Hi — I wanted to make a post on here if anyone is in need of design services.

Even if you personally have just a modicum of design aesthetic sensibility, after reviewing 20 or 30 properties, you will quickly be able to get a sense of the winners.My 2 cents,Mike

In 2021 we bought the building for $1.5M using private lenders, pushed the occupancy from 50% to 80% occupancy and it appraised for $3.125M, allowing us to pay back the private mortgage.Right now, we are in the predevelopment process of design and piecing together the capital stack for the redevelopment deal, which will be made up of historic tax credit equity, RestoreNY Grant, DRI Grant, etc.

It's difficult to have a site with the functionality of BP that works the same on an app; a lot of designers are moving towards phone-optimizing language that essentially gives you the website on your phone without you having to pinch or drag to make the view make sense.

You're making a fairly common mistake of designing your castle when you haven't even learned how to build a chicken coop.

Overall, I know the very basics of design but I want to learn more.

You need to do an independent review of the sold comps, DOM, and the finishes you need inside to get the ARV you see.3) When projects pass the paper test and pass the number tests, then you need a GC and an Agent or some kind of designer, who have already looked at all the comps, walk the space and put together a budget that works and that will get you the number.4) Now you need a good relationship with a money source. 

You can also do an audit of your “hotel” to see how it compares to others in your market in terms of design and amenities to fully maximize revenue.

I looked up the engineer's resume and their "experience" was less than five years of designing new commercial steel office buildings for the suburbs.

In terms of design, you want to have your own idea of the market and design and amenities needed based on locality and what the top STRs in your area are doing or what they are missing.