That visitor base supports lodging, storage, and food businesses that do not need a full time owner glued to the counter. If you run one of those and want an exit that does not gut the place, Chino is worth a call.
Why this market
- Ginnie Springs and the Santa Fe River anchor camping and dive tourism
- A walkable historic downtown with antiques and dining
- Strong retiree and second home demand
- Short drive to Gainesville and I 75
What Chino buys here
Campgrounds, riverfront lodging, self storage, and established service businesses near the springs.
Chino has $400,000 to put down and financing lined up for purchases up to about $3.4 million. He keeps deals that pay for themselves and net him a fair living without a full time grind.
How Chino looks at a High Springs deal
The first question is always whether the numbers work on what the place earns today, not on a story about what it might earn someday. Chino underwrites a High Springs deal on its trailing twelve months, checks that the income covers the loan with room to spare, and looks for one clear lever to improve it, like adding sites, raising under market rents, or filling empty space. If a deal needs everything to go right just to break even, it is not a fit. If it pays for itself from day one and has room to grow, that is the kind of High Springs property he wants to own. The financing is already lined up, so once the numbers check out he can move without a long wait.