts. Do the AirBNB on the cliffs and then set up some outdoor activities. ATV trails and rentals, Side by Sides, Driving Range, Fireside Pavilions, Lazer Tag/Paintball courses, shuffleboard, basketball court, tennis / pickle ball?. Can you get a pool put in to go with it? What about a game room? I'm sure guests that are coming will understand that you are slowly building across the whole resort.

Fancy up the Admin building entrance with some stone and timbers (Repurpose crumbled Restaurant stone) and then turn it into a Park Office that has a Gift Shop, Small Grocery and a Breakfast/Brunch area like normal hotels have (p.s. don't forget the Ice Cream and Expresso station). That solves the food situation for both RV's and Cabins. Throw in some Communal Gazebos with grills near the Cabins so they can cook their own dinners on them. Scratch the AirBNB or build them with small Kitchenettes instead. People can figure out their own Dinner plans for awhile. As a Last resort dinner option someone mentioned getting food trucks during busy weekends.

1:55 haha, I hear Marks voice in my head " Hey what camera is that, number...". Having a laugh up there for sure.

Maybe you could hire a chuck wagon chef that has their own gear and they can set up an outdoor kitchen for your guests. Then finish the RV park and some cabins. That sounds like a cool Texas experience.

Admin building and RV spots by river, include gift shop and public laundry/camping spots with grills and such

Another option is utilizing food “trucks” (aka trailers) for temporary food service before the main event center is in the works. Get several different types of food vendors to work food trailers on the resort until you can get the event center open. That will also help you get to know what your guests will want on the menu for future reference.

Cabins and admin building. Turn the gift shop into a convenient store selling food to your guests

Build a small grocery store/check in building and open the place to RVs then Build a restaurant and do the Cabins.

Having experience operating cabins for years now, I would say the Air BNB style ledge cabins should be your priority. Maybe the family style one next... Anything that you can have full housing amenities up and running is your best start. You need to make sure they have the full house of stuff: Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, and a living/communal area. You tell them to bring their own linens for the beds you provide (tell them the bed sizes and give them a cheaper rate for that until you're able to do those on-site yourself with staff) and people can bring their own food to stock the fridge. All the basic kitchen appliances are a must. Give them a basic set of cooking and eating utensils, basic set of pots and pans, and let them know to bring anything specialty pans or appliances with them if they want/need something specific. As long as people have the basics, with nature all around and the range to boot, you'll be fine, the rest will come later.

Food trucks are an option in the beginning. I would say admin + cabins + food truck seems like a reasonable start.

Hey Matt! We owned (for 5 years) a venue in Burnet. Lots of work with brides & allllllll the goes into weddings. I'd focus on retreats maybe. Also keep in mind people that go out to stay in cabins, want to be out & away! They will be happy exploring, hiking, stargazing, etc. Put some grills & fridges at the cabins. Keep it simple. Have the gift shop/camp shop with easy foods people can grill etc. Think.ofnit like a campground.

I suggest that you contact a commercial laundry repair company to look at the equipment you have. They are very expensive and worth getting a quote to fix if possible. Also, put microwave & fridge in every room. Put vending machines outside of office/admin. Wish you much success.

Admin offices and airbnb same time. You don't want people checking in the same place as events. Also people in family cabins may still prefer to cook during their stay occasionally

Hi matt i have worked on camping and caravan parks here in the Uk in the past, the admin building is a must have, i would try and get one of the swimming pools up and running(not everyone will want to swim in the river) i would go with camping and rv parking to get things going, the holiday parks i have worked on had power hook up points for the caravans/rv's and for the camping as well with facilities for toilets and showers and somewhere to do laundry, for food i would go simple set up a BBQ pit and do Texas style cook outs maybe with a catering van to do fresh salads and to store produce i would also get some walks mapped out for prople to go on as that would start to give guest something to do and maybe canoeing or fishing on the river.

1. RV hookups and camping sites 2. Cliff AirBNB 3. Admin 4. Entertainment things around the gun range. 5. Venue 6. Restaurant 7. Cabins 8. Entertainment things like playgrounds and rock climbing walls and pools on top of cliff 9. More hotel buildings

Definitely the Admin building first, you could incorporate a little farm style shop and rent out to local farmers to sell local meat/eggs, maybe some vegetables. Get the RV/camp park up and running with BBQ areas, same for the cabins. As someone else said get the pool and maybe the tennis courts cleaned up and you've got at least some activities to do

Whatever you do PEOPLE WILL COME! Don’t doubt the Demolitia!!

