Recent content by James Barrett

I'm pretty set on NC and yes I'll have to have a well. That doesn't make any sense! Thanks for the heads up, I'll definitely look into that. Just out of curiosity, what is the purpose of a pressurized holding tank?

That's what everyone keeps telling me. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out. I'm still set on building it from the ground up. I've got a few builders still figuring out estimates for my project. A few weeks back I had a guy out of Asheville quote me at $200 dollars a square ft!!! If that...

Ya that Maddy lady is pretty annoying. All I was asking for was a place to start... I'm looking in NC so hopefully their state regs will be online too, that will defiantly help. I just didn't want to spend a day on the phone getting transferred from one department to the next trying to figure...

Hi Eric, My land agent is telling me the property I'm most interested in is zoned for B&B's. Of course I'm not going to take her word for it. Can you tell me what department I need to get in touch with to get something in writing.

I really appreciate the time you took to give me some input. It definitely gives me a better prospective on things. I don't think the B&B portion will be very difficult to break into, but the commercial kitchen will be opening up a whole new can of worms! I was looking at doing a similar...

I wouldn't mind taking a look at your operation. Can you send some photo's and more info?

several people I've talked to act like someone is out to screw you over around every corner in this business. I was told the same thing about my current career field before I got into it. The truth is it's really not like that, most people are helpful and honest. That being said, if your a...

That's the kind of advise I like... straight forward, to the point, and not a bunch of what if's. I don't think people are out to screw you over at every corner. Any pursuit in life requires some intelligence and a lot of homework. I'll always listen to advice but take it with a grain of...

Hello Ma'am, Do you have some contact info or a link, I'd like to take a look at that. Thanks!

I appreciate that Joey, I'll take a look at that link.

You're words are a breath of fresh air :) Every business venture I've pursued has never been as difficult as what people make it out to be. My current job is case and point. I have a couple different builders looking at my design and floor plan, they were going to get back to me sometime next...

Hello, I'm a young naive inspiring Innkeeper looking to get into the biz. I joined this website about a week ago and have found it to be a wealth of knowledge. I've posted a couple of questions and so many people have been more than generous with their time sharing their knowledge. I really...

That is all really good info everyone, I really appreciate the time you took to answer my question. The key advise I've learned from all this is... don't go off what a real estate agent or anyone else is telling me. Makes ure I have cleard things with the state municipality first. Thanks!

I appreciate that info, I'll be sure to get in contact with him

I'm looking to have a B&B built in NC. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to finance this thing. I wanted to take out a mortgage instead of a business loan. The first few banks I called said they didn't think something like that could be done, but weren't sure. However, since then I've...