http://unconditional.co.nz/motels Discussions and information on buying selling and managing motels Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:58:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever wonder why some motels seem to survive over many decades and others falter after a seemingly small period of time. One of the causes for this can often be a lack of maintenance which creates a slippery downward spiral. One scenario will show a motel which has operators who do ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2010/02/15/one-aspect-of-avoiding-a-downward-motel-spiral/ Seeing this recent release in regard to Tourism New Zealands latest campaign made me think about how important it is for motels to take advantage of opportunities. One motel operator will look at this and say wow I hope some of these people stay with me. Another operator will look at it ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2010/02/09/opportunities-for-motels/ The following story in today's NZ Herald comments on the migration law changes and how this may affect business sales in NZ. As an accredited business broker I deal with many foreign people looking to make New Zealand their home. Motels have been a favoured option for many of these migrants due ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/11/17/migration-law-changes-effective-30th-november-open-opportunities/  With all the conferences and seminars I go to I seem to find lots of tips and programmes which are so good and time saving I feel I just have to share them and help to make the running of your motel or just your computer life even smoother. This post stems from a ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/10/29/organise-your-motel-and-computer-life-with-outlook-tasks/ Only the second time on a golf course in my life the Log of Wood motel golf tournament was certainly a day to remember. John Griffin Realty were sponsors for the event and so John and I attended the day. Neither of us are golf players although John did play ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/10/20/log-of-wood-motel-golf-challenge-more-of-a-challenge-for-some-than-others/ This Queenstown motel couple deserve a well done award for their initiative to help with raising funds for the Tsunami Victims. Read the article below from the Southland Times about their trade me auction for a Queenstown holiday with all proceeds going to the Tsunami victims. Holiday auction for tsunami aid By WILL ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/10/15/well-done-award-for-queenstown-moteliers/ Vendor paid advertising is a relatively common practice in the sale of motel properties. This is where a broker presents the seller with a marketing plan and a detailed cost for this plan. The seller agrees to pay for the advertising as specified within the plan. The marketing plan is then put in ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/09/07/vendor-paid-motel-advertising-advertising-your-motel-or-the-motel-broker-and-their-company/       It is important you make the right choices along the way when you are looking to make a major investment such as when purchasing a motel.  One of the important choices is that of which broker to use. Often people think all agents are the same and so they just ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/08/25/which-agent-do-you-choose-when-buying-a-motel/ This post is about me rather than motels. Well not really about me but about my Gram. On Saturday 1st August over 90 people gathered at the new Verandah Function centre in Hamilton to celebrate my Gram's 100th Birthday.  She is a very wonderful lady whom I spent years living ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/08/04/100-years-old-and-still-going-strong/ I have been learning, networking, gaining new skills, meeting old friends, making new friends and generally receiving a huge benefit over this weekend by attending the 2009 Motel Association of New Zealand conference. This annual event is a highlight on many a motelier's calendar and this year was no exception. Held ... http://unconditional.co.nz/motels/2009/07/28/motel-association-of-new-zealand-conference-2009/