Real Estate & REITs
Why are hotels described as operating businesses rather than real estate, and what does that imply for analysis?
Model answer
A hotel has NO leases - it reprices every room every night, so revenue is pure spot-market exposure to travel demand, and the property comes bundled with a genuine operating business: staffing, food…
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