Coming soon... gardens

New Website for YELLOW HOUSE - Sold Dec 2012

Professional Photography a MUST for Inn/B&B Listings

The absolute most inexcusable thing these days in the real estate business is horrible photos.  For heaven's sake brokers - if you don't take professional level photos yourself, hire a professional to shoot your listings.  This is especially important with Inns and B&Bs because it is a visual business.  Guests choose where to stay based heaving on photos found online - that is why you see the better marketed inns including photos of every room on their sites and usually multiple photos of each room.

Sellers should be demanding this too - you should have high expectations of your broker and expecting high quality professional photography of your property is not too much to ask.  (Of course I have a long list of things that aren't too much to ask including being able to read a Profit & Loss statement, but that is for another time) 

SOLD in Bar Harbor - Acadia Hotel

Acadia Hotel - Mount Desert Street - Bar Harbor, Maine

SOLD on December 21, 2012.  There are ten guest rooms and a two level owner's apartment with one  bedroom.  The property is located across from the Village Green in the middle of "downtown" Bar Harbor - next to the Abbe Museum. 
The property sold for $1,250,000. 

Yellow House in Bar Harbor - SOLD

                   Yellow House - The Field - Bar Harbor

The Yellow House is a beautiful, very popular Bed & Breakfast Inn nestled in a private enclave in downtown Bar Harbor.  There are six spacious guestrooms and an apartment with large living area and kitchen, bedroom and bath.  The apartment has a separate entrance.
The sale price was $1,400,000.  There is room on the property for a 3000 square foot one or two family cottage. 

Mayans?

So, one of two things is going to happen tomorrow -

1.  The world will end.

2.  We will have two Inn closings, back to back. 

Either will shock me - one would be horrible - one would be fantastic. 

However - BOTH would be the biggest bummer of all :) 

Downeast Magazine December