1 - Campground, 2 - Shooting Range / 4x4 Trail / Floating, 3 - Simplest Cabins / RV Hookups, 4 - Event Venue, 5 - Better Cabins, 6 - Restaurant

Prio1 - Attractions - usable gun shooting range - - top priority being shade, tables, benches, toilets/bathroom - - second priority small gun/ammo store with cafe and water and BB merch - 3D archery trail with elevated/depressed angles - - maybe simple wooden tower for extreme shooting angles (simulating tree stand) - axe and knife throwing targets area (throwing to the north to minimize sun exposure) - artifical climbing wall (facing north to minimize sun exposure) - archery/axe/knife throwing/climbing areas first unassisted on own risk (just targets and wall) - - later with rental shop and trained personnel guide/courses - outdoor big trampolines (standing solo or with trampoline wall for advanced) - dirt bikes area/trail - rope park - pole barn with pool tables and temporary bar Prio2 - Accomodation RV - RV and tent camping sites - - down by the river and on the plateau away from construction activities - - with fire pits and grilling areas - - with electrical hook ups and piping to a septic field for the Campers - centralized toilet/shower block(s) (one at the river, one on the plateau) - dump station, at the river and at the plateau - small temporary admin office - - with a mini shop attached for basic groceries (+cafe, ice cream), BB gift shop - next to RV/tent sites distributed wooden roofed picnic benches - - maybe one centralized outdoor tavern/bar shaded big tables place - food truck with beer on tap (if turns profitable after testing out) - shade planning aka tree planting. Planted now cheap vs expensive mature trees later. - children artificial tree homes and bunkers Prio3 - Get Small Cabins Renovated/Working Go Demolishia :)

Cabins, rv hookups, a club house with a pool table and arcade games. Then, lease a spot to food trucks for events until you can build your own kitchen. When cabins are built, hold training events and bring in your connections to hold classes. Sell it as an event with a cabin or camp site over a few days with food trucks for catering/food. People can get together at the club house to check out stuff like at your store and it gives kids something to do. Folks who like cabins and camping won't mind a bit of mess/progress or noise when out to train and network. I would love a cabin to stay in while learning skills from top trainers and have the opportunity to train at what I am sure will become a landmark and national treasure! Best of luck, brother. Praying for your success. Also, maybe ziplines!?

Here’s what I want; a cabin to stay in and a Demolition Range to shoot at for a weekend with the boys 🤘🏼 I know a resort is the big picture but get there when you get there, for now, remember your fan base. 20-40 year old men that love shooting and camping.

As a sports dad and so much land I don't know how Matt hasn't thought of this. Just clear a 200x200 yard area of trees, get the grass all nice and boom you have 4 pitches ready for renting out for football, soccer, Frisbee, etc. If they're really nice people will come from anywhere, especially my fellow hispanics for that ⚽️

#1 get the RV park going. minimal infrastructure and RV patrons will support a restaurant, and utilize activities as you develop them. #2 cabins (because you've already got a restaurant and basic activities. #3 cliff house rooms (because you've already got a restaurant and even more activities) #4 wedding venue (because everything else is in place including lodging and food for wedding guests)

One of the small islands we visit in the Caribbean has a coffee truck for breakfast/brunch and a couple food trucks for lunch/dinner

Option 4->RV park->Venue->Hotel/Cabins (once the office is built open a gift shop and start selling day passes for the river area, and rent out the ranges for large corporate events and trainings)

Sometimes having a hotel room with a kitchen is a huge bonus. Depending on price, people might be willing to stay longer because they do not have to buy food at a resort 3 times a day. I would suggest doing the AirBnB cliffs first and focus on a few activities to keep them entertained. Fishing, petting zoo, hiking trails, archery, fire pits, outdoor bbq, etc. this will also give you the opportunity to get more people with campers to come out to enjoy the activities.

Open up for weddings: Catering services typically have tents, portable pavilions, cooking material, and serving materials. DJs have their own equipment. Air BNB: You would be surprised at how many people just want a quiet getaway and not have to do anything. You would have to work around the construction for the resort if the noise reaches that area. Admin building and mini store should have been the first thing on your list.

I would concentrate on the camping area first. Simplest set up, people are happy to just camp in the woods. Then I would get a small portable building for check in. Then move on to the airbnb idea, families will still use kitchen later on, even with a food option available.

