Recent content by Hokie N. Koala

Gillumhouse, Actually I have skied Canaan, been hiking near Paw Paw and gone white water rafting in Oak Hill (ACE Adventures). We are familiar with WV and haven't discounted it all. Their will be a lot to factor into things (Madeleine's comment above about kids should be known within the next...

Madeleine, thank you for the reply and advice. You raise some good points. I also hadn't thought about a large selection of B&Bs being a good thing instead of a bad thing. (And thanks for the advice on the elopement spots - good to know these things). Thanks again, Hokie n' Koala

West Virginia is not out of the question. We know we'd like to stay on the east coast to stay near family. And certainly real estate is cheaper in WV which would be ideal for a profit return. The concern I would have is what the draw would be. Ski resorts? WVU? (you have no idea how hard it was...

My fiance and I are investigating Bed & Breakfasts and thinking about where do we want to do this in the future? We've talked about the New England area because I am a skier and I have friends in NH and to be honest we've got the romanticized image of the hunting log cabin (complete with smoke...

See reply to EmptyNest. Thanks for your help.

Thank you Joey and Empty Nest. Yes, I'm just doing research for now. If we were to embark on this adventure it wouldn't be for a few years yet. My fiance and I are trying to look for local courses to research this endeavor. Neither of us has business backgrounds (I'm an Architect and she's an...

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(Disclosure: I am not a B&B owner - just doing research to become one). Just a suggestion, divide your average monthly electric bill by number of days in the month, by the number of guests staying today, then add 30% surcharge to cover the time it's taking you to determine this fee, convenience...

Hello, I'm new to the site and my fiance and I are beginning the process of investigating the B&B lifestyle / business. We signed up for a local community college course but it was cancelled when only 2 people signed up for it (my fiance and myself!). Can anyone recommend a website or convention...