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48 seeded hotel jobs across the three desks — night audit, management paper, live rooms, and the rest. Describe the job and open the brief. No account. Advice until verified.

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  • Buyer

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    Company, jobs served, regions, and a hotel reference. The packet is queued as unverified pending. The form cannot mark it verified.

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How and who for the hotel job—verified when attested.

22 jobs

Owner / assetThis year

Renegotiate a management agreement

When the fee, the reporting, or the incentive no longer matches the hotel I own, I want an owner-side brief so I can change the paper without starting a war I cannot finish.

8–16 weeks of paper and calls · 2 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis budget cycle

Decide lobby refresh vs rooms capex

When both the lobby and the rooms look tired, I want an evidence-led sequence so I spend the next dollar on the guest job that actually books.

4–8 weeks to a decision memo · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis year

Lift GOP without cutting the guest experience

When GOP is short and every save looks like a guest cut, I want a bridge that names the trades so I can take cost that guests do not buy.

One to two quarters to a new run-rate · 5 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis deal

Underwrite a boutique hotel acquisition

When I am about to buy a 40–200 key independent, I want an ops-true memo so I do not pay for a T12 the night audit cannot support.

3–6 weeks of real diligence · 4 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis year

Shift mix off OTAs toward brand.com

When commission is a surprise every month, I want a mix path that holds occupancy so I am not buying 'direct' with empty rooms.

Two to four quarters to a first 5–10 points · 4 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis renewal

Prove a vendor paid for itself in 90 days

When a contract is up and the deck is all logos, I want a 90-day proof so I can renew, cut, or renegotiate on a number the owner will read.

2–4 weeks of evidence, not a new project · 3 who · 2 cases

How & who brief

Claimed
Owner / assetThis booking window

Price groups without displacing the transient you wanted

When sales wants the group and revenue wants the BAR, I want displacement math so I can say yes or no with the transient I am giving up written down.

3–6 weeks to a house rule · 4 who · 2 cases

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis month

Turn owner questions into a one-page answer

When the owner texts five questions on a Sunday, I want one page Monday morning so I am not rebuilding the P&L in the lobby.

2–4 weeks to a trusted Monday · 4 who · 3 cases

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis quarter

Run revenue without a full-time analyst

When I am the GM and the revenue manager, I want a morning note I can argue with so pricing is not a Sunday-night spreadsheet or a silent robot.

3–6 weeks to a habit · 5 who · 2 cases

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis booking window

Hold a weekend floor without a quiet waive

When sales waives the two-night Saturday under pressure, I want a written floor and an exception log so we stop teaching the market that one night is always available.

3–5 weeks to a desk habit · 4 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis close

Close the month before the decisions leave

When the P&L arrives on the 22nd and the owner already spent the month, I want a close I can steer with — PMS, bank, and a reconciling list with names.

One close to see it; three to trust it · 4 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis booking window

Hold a group cutoff without a wash surprise

When the group block looks full on Monday and washes on Thursday, I want a cutoff the sales manager cannot quietly extend so transient can still buy the dates.

3–5 weeks to a desk habit · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis deal

Build a hotel data room a buyer can trust

When we go to market, I want a room indexed like evidence so diligence is a conversation about the hotel, not a hunt for the ground lease.

3–6 weeks · 4 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis deal

Choose a hotel broker without buying a brochure

When I sell or buy a hotel, I want a desk that matches the comparable set — not a compliment that cannot name a public tape.

2–4 weeks to hire; the sale is longer · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis deal

Underwrite a hotel acquisition like an operator

When I am about to buy, I want a memo that rebuilds the T12 from ops evidence, names the basis risk, and is allowed to kill the deal.

3–6 weeks · 5 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis year

Plan a PIP without lying to the P&L

When a sale, a flag, or a tired product forces renovation, I want a scope, a calendar, and a displacement number — not a mood board.

Scope 4–8 weeks; the work is a season · 4 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis decision

Decide flag, soft brand, or independent before you price it

When affiliation is the argument, I want a cash-flow comparison — fees, PIP, mix, buyer set — not a logo debate.

4–8 weeks · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis close

Finance a hotel acquisition without borrowing a CIM

When I need debt to close, I want a term I can survive in a PIP year — not a compliment that dies if ADR misses 10%.

6–12 weeks in a grown-up file · 2 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis deal

Read the ground lease and the management agreement

When the CIM mentions a lease or an operator in a footnote, I want those contracts treated as the deal — because they are.

2–4 weeks · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Verified
Owner / assetThis close

True-up working capital without a close fight

When the PSA names a working-capital target, I want a dated cutoff so we stop arguing AR at the table after the money has moved.

14–21 nights before close · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis deal

Walk the PCA without a hidden year-two roof

When the buyer’s engineer walks, I want every major system on a page with a year — so a 'deferred' roof does not become a price chip in month fourteen.

10–21 days · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

Advice
Owner / assetThis quarter

Buy verified-outcome cover for a named hotel job

When I will pay for a result — not a vendor — I want to name the claim, the evidence, and the caveat so someone could one day back it.

One sitting to write the packet; backing is not live · 3 who · 1 case

How & who brief

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