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TOPIC: B&B Part time

Future Fulltimers

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Date: 11:45 PM Mar 3, 2007

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Howard, What ever happened to your plan to "housesit" a B&B while the owners were away? I know that you took that training. Has nothing come up, or have you just not pursued it? Sounded like a great idea. Steve __________________ Can't wait to turn my RV dreaming into my RV doing

Howard

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Date: 07:46 AM Mar 4, 2007

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Glad you asked. That's a question that comes up from time to time. For those that don't know, Linda & I took a course on becoming Interim Innkeepers in February 2005 (while we still had an income and could afford the course and airfare) before we went on the road in August 2005. Interim Innkeeping is taking over a Bed & Breakfast or a small Inn and running it on a temporary basis while the owners are on vacation or otherwise taking a break. We have learned that B & B owners often don't have the margins to pay staff to run things and it is hard for them to get away. Home and business get all wrapped up together and they are "on call" 24 hours a day. Hiring an Interim Innkeeper is a way for them to get a professional to come in and let them get away on vacation or to attend to other personal matters. Linda has always considered running a B & B, so she thought Interim Innkeeping might be a good idea for several reasons. It would give us another possible income stream on the road, it is something we could do while traveling, it would give us a break from the RV once in awhile, it would look good on our resume, and it would give us a taste of running a B & B and let us see "best practices" of a few just in case we ever decided to own and run one in the future. So we signed up for an Interim Innkeeping course through Inncaring.com. We went to the Red Crags B & B in Manitou Springs, Colorado (just west of Colorado Springs and in view of Pike's Peak) where our trainers, Howard & Lynda (that was weird), taught us the ropes and let us actually run the B & B for a weekend. It was a great experience and we still communicate with a couple of the guests that were there at the time. So far, we have not pursued this income stream as the timing as just not been right for us yet. However, we do check in on the Interim Innkeepers Network and we monitor other property caretaking positions via the Caretaker Gazette. We just never know when a particular opportunity might strike our fancy. We may never pursue this avenue, but it is helpful on our resume for any position that includes dealing with the public. And it is an option many others are not aware of, so I'm glad you asked. __________________

Sharker6

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Date: 06:18 PM Mar 6, 2007

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It's a lot of work. I've never experienced it but, have friends that own one. Hope it pays more that the new proposed minimum wage. __________________

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