New A/C units, new windows, new Bath Fitter tubs, new curtains, new privacy window shades, new bathroom vinyl, new white fencing and arbor, new flowering shrubs….this retro style property is really looking great, colorful and cheerful! Just a tenth of a mile to scenic Glen Cove. And with a strong business in place (and historical […]
Updates at Claddagh Motel in Rockport, Maine! Read More »
Has a guest ever asked you a question and you simply don’t know? The BEST (and only way in my opinion) way to handle it is to GET the answer. Imagine this conversation: GUEST: What time does the museum open today?INNKEEPER: I’m pretty sure 10amGUEST: hmmm… Pretty sure? Does this leave your guest feeling confident
The Best Customer Service: LET ME LOOK INTO THAT FOR YOU! Read More »
Briar Lea Inn and Jolly Drayman Pub in Bethel, Maine is now offered at $500,000! Great manageable small pub business with strong numbers and lodging income with room for growth. The numbers work! Visit the listing page on my website for more details.
Price Reduction! Briar Lea Inn and Jolly Drayman Pub in Bethel, Maine Read More »
Goo.gl is a URL shortener with search engine optimization benefits. It’s a way to shorten some (ridiculously) long URLs and post the link on the web for Google to do its thing and for the world to see. Essentially, anything you want to promote, you may as well use goo.gl to post your link. Why
Goo.gl – use it for SEO Google juice! Read More »
Room pricing has always been a very interesting topic for me, as both a former innkeeper and now inn broker and consultant working with innkeepers. I’ve always discussed with my clients pricing and perceived value and this article addresses just that. If you drop your prices too low, you also chance dropping the overall perception
ROOM RATES: Shift Your Marketing Focus From Price to Value… Read More »
Harbor House Inn in Boothbay Harbor, Maine is offered at $875,000. 6 guest rooms plus 2 rental apartments, a huge wrap around porch, a view above town and the harbor and spacious owner’s quarters. For more details visit the listing on my website!
New Boothbay Harbor listing! Read More »
As an over-user of exclamations, I’m acutely aware of the absence of them when I think they’re needed. And since we are in the times where sometimes our only correspondence and connection with our future guests is in writing. So are you conveying your smile in that writing? Are you conveying how you’ll provide for
Do you convey HOSPITALITY in your emails, online or in social media posts? Read More »
Congratulations to sellers Chuck and Sue Starr and buyers Tom and Anne Rau of this charming property at the head of Mount Desert Island, home of Acadia National Park! I was pleased to represent both parties as a Disclosed Dual Agent. We wish everyone the best!!
SOLD! Open Hearth Inn in Trenton, Maine 6/2/15 Read More »
At a list price of $595k (and motivated sellers for personal reasons, willing to negotiate further) and a net operating income of $84k, this property can offer a very nice cash flow for the price. The pub business is strong and there’s room to enhance the lodging business. The current owners have just chosen to
Strong Number$ at Briar Lea Inn and Jolly Drayman Pub in Bethel, Maine Read More »
An idyllic, postcard, full service Maine inn is now on the market… This painted lady Victorian was built in 1895 for William Shaw, a prominent lumber baron in the late 19th and early 20th century who also owned the steamer Katahdin. The inn has 14 guest rooms, is on the National Register of Historic Places and
The rates we have been seeing in hospitality lending in Maine for years have been relatively and historically low for commercial loans. However, they keep changing very quickly. Contact me to discuss current rates.
Not everyone who is a licensed real estate agent is a Realtor®?
A Realtor® is a licensed real estate salesperson who belongs to the National Association of Realtors®, the largest trade group in the country. Realtors® are held to a higher ethical standard than licensed agents and must adhere to a Code of Ethics. Some Realtors® are brokers, while some are associate brokers or sales agents. These are varying levels of education, licensing and often responsibilities.
And hospitality ‘Consultants’ or ‘Brokers’ who are not licensed in the state of Maine are not held to any standards the way we are here as licensed Realtors® in Maine, where consumer protection is paramount.
I am a REALTOR®, a real estate professional who has taken the extra step to belong to the National Association of REALTORS®. Through membership, I abide by a Code of Ethics and have gained expertise to help you navigate one of the most complicated and important transactions you’ll make in your lifetime.
