Lease Options Folly for Bed & Breakfasts

Think twice when considering doing a Lease Option

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Owning a Bed & Breakfast…Is it in your Future?

Many people decide to become an Innkeeper before they really understand what innkeeping is really about.  Innkeeping is a satisfying career.  However, if this major decision is not approached honestly, your dream of becoming an Innkeeper can easily become a nightmare!  We consider the following the basic five questions a Future Innkeeper should be asking [...]

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Buying a Bed and Breakfast in Uncertain Times

In several previous postings on our Blog, we have looked at various ways that Sellers can improve the performance of Country Inns and Bed and Breakfast Inns. All of this was done from the Sellers’ standpoint in order to add value to the sales price. In this Article, we are going to look at these [...]

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Best Methods for Finding the Ideal Inn

Written by: Howard J. Levitan, Oates & Bredfeldt, LLC
This is one of the most asked questions at every one of Oates & Bredfeldt’s Innkeeping Seminars. How can I find my ideal Inn? The answer is very easy, but counterintuitive. We say simply to “Stop looking at Inns for sale!” Here is why:
Location, location, location is [...]

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2007 New Year’s Resolutions

It is the start of the New Year and this is it! You have decided to finally quit your job in the corporate world and take the plunge into Innkeeping! You are serious, but what to do first? Let’s outline the seven steps to successful Inn ownership in 2007!
1. It is time for a reality [...]

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