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ADVANTAGES, SUMMARY, & BENEFITS 14

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Advantages of Investing | Summary | Benefits

ADVANTAGES OF INVESTING, SUMMARY & BENEFITS
Owning Five Rivers Lodge allows the investor a number of additional advantages besides a monetary return on
their investment. Below are some value added items that the investor would be able to take advantage of:
» The ability to use the lodge as a personal getaway. The investor/owners of the lodge would have access to the
Five Rivers Lodge for personal use. Between the owners, there would have to be an agreed upon number of
times it could be used a year, on what terms, and the number of guests the investor could bring at one time.
» Owning a lodge like Five Rivers would allow the investor to leverage time at Five Rivers Lodge in exchange
for time at lodges all over the world. The lodge owners can trade out time in other lodges around the world,
allowing them to visit lodges without additional expense except for airfare and gratuities. Jay and Mary have
used this to travel to other lodges a couple of times a year and have had many more offers to do so. Being the
managing partners, it was very difficult for them to take advantage of all the offers they received each year.
» Being able to purchase fishing equipment at cost.

Summary
Owning a fly fishing lodge the caliber of Five Rivers Lodge is a wonderful opportunity for any investor to live out
their fly fishing dream. Be that as it may, it also needs to be a solid financial investment. One in which the investor
sees a legitimate return on their investment. Considering the current state of investments possible today, Five
Rivers Lodge should be looked at not only as a lifestyle investment, but as a solid investment. Today it is difficult
to find an established business with a long track record of success to invest in. Owning a lifestyle business, such
as a lodge or bed and breakfast, is often just a hobby with little chance of profitability. This is not the case for Five
Rivers Lodge. The marketing, blood, sweat, and tears needed to establish a lodge like Five Rivers Lodge in order
to get the kind of clientele you would need, would be extremely expensive today. Not counting the many years it
would require to achieve.
The benefits of owning Five Rivers
» Lodge and its profitability, based on the past history, makes investing in Five Rivers a terrific lifestyle
opportunity, as well as an excellent financial investment.