[FONT= 'Times New Roman']B&B Proposal Worries Neighbors[/FONT]
Southern Pines Pilot
By John Krahnert III - Sunday, May 23, 2010 BY JOHN KRAHNERT III Some residents are wary of the possibility of bed-and-breakfast inns appearing in a ...
Note from JB - nothing against start ups, but it seems in this economy people are considering converting their homes to a B&B because they have no job. Guests just yesterday spoke to us about this. They are staying at 10 different B&B's and will go home (and not add any extra baths) but will open a B&B in their current home, because the kids are all grown.
So now we will see all these zoning/council meeting google alerts where people want to open a B&B in their home and have NOT done their homework. I don't think we should rally round just because they might open a B&B.
On the other hand, the http://www.bbonline.com/innkeeper/innsale.html for sale listings are growing, not necessarily because an Inn is a dog and makes no money, but it is natural attrition for innkeepers many who have retired once from the workforce are now wanting to retire from innkeeping. The banks are not loaning like they used to, so some people consider converting their own homes into B&B's. So we have a ton of worthy established B&B's for sale, money making, happy businesses with happy guests who need buyers and perhaps we do not need a bunch of start ups?
Your thoughts?
Southern Pines Pilot
By John Krahnert III - Sunday, May 23, 2010 BY JOHN KRAHNERT III Some residents are wary of the possibility of bed-and-breakfast inns appearing in a ...
Note from JB - nothing against start ups, but it seems in this economy people are considering converting their homes to a B&B because they have no job. Guests just yesterday spoke to us about this. They are staying at 10 different B&B's and will go home (and not add any extra baths) but will open a B&B in their current home, because the kids are all grown.
So now we will see all these zoning/council meeting google alerts where people want to open a B&B in their home and have NOT done their homework. I don't think we should rally round just because they might open a B&B.
On the other hand, the http://www.bbonline.com/innkeeper/innsale.html for sale listings are growing, not necessarily because an Inn is a dog and makes no money, but it is natural attrition for innkeepers many who have retired once from the workforce are now wanting to retire from innkeeping. The banks are not loaning like they used to, so some people consider converting their own homes into B&B's. So we have a ton of worthy established B&B's for sale, money making, happy businesses with happy guests who need buyers and perhaps we do not need a bunch of start ups?
Your thoughts?