4: RV Hookups, Admin building, Small essentials store for guests., Also get with John Houck on reviving the Disc Golf Course he designed there. XD

Look at the cabins the same way you would tent camping. Provide individual BBQ spaces, a central BBQ pit for people to congregate, build a bathroom/shower building and let people have their own fun. People camp all the time wanting to just enjoy the peace of nature. You could carve out a few walking trails and bring some 4x4 channels to come start the creation of some 4x4 trails for trucks, sidexsides, ATVs, dirtbikes. And garden spaces, provide people with nice places to read, relax and just enjoy the place for the same reason you love it, the beauty. Plant fruit trees by the river and a veggy patch by the pond. When you have guests they can buy small amounts of food from a stand, and when you have a restaurant you will be able to offer freshly harvested foods. I would love to spend some time talking and flooding your mind with ideas. Reach out anytime.

Focus on the RV park. Turn the Admin building into a check-in station. The shop inside the Admin building into a store for essentials. RV pads with tall narrow pole barns to park under. Each RV pad should have its own electric golf cart with specific instructions to stay on the marked paths. It’s a luxurious cheap start. Then a dump station. Then a restaurant. Then a venue.

Fix up the admin building and put in some RV sites with full hookups. The admin building gives you the camp office, camp store, shower house, and self-serve laundry. Over time those could be moved out to another building when you need to repurpose the admin space in the future. Folks with RVs will probably be content to hang out at their site or take off and explore the surrounding area, so you don’t need to have the entire resort finished to get folks to start booking stays. You could put in some inexpensive things like a small playground, horseshoes, gaga ball pit.

I would do option 4. Do the adminbuilding, get some snacks/prepacked food in the giftshop area. And open for RVs/camping. You could also do the airbnb buildings, and keep them as airbnb when the resort fully opens, or have them as a more high end rooms/apartments in the resort.

Hey Matt, I grew with a 125 acre resort in Orlando. In the beginning we had 100 villas, one bldg housed reception, a small restaurant with limited menu and offices. The general store and deli was in a trailer made to look very nice. The security, maintenance, housekeeping and laundry were also in trailers for the first few phases. We had amenities - small pool, spa and kiddie pool - a tiki bar (beloved by our guests)- tennis courts. The resort was built in phases, A-100 through F at 3000. Your 4th option is best-central hub. Your place has incredible potential for the outdoor enthusiasts! Think in phases, outside of the resort box… Maybe a few food trucks in key spots-range and river to start. I gave you a bit of history for a very successful resort so you would know even the big guys start small and humble. I don’t know if you can message me, would love to talk to you about the potential of Desperado Ranch.

Do office buildings. Cabins with kitchens. RV/Tent space. Restrooms. Vending machines. People can bring their own food in. I think people would just love to go and spend time out there, and watch as the resort gets built up. Start with the easiest and most relaxed stuff. You could also have food trucks come out.

1) range 2) rv/camping 3) venue 4) hotel/cabins

Hiking trails, mountain biking, disk golf, archery along with shooting range, zipline, ropes course, kayaking, an actual golf course or putt-putt if a golf course is too large, gymnasium with rock climbing and a basketball court (maybe a workout area) would be a good attraction. An office for recreational activities specifically would be valueable as a place for people to rent equipment and sign up for the various activities that you offer, I worked at the YMCA of the Rockies and we had many of these suggestions as well as an artificial snow tubing hill that people loved.

You can always lay out a food truck pad for 2 or 3 food trucks. They can provide food in the meantime for the resort plus they can serve to folks that wanna stop by for food while the resort grows til you're ready for a full kitchen

First thing that popped into my head: Need to make this a Destination, a reason to go. Turn this journey to build this place into that reason. Let people come out to see the progress as you go along. Option 4 makes the most sense: establish a central base. Draw up your vision for the space, break it up into phases. Your other options would be part of those Phases. Real estate people do this all the time. Phase 1: The beginning. Get the Admin building set up as your Phase 1/2 Base of Operations. Turn the laundry & gift shop space into a Kitchen / food prep / catering space. Find some local food businesses that might be willing to partner with you, or even on a rotation. Set up some outdoor areas for eating. Turn some of the office areas into eating space. Doesn't need to be big, just enough to feed guests. Doesn't need to be formal sit-down either. Have one room in the building as the Sales/Vision space, to show off the Grand Plan, different phases, what's coming, etc. Then work on getting some cabins ready, then the three story. I think trying to preserve or incorporate some of the remaining stone structures would give the place character. Any large building/lodge you should make sure it has a view of the river. The dining room and or banquet room should have a picture window view. (or maybe outdoor dining deck) The eclipse event shows the opportunity for you to create more events. Expand on that.

