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Jan 2025
42m 8s

Hotel Investing Mistakes - Jake Wurzak

Jake Wurzak
About this episode

On this solo episode, we deep-dive into common mistakes when investing in the hospitality space. Enjoy!


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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:02:19) - There is no substitute for experience

(00:05:00) - Location, location, location!

(00:19:54) - Broken business plans

(00:29:52) - Cost overruns

(00:34:52) - Misunderstanding customer needs

(00:36:19) - Ground-up developments

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