Location, Location, Location

My friend and her husband have a huge old house that they had always planned on making into a Bed & Breakfast. It never seems to happen because those types of plans require money, and that's something they rarely have. They got the huge house, and I mean it's one of those big, big old homes that you can get lost in, but it was in need of lots of repair even back 12 years or so ago when they bought it, lots more now. That's the only reason they could afford such a big place. Back then B&B's were sort of a new novelty. Now they are just about everywhere you find popular tourist sights... another downfall of their planning... how many tourists actually come to the Beaverville area? Um... none. Location, location, location, my old real estate teacher used to scream. It's every real estate person's motto--and obviously one that they didn't take into consideration when they thought the old house at the edge of Beaverville would make for a great vacation spot four travellers. B&B's are a great alternative though if they're in a popular area. They sort of combine the idea that I've been considering, of renting vacation homes rather than staying in hotels, with the luxery of maid service and meals. The rooms are often beautiful in the setting that suits the atmosphere of the area, and the breakfasts are home made and sumptious. Owning and operating a Bed and Breakfast probably would be a great way to live--if you live where it pays.