Simple camping spots down by the river with service houses for Shower and toilet's. Kayaks to rent, ATV trail, fishing, mini golf, RC track, fresbee golf, shooting simulator, Golf simulator, Paintball. I sure wish to visit some day. All the way from Sweden.

The RV park sounded good to start including bathroom and shower amenities. The small cabins is a good idea, clean up the courtyard and include a picnic area. Contract food trucks for a variety of meals at certain times of the day to fill that need. Include a coffee pot in the rooms and microwave too, maybe even a small frig.

Matt, never underestimate the power of Demolitia . If you got one building ready people would come. They would happily sit by the river or just what ever. I KNOW I would.. The admid makes sense. You need a command center . Also you could use that gorgeous field by the river for events with portable tents and catering.

Phase one; RV park & horse camp w/trails. Build stage for music events.near the rv park. Contract with food trucks to come in on busy or all weekends. Work on admin building. with all these things being related to each other, you will have something completed & more or less self-contained.

Cabins = food trucks 3 times a day. Cliff buildings = later on offer for extended stay. RV's = get it going asap. Banquet hall = little over time, offices first then go from there

Air B&Bs are a great start! They are quick and relatively inexpensive to get up and running. And, YOU CAN KEEP THEM once you are done building the other stuff. There will be both kinds of people that will be interested in the resort. People who want the 'full' resort experience, and people who want to do for themselves and have their own place at the resort. It will get the revinew stream moving. Trailer campsites down by the river with grills and fire pits and picnic tables. Maybe a large covered pavilion for group events. A BIG playground for kids.

Doing the admin building first along with the RV/Camp ground makes the most sense to me. You can have a few gazebo areas with grills built in for people to barbecue/grill in. In the admin building you can have a small kitchen for guests that can later be used as a break room for employees. If you don't have the admin building ready along with/before places for people to stay, then you don't have people on site to manage the place and keep the rooms/camping areas tidy and ready for guests.

Admin building then cabins with refrigerators and microwaves. Create a covered grilling area near cabins with multiple grills and a pizza oven or regular oven. Relatively (compared to everything else on the resort) inexpensive and no love lost removing as the resort is completed.

Capture one of your sheep and place it in pen, then write out all of the different options on pieces of paper and cover them separately with feed for the sheep and then let the sheep decide.

Cabins and RV park slips first get that up and going ... Put some slips near the cabins ... Bring in food trucks for food ... Put a covered patio on the cabins with a grill, sink, Blackstone griddle etc and a fridge ...

Clay shooting sports. Trap, skeet, etc.

I am coming to this party late, but just watched the video. I didn’t read the other 8k comments so this may have been already suggested. My thoughts… make your admin building the great hall for now. A few offices in the front then open it a great hall space with a place to prep food. People are always looking for spaces to have gatherings. They don’t worry how the outside looks just nice on the inside. Quit trying to build the Taj Mahal from the start and work into it. You will start your cash flow coming in and then later build the dream hall.

Fix up the cabins, turn one of them into a community kitchen. RV hookups. Outdoor grilling/cooking areas.

1. Build a small gas station like grocery store for the most needed things in the admin building (also for check-in, maybe all temporary). 2. Get some vending machines for 24/7 Drinks and Snacks. 3. Setup RV plots and get power there. Also Fire pits and Restrooms. *4+. Get a colab with LTT going to set your Resort up with WIFI (I bet they like a large scale install video, good for views, that what's the community drools over).*

I agree with something mentioned below, keep the air b&b rooms with full kitchens even after everything is fully open. My entire family has always purposely looked for places with a kitchen when staying at a resort, especially if your staying as a group.

Do the cabins or air bnbs with small kitchenettes. But make an outdoor communal undercover kitchen bbq area with plenty of amenities near the pool. Hiking paths, dirtbike tracks, mountain bike tracks,fishing pontoons, outdoor adventure playground for kids and an out door cinema. Cheap, fun and totally doable.

