Well unfortunately..due to economic conditions..the likelihood of a seller appearing is slim to none right now. And ...you are going to need some $$$$ and a big down payment if you are looking to finance. This is a good time to just stay put and SAVE!!!!!Thanks all. I've found alot of helpful info on here, some things I just never would have thought of. Also spend hours browsing the net, checking out other inn websites to see how they decorate etc. Now if we could only sell the house we are in so we can finally get on with our journey. I'm anxious to start searching for a "new" home. You were mentioning target markets. Hubby is in to motorcycles and I understand the Maritimes are big for that, university business check and hospital visits check. I'm also an RN so maybe somehow that may come in to play. So I may not contribute much for now but don't mind me lurking around..
Nice area to be looking! There is a big market for motorcyclists. They have a few 'wants' that other guests don't, tho...covered or locked parking, lighted parking, paved parking, a place to wash off the bike and towels to dry.Thanks all. I've found alot of helpful info on here, some things I just never would have thought of. Also spend hours browsing the net, checking out other inn websites to see how they decorate etc. Now if we could only sell the house we are in so we can finally get on with our journey. I'm anxious to start searching for a "new" home. You were mentioning target markets. Hubby is in to motorcycles and I understand the Maritimes are big for that, university business check and hospital visits check. I'm also an RN so maybe somehow that may come in to play. So I may not contribute much for now but don't mind me lurking around..
I get a lot of motorcycle guests and they seem satisfied that I have off-street parking. But I am in a different part of the world than Bree. I am in West Virginia (considered Podunk by the rest of the world and we do not mind because it keeps the riff-raff out). Motorcycles want winding roads and scenery.Thanks all. I've found alot of helpful info on here, some things I just never would have thought of. Also spend hours browsing the net, checking out other inn websites to see how they decorate etc. Now if we could only sell the house we are in so we can finally get on with our journey. I'm anxious to start searching for a "new" home. You were mentioning target markets. Hubby is in to motorcycles and I understand the Maritimes are big for that, university business check and hospital visits check. I'm also an RN so maybe somehow that may come in to play. So I may not contribute much for now but don't mind me lurking around..
Yup we're from western Canada. We have also been wondering about staying put for now until the economy settles but...............the housing market is higher out west than in the east. So we can sell high and buy lower out there. That is the plan anyway if god willing it should go according to!!! And besides I"m just too darn itchy now to sit still.I get a lot of motorcycle guests and they seem satisfied that I have off-street parking. But I am in a different part of the world than Bree. I am in West Virginia (considered Podunk by the rest of the world and we do not mind because it keeps the riff-raff out). Motorcycles want winding roads and scenery.Thanks all. I've found alot of helpful info on here, some things I just never would have thought of. Also spend hours browsing the net, checking out other inn websites to see how they decorate etc. Now if we could only sell the house we are in so we can finally get on with our journey. I'm anxious to start searching for a "new" home. You were mentioning target markets. Hubby is in to motorcycles and I understand the Maritimes are big for that, university business check and hospital visits check. I'm also an RN so maybe somehow that may come in to play. So I may not contribute much for now but don't mind me lurking around..
Are you Canadian? Why the Maritimes? We could use another B & B in my little city. Anyone opening here has the hard work already done for them. I have created the market and want someone to come help reap my harvest. Honest injun!! I am ready and willing to help a newbie in my town.
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Nice area to be looking! There is a big market for motorcyclists. They have a few 'wants' that other guests don't, tho...covered or locked parking, lighted parking, paved parking, a place to wash off the bike and towels to dry.Thanks all. I've found alot of helpful info on here, some things I just never would have thought of. Also spend hours browsing the net, checking out other inn websites to see how they decorate etc. Now if we could only sell the house we are in so we can finally get on with our journey. I'm anxious to start searching for a "new" home. You were mentioning target markets. Hubby is in to motorcycles and I understand the Maritimes are big for that, university business check and hospital visits check. I'm also an RN so maybe somehow that may come in to play. So I may not contribute much for now but don't mind me lurking around..
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Being able to see their babies. (from the Inn or room). FLAT parking.Bree said:Nice area to be looking! There is a big market for motorcyclists. They have a few 'wants' that other guests don't, tho...covered or locked parking, lighted parking, paved parking, a place to wash off the bike and towels to dry.
