
Rob Tye
Senior Specialist Valuer at Acumentis in Toowoomba, Queensland, with 30+ years' experience valuing hotels, motels and hospitality properties; guest on the RB Radio podcast.
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Sep 22, 2026
#033 - What's Quietly Driving Motel Values Higher?
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Rob TyeGUEST
So what James is alluding to, you have your day-to-day repairs and And then you have what they used to call a sinking fund, a FF&E sinking fund.

Rob TyeGUEST
And usually applied to, you know, a four or five star motel or something a bit bigger.

Rob TyeGUEST
But basically it's just a sum of money that you're putting away for a rainy day to do these significant capital works.
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#032 - Australia’s Motel Market (What’s Really Driving Growth)
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Rob TyeGUEST
You've got to know the town, because if somebody says to you, "Where do I get the best feed in town?" Or, "I'm heading in this direction, what's the best road to take?" Or all those little subtleties, but just know your product, know your environment, and try to understand the needs of your clients.

Rob TyeGUEST
And that way you're building your goodwill really effectively, um, probably more so than using, you know, the-
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Rob TyeGUEST
It's, it's, it's really g- value growth's really gonna be driven by what you're applying the yield or the cap rate to.

Rob TyeGUEST
Um, that's gonna be how you're gonna drive value increases, and that, again, as we talked about, ADR, occupancy, and managing your operating costs.