What i would do, get the camping areas up and going. You dont need much of anything. Just power and water with a dumping station. And just build a 15x15 building for the camping reservation buildings. Then, i would fix the B&B, keep them that way. Personally if i was to go there, id want to be able to cook for myself. While the B&Bs are being done also have the range on the go as well. Make ATV trails. Once thats operational, i would fix up the admin building. And start a camping style convenience store. Then move the reservation to that building and turn the 15x15 into a utility shed for the camp maintenance. Then start on the hall for the ceremonies and what not with a built in kitchen area

Lot of campgrounds offer cabins with grill areas. Work on the offices and cabins. Then you can sell foods and fire supplies to your guests staying in those cabins

Paintball tournaments, air soft tournaments, 4 Wheeler/atv/dirtbike trails and tracks, game fields (horseshoes, can jam, lawn darts, Bocce ball, driving range) host survival skills competitions, host the craziest most detailed demolition ranch LARP murder mystery events.

You should fix up the front half of the administration building to be a general store that has snacks, prepackaged sandwiches, salads, drinks, ice cream, coffee, merch, small grocery items, etc, for your campers and people visiting the gun range. Then as you set up air bnbs they have a place to get some food and necessities like tooth paste.

1st Admin building with convenience store. 2nd Air BnB still can be used after the restaurant is built. 3rd RV Entertainment Nature trail, games, fire pit, range, feed the goats

Architect here. done master plans for golf courses and destination camping and RV resorts. Start with taking the metal building and strip to frame, roof and exterior studs. Build back small offices and a large multipurpose room with bathrooms. No one wants to be that far out and not have a bathroom. The multipurpose room you can rent for meetings and smaller wedding/gatherings. Then get your RV spots up and running immediately. RVers bring their kitchens with them. You already showed the bathhouse/laundry for the RVs. Get your power water and septic for RVs going also. Then small snack shop/resturant/gift shop/pro shop for the shooting range. Then work on the easy to renovate cottages. Then is the big step to the big banquet facility with a full commercial kitchen that you can run full time and serve big meals out of and run a smaller dinning room off of for the multi day guest. From there you move into the motel room buildings etc……

Matt!!! Food trucks!! Have 5 or so sprinkled across the ranch. Have them stay for a week or two then cycle them out. But have a schedule of when they come back incase someone has a favorite. As for activities low budge large area. Hiking trials, bring back the ropes course, mini golf, frisbee golf. Have a bumper car course, have go-car rentals. Have an Airsoft/paint ball course. Because having a guntuber paint ball tournament would be amazing. Made a big metal TUBE building and put 8 pitching machines in it to make a baseball/softball hitting game. Since your already getting telephone polls, get some extra and a net and set up a golf area. Put targets on it that give people prizes. Maybe set up an area with little carnival/fair stations when it gets busy in the summer or spring/fall break.

Option 3. Venues are great. Conference’s, trainings, weddings, highschool dances, concerts. Have one person sell like hell to book the venue full.

You don't need a very big kitchen for an AirBnB. All you need is a kitchen counter, a sink, a few appliances. Things that you find in hotels and which don't prevent you from having a restaurant later.

Starting with the Airbnb style buildings seems like a good idea. Even after everything else is done it would be good to have a diverse selection of building types. Not everyone wants to eat every meal at a central food place even if it's available. Having rooms with kitchens offers flexibility, and you can charge more for those.

1/ Admin building with a small general store in the gift shop. 2/ At the same time get the RV park up and running 3/ The cabins, build a community kitchen close to them (cabins have a fridge and a microwave plus tea/coffee making facilities). Kitchen only needs a couple of sides and open on the other two, roll down clears for cooler days (put a wood burner in) and it can incorporate a lounge area with TV and maybe an air hockey or pool table. This is what we have at our county fairgrounds RV park. 4/ While all this is going on start prepping for the function centre. Remeber, a bit of accommodation is not going to bring in the big bucks, that's your venue hire. Don't be afraid to spend on kitchens in the Air B&B, not everyone wants or can afford to eat out every night of a stay. I for one would be more inclined to stay there if I can cook for myself when I want to. Also remember that you have the unique advantage of a pre-existing fanbase that will stay there even if it is a bit primitive at first, you won't be wanting for guests regardless of what you do, they'd stay under a piece of roofing iron down by the river.

Rv park, river, trails, range, store (grocery, merch, gun) maybe in Metal building, then main venue

It seems like focusing on Admin building AND cabins at the same time is what you have to do. Your gift shop transforms into your FIRST restaurant. I seem to remember it was plumbed as a coffee cafe, so it shouldn’t be terribly difficult. And you aren’t trying to get a four star restaurant - just a place to get comfort food….its a RANCH resort. And this is a temporary restaurant until you figure out the burned out building. After that, it turns into the coffee cafe/ gift shop that it was originally intended to be.