European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Operations in Linn i Tir Cupie l years instead Mac ire timing d a la inve1 i til Iville. .1 i min ,, l a Cream Cul Rod no l i i i f they peril in 2 million Purd 131 year old Hilr find nine bedrooms have i and Tho r throughout a year after iht1 a lawyer an Archili it ,1 funnel executive a real estate Developer an automobile dealer and an inn said they had survived the shake Fown pc nod and Hal business was Good i eel like we re getting Over the wobbly slag no said j slip Hen Deupree. The Lorimer advertising executive we re gelling More and we know what we re dealing with " Tiofil conscious owners Are willing to spend heavily on renovations Bouse b it b s to big moneymakers Federal tax credits Tor rehabilitation of commercial properties have up Van Many innkeepers the incentive to save houses preservation cd perils say its provision was not affected by the revision of the Federal tax code that eliminated Many other credits when it look effect this year. The Alt lion rate among neophyte b & b proprietors appears to be High acco dog to those familiar Wilh b & b s Many Start Oul under capitalized and Veram bilious and quickly succumb to hidden costs some renovators get Mlo the b & b business because they Are Temple by bargain prices on real Eulale thai needs renovation Ina and Al Sauder found themselves in that situation two years ago when he retired a a it or High mathematics and shop the y bought a iwo Story. Three bedroom Lale 10th Century House in Clover tale Calif and Sander Pul his skills to work other proprietors Sel Oul on a do in yourself Odyssey Only to discover trial the headaches May be bigger and Iho returns slower than anticipated Barry and Cathy rein wore Manhattan Excel lives in their Early 10s she was a lawyer Lor a Large corporation he was a chemical compan marketing specialist but Hoy wanted a Small business they could run Logel Iier they Drew up a Long Range plan when they Hough a Lurn of Lac can Lucy mansion in Cape May. Is two years ago the plan called for tie reins 0 & b columns by the sea. To break even in three Vars now. Alle far Mote construction work than appealed necessary at first. Rein Hopes that will happen in five years. This was a full Lime re construction said rein who originally estimated the renovation budget at $100.000 1 we were probably Oil by a Factor of two i Lound rays it doubling every bid " rein said the b & b had been booming since it opened for the season Cindy jus Lico who made a last minute reservation on a Rosenl weekend was so pleased thai she is already planning logo Back in july there was nothing nol to like about the quietness. The cleanliness and Tho Way it s she said we thought it was such a like the reins Ron and Sara Jones paid the Price for deferred maintenance when they took Over a 100 year old inn in Tho Small Lown of Weimar Texas that had Boon used As a nursing Home before in was abandoned in the mid 1970s they ended up spending $350,000 they had to instal air conditioning but kept the original slate Roul clapboard siding and Plank floors upstairs they cum i 20 Small rooms Mlo 9 larger ones with b bathrooms not every b & b owner goes through a some buy their Way in John Ini Alco Linin in the Stone Gale inn. A 125 year old m Michigan from a mini slim who Hirl i t i r of Piuro my Fiere ate enough of Iceni no.-. And p i Sla Tinq them travel around to Soo Ottier j re done it s a Constanli r.1.casting Ltd of / awareness and a Conr Laniey e1.dilating of Quality " Ron re san Jonn to Trout of Tow if it in Waitr tar. To Lon to Mutt from Austin. To two few red 30 Wiwi u hot a mom to 100-y��r-ot4 inn into 9 or per owe. Cathy Tiki Bony run win Ltd Tom of tie a a Tui Nan ton in cup by. H. J. Buff Klutt in oiling Roomy july 8, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 15
