?? For Resort,Hotel owners and Prospective owners

[Joh K]

After 20+ years of engineering,its time for a career change.Since my family and i enjoy the outdoors,Resort and hotel management appear to be an option.Looking to hear any pro's and con's of ownership,and any advice that a present or future owner can pass along.I'm sure their are other men and women that view this site,that have thought about career changes along this line.Any and all viewpoints are welcome.This is a second post due to server problems,thanks to those that had responded previously.Unfortunately i was unable to save your information.Thanks again in advance John K.

[cisco]

Don't know if you saw my response to your first post, but will answer this one anyway. I was a partner in a small seasonal resort for ten years. It was no money maker, but wasn't my primary income anyway. I did not like the attitude of many customers who demanded the world simply because they rented a cabin for a week. But, there were really great folks, too. Ours was one of the so-called Mom & Pop resorts that were so common from WW II thru the 60s. Very few now. It would take a bundle of capital to purchase an operation you could expect to return good $$. Before jumping in as owner, why not try to get employment for a year or so at a large resort.
Good luck.