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Christine Traylor is bringing entrepreneurial ambition to a business often dismissed as a side gig for retirees
Topics in Christine’s interview:
- Pivoting from international development to business owner
- Acquiring a historic B&B in Dupont Circle
- A seller who refused to negotiate on price
- Living on site with her family at the B&B
- Calculating the value of the real estate
- Raising 2 small children in their business
- Long, frustrating buying process
- Combining SBA, conventional loan and seller note
- Difficulty in hiring an innkeeper
- Standing out amongst the hospitality competition
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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