Originally Posted by
Dogwood
Yes, and as you rightly pointed out it has been a LABOR of love that has only become what it has, one of the best hostels for AT hikers, through constant long term devotion and development.
If you're serious owning and operating a hiker hostel I suggest you consider talks with Bob Peoples of Kincora Hostel, Curtis Owen of Standing Bear, Winton Porter of Walasi Yi and several others, maybe who are in the earlier stages of developing a hostel who run AT hiker hostels so you get a feel for different perspectives and approaches on running an AT hiker related hostel.
That could be an option, starting off slowly getting your feet wet before a huge resource investment. Again, many times running a AT hiker Hostel is more a labor of love than running a hugely profitable biz. And as Muddy Waters said selling to exit, because running a hiker hostel isn't all you thought it would be or what you wanted to invest, can be difficult.