All Forum Posts by: Ken Boone

 Correct me if I am wrong.  I was under the impression that that service fee is to cover the credit card processing.  If that is the case, the credit card processing would be on the full amount, which would include the taxes, which if that where the case then it would make sense.  I might be wrong about that though.

@Wilson Hunter Are you saying the projector screen will have to be put up in front of the window and that is why it has to be a pull down?  

At home I use pull down screens but  at my cabins I make the screens, but they are permanent not pull down.  I don't do the pull downs because I think they are going to end being replaced due to guests messing them up.  Kids hanging on them, etc..  Not sure if this is an option for you but if it is you can DM me and I provide you with more info on that.

Projectors are like cars to some degree.  Everyone likes their own brands.  And really the right projector depends on the space it is in.  There are a number of factors that go in to that.  How much ambient lighting during the day? How big of a screen?  How far the projector will be?  You will want a sound system such as a sound bar or something as the audio out of the projector will not be enough.  1080p good enough for you or do you want 4k?  4k changes things, like types of cabling, distance of cables, sound system to run through, etc..

Each projector has different throws.  So you kind of have to factor in all that stuff.  I have always used Epson projectors and have been very happy with their performance, longevity, and they support their warranty.  

So if you already have a SmartThings hub and the locks are controllable via the hub you can purchase Rboys rental lock Automator software that installs on your hub.   It’s like a one time cost of $100 and it can be setup to set the guests code’s automatically at no additional cost.  There is one caveat.  SmartThings just finished changing their software and Rboys is not working at the moment.  Per Rboys they are currently working on the fix.  So if they get the fox in soon that would be the way to go in your situation if the SmartThings hub is part of your model. 

@Matt Mertz Well dude that is freaking awesome.  I don't know a single build during 2021 that was finished in less than a year.  That is fantastic though man.  I'm sure there are some good ones.  I do know of one, but he is 2 years waitlisted.  The problem is that for every good one, there are 5 more that are bad, very bad.  ;)  No scientific study there, just me and my circle's anecdotal evidence.

 Wow that is surprising to hear.  I know several people that have pool cabins and everyone one of them thinks the same as I do.  

 You are right about thinking recession proof but IMO a pool cabin with no view in proximity trumps a Mountain View all day long. 

So you said something that is key in this market, especially with a cooling off.  And that is build something that stands out from the competition.  That is exactly what having the pool does.  It is the #1 amenity in that market.  It trumps the view, dollar for dollar all day long.  However you still have to buy right and that is tough right now, especially without doing new construction.

However, not sure when your last build was @Matt Mertz but I am in the camp with those guys that I will never build there again.  It has to be one of the worst places to build in at this current time.  However, it sounds like @Nathan W. might have a history with this builder and if that is the case that might change the story.  I have had 2 cabins built there.  The first one was a nightmare dealing with the builder and all the cheap shoddy work that was done because they used the bottom of the barrel for labor, and they left problems they knew about and waited to do something about them until I found them.  The second build which was completed June 2022, only because I pretty much had to spend the first 6 months of last year in TN 90% of that time, managing, doing, fixing, due to unscrupulous builders (plural) (who were vetted), made the first build look like a walk in the park.  In fact, in my circle I know of 8 people in the middle of builds there right now, and they are all upside down, nothing is being done, lawsuits, etc.. And this spans 3 different builders.  And oh, most of these builds having been going on for like 2 years.

 @John Carbone I think you nailed the problem with this location 100%.  It is not the distance specifically but rather this specific location combined with the distance.  For instance if this was in Wears Valley it would work. 

So a pool cabin without a view is no problem whatsoever.  The location on the other hand I am not thrilled with.  I would not be interested in that spot myself, even with a pool cabin, and that is pretty much what I stick with.  Not saying it wouldn't work, but I would pass on it.

 They are small heated pools.  
 8x17x5ft deep

6x13x4ft deep

8x16x4ft deep

All of mine are fiberglass pools.  2 of them are the curvy shaped typed pools and one is a rectangle.  If I was doing a new build I would do rectangular.  You can easily put a solar cover on that guests can easily roll up. This helps a lot with the humidity factor and heat loss from the pool.