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Dr. Paul Borosky, DBA, MBAAcquisition plans since 2012
Business Plan Writer for Virginia Beach, VA
Summer at the Oceanfront fills every room. February tells you who should own them. A manager who knew one inn from the front desk saw a chance to buy it, restaurant and all. Dr. Paul’s $550,000 acquisition plan showed the lender how each side feeds the other.
- 1,000+clients
- $100M+funded
- 14+years
Buying an Inn Near the Oceanfront?
Get the help that fits your deal.
Business Consulting
Already own a hotel or restaurant and want stronger winter numbers? Start here.
Business Plan Writing
An acquisition plan that shows the lender both the property and the operation.
Business Plan Templates
Prefer to draft it yourself? Hospitality templates come with an Excel model.
Small Business Education
Free lessons on strategy, pricing and reading the seller’s financials.
Doctor Owl in Plain English
What Goes Into a Plan to Buy a Hotel and Restaurant?
Three things. Proof the seller’s numbers are real. A season-by-season forecast that shows how winter gets paid for. And a reason you, the new owner, will run it better. When the inn and the restaurant share guests, the plan shows how one fills the other.
“Anyone can own a full house in July. The owner who plans for February keeps the keys.”Doctor Owl, Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest Business School
How this guide works: start with the inn purchase, then the seasonal math every coastal lender checks, then common questions from buyers.
Hospitality Acquisition
Why Did a Front Desk Manager Decide to Buy the Whole Inn?
The manager knew the guests by name. She knew which rooms leaked and which weekends sold out a year ahead. When the owner was ready to sell, the manager was ready to buy.
The deal came with a restaurant. Some buyers would split them. Dr. Paul kept them together, because breakfast guests, wedding parties and walk-in diners kept both sides alive.
The plan priced the deal, showed the off-season gap and laid out how a hands-on owner would close it. That is the story the lender needed to hear.
- Verify the seller. Tax returns and booking history, not just a broker sheet.
- Plan for winter. Group events and locals carry the quiet months.
- Show the operator. Years at the front desk count as experience.
Coastal Seasonality
How Does the Beach Season Change a Hospitality Plan?
Hampton Roads has tourists, military families and convention traffic. They do not all show up in the same month.
Peak summer
Rooms and tables fill themselves. The plan should not assume that pace lasts past Labor Day.
Shoulder months
Spring and fall weekends, sports tournaments and weddings keep a property working if you sell to them.
The long winter
Lower rates and fewer guests. Cash reserves and local dining decide who makes it to May. The hotel and motel plan guide shows how to model it.
The best hospitality buyers already work in the building. They just need the numbers to match what they know in their gut. Dr. Paul turns that front desk knowledge into a forecast a bank can check, which is the Organize step of Organize-Plan-Grow™. Experience is collateral too, if you write it down.
Watch This First
How Do You Size Up the Competition Before You Buy?
Dr. Paul explains how to read the competitors around you, a step every buyer should take before signing.
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Questions
Virginia Beach Buyer Questions
Can I get an SBA loan to buy a hotel or inn?
Should the restaurant be its own business?
How do I show the off-season to a lender?
Meet Your Plan Writer
Dr. Paul works with owners who know their trade and want help with the business side. He has helped buyers close on inns, restaurants and service companies across the country.
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