A tipi on the Dudley farm attracts campers who want to rough it without
getting too rough.
mind, Dudley has made sev-
eral real estate purchases
closer to home in Lynchburg,
Va., near Liberty University.
“College students need
housing almost year-round,”
Dudley says. “So between the
beach rentals in the summer
and the college rentals in the
fall and winter, our rental
properties are now more bal-
anced.”
Dudley has also had suc-
cess renting smaller, more
unconventional properties
through Airbnb, a communi-
ty-driven online rental hub.
One of his rentals is … a tipi?
Yes, a tipi.
“Glamping, or ‘glamour
camping,’ is now all the rage,”
Dudley says. “So we built a
tipi out on our property. We
put in electricity, floors, a
woodstove, a bed, beanbag
chairs and a gravity-fed sink.
It’s been a popular rental for
us. People love it.”
Dudley also runs a part-
time billboard advertising
business.
“Several years ago I found
some billboards for sale on
Craigslist for a really good
price,” he explains. “I now
have six billboards along the
highway that I rent out to
local businesses.”
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Dudley and his daughter, Anna, raise goats as well. The milk is used to
make cheese and soap.
If billboards are not
enough to prove Dudley’s
extreme resourcefulness,
consider that he also raises
goats for those who prefer
the delicacy of chevon, other-
wise known as goat meat. His
daughter, Anna, is in the goat
business, too. She sells goat
milk shares for the produc-
tion of cheese and soap.
In addition, the Dudleys
own a horse farm with a facility
where they board horses for
customers and offer trail rides
on their property, which is a big
hit for kids’ birthday parties.
The farm is also the site of
David’s popular