Looking for a business partner for to help run a hostel on Venice Beach remotely. We need someone on the ground in Arizona to receive paperwork, answer guest questions, and other tasks.
The Partnership:
There is no financial investment, but I do need someone who can and will cosign on a small loan for the hostel. This is for two reasons: 1) So that you are seriously invested and don't bail (it is a partnership, not a job) and 2) Something to do with living in California and taking out a loan in Arizona that I'm not sure I completely understand.
The Hostel:
The hostel should produce $9-13k a month depending on the season. The only other hostel on the beach charges a minimum of $60 a night and is always at least 65% full. I have been studying the market for two years out here. The hostel itself is a very spacious studio located in a fourplex about seven houses from the actual beach sand. It's on the second story and we plan to put 3 sets of bunk beds in it and have one on sight manager who keeps it clean and quiet. It's beautiful with hardwood floors, a cast iron tub, and lots of windows. The temperature is also wonderful most of the time.
Qualifications:
So, to qualify for this position you need the following: an address where you can receive mail, a computer, internet access, fair credit (650 or more) combined with home ownership or excellent credit (above a 750), the ability to respond within a certain amount of time, a car or ready access to public transportation (a car is preferred). Someone who is self motivated.
Tasks:
Tasks you might need to perform will include: being a statutory agent (getting legal mail), taking documents to the courthouse, picking up documents and mailing them, answering customer questions, setting up airbnb, hosteling, and other websites to facilitate business to the hostel, and possibly other similar jobs in and about Phoenix. As a partner you will receive a percentage of the income from the hostel every month, the amount is negotiable and based on the total amount of tasks you complete. For example, you would be immediately entitled to 10% but if you perform a lot of pickups and deliveries in a month your percentage for that month will go higher. The actual compensation is negotiable as this would be a partnership. Couples are welcome.
