Marina Finance 101 Find listed below for your resource information to assist in the financing of marina projects. In addition to these links, consider contacting your local banks in a fifty mile radius. Of more importance is your ability to feel and demonstrate confidence in your decision to invest in the recreational marina industry. When making your initial inquiries avoid broad statements that could be construed as reckless.
Confidence comes from knowledge.
A large number of persons who have purchased marina properties have worked or been heavily exposed to a marinas operations. This does not mean watching from your boat while moored or 'hanging out' at your local marina. With a solid background in these areas, understanding the day to day operations of a marina comes much easier. What it does mean is your commitment to understanding these areas as part of your education effort to earn success. Education shortcuts are available through the 'International Marina Institute'.