Outside money goes a long way here....Yup we're from western Canada. We have also been wondering about staying put for now until the economy settles but...............the housing market is higher out west than in the east. So we can sell high and buy lower out there. That is the plan anyway if god willing it should go according to!!! And besides I"m just too darn itchy now to sit still.I get a lot of motorcycle guests and they seem satisfied that I have off-street parking. But I am in a different part of the world than Bree. I am in West Virginia (considered Podunk by the rest of the world and we do not mind because it keeps the riff-raff out). Motorcycles want winding roads and scenery.Thanks all. I've found alot of helpful info on here, some things I just never would have thought of. Also spend hours browsing the net, checking out other inn websites to see how they decorate etc. Now if we could only sell the house we are in so we can finally get on with our journey. I'm anxious to start searching for a "new" home. You were mentioning target markets. Hubby is in to motorcycles and I understand the Maritimes are big for that, university business check and hospital visits check. I'm also an RN so maybe somehow that may come in to play. So I may not contribute much for now but don't mind me lurking around..
Are you Canadian? Why the Maritimes? We could use another B & B in my little city. Anyone opening here has the hard work already done for them. I have created the market and want someone to come help reap my harvest. Honest injun!! I am ready and willing to help a newbie in my town.
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Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.We bought a "package" from an area Innkeeper who offers consultation services. We have read and read and gone to our meeting and are enrolled in the upcoming innkeeper convention, taking all the aspiring classes but it seems like the printed info is kind of dated! Most current publication we have read is 2001That's 7 yrs old already.....dw thinks I should be reading these books but I like the current dialog I am reading here. I'll keep slogging through the hard copy just the same.
Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.We bought a "package" from an area Innkeeper who offers consultation services. We have read and read and gone to our meeting and are enrolled in the upcoming innkeeper convention, taking all the aspiring classes but it seems like the printed info is kind of dated! Most current publication we have read is 2001That's 7 yrs old already.....dw thinks I should be reading these books but I like the current dialog I am reading here. I'll keep slogging through the hard copy just the same.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
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My other half says "What does the forum say?" He now believes, with the exception of a few wingnuts, that the forum knows its stuff.Bree said:Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.We bought a "package" from an area Innkeeper who offers consultation services. We have read and read and gone to our meeting and are enrolled in the upcoming innkeeper convention, taking all the aspiring classes but it seems like the printed info is kind of dated! Most current publication we have read is 2001That's 7 yrs old already.....dw thinks I should be reading these books but I like the current dialog I am reading here. I'll keep slogging through the hard copy just the same.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
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Oh yeah like the way we made you redo a room photo while we all watched. Nice isn't it! LOL!Bree said:Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.We bought a "package" from an area Innkeeper who offers consultation services. We have read and read and gone to our meeting and are enrolled in the upcoming innkeeper convention, taking all the aspiring classes but it seems like the printed info is kind of dated! Most current publication we have read is 2001That's 7 yrs old already.....dw thinks I should be reading these books but I like the current dialog I am reading here. I'll keep slogging through the hard copy just the same.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
.My other half says "What does the forum say?" He now believes, with the exception of a few wingnuts, that the forum knows its stuff.Bree said:Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
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Wingnuts? Moi?JunieBJones (JBJ) said:My other half says "What does the forum say?" He now believes, with the exception of a few wingnuts, that the forum knows its stuff.Bree said:Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.We bought a "package" from an area Innkeeper who offers consultation services. We have read and read and gone to our meeting and are enrolled in the upcoming innkeeper convention, taking all the aspiring classes but it seems like the printed info is kind of dated! Most current publication we have read is 2001That's 7 yrs old already.....dw thinks I should be reading these books but I like the current dialog I am reading here. I'll keep slogging through the hard copy just the same.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
.Oh yeah like the way we made you redo a room photo while we all watched. Nice isn't it! LOL!Bree said:Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
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I asked for it. You know, I was shopping the other day and there was a sale at JCP on throw pillows and I actually stopped to look and said to self, 'Now THAT would have perked up the pic.' And then I walked away. Totally forgetting I could just put the dopey pillow IN the room anyway. But, I noticed that the pillows I got BOGO $1 are now BOGO $.88 so I may go back and get those throw pillows for BOGO $.88.JunieBJones (JBJ) said:Oh yeah like the way we made you redo a room photo while we all watched. Nice isn't it! LOL!Bree said:Keep in mind that you can always ask here for help if something you read seems contradictory to common sense. Also understand that you will develop something of a comraderie here that your dw doesn't have (she should get on here if she's going to be the day to day ops!) and she may not want to believe us at first.
Altho, I have found that if I say 'X' and hubs argues, I come here and pose the question and 13 other innkeepers also say 'X' then he agrees to it.
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