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Rob Tye

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.

Sep 22, 2026

4:52
Ten years
Rob Tye
Rob TyeGUEST
4:52
ago you could have renovated a room for five to ten grand.
Rob Tye
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4:55
Right now it's probably 30 grand a room.
Rob Tye
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4:58
You know, that's the reality of it.
Rob Tye
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5:00
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 Tye
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5:12
And usually applied to, you know, a four or five star motel or something a bit bigger.
Rob Tye
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5:19
But basically it's just a sum of money that you're putting away for a rainy day to do these significant capital works.

17 MINS LATER

22:18
a record deal and we had eight offers and we did a…
26:37
Mm.
Rob Tye
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26:37
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 Tye
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26:54
And that way you're building your goodwill really effectively, um, probably more so than using, you know, the-

7 MINS LATER

34:32
They represent good value.
Rob Tye
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34:33
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 Tye
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34:39
So it's the net profit that you're applying that multiplier to.
Rob Tye
Rob TyeGUEST
34:44
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.
Rob Tye
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34:54
And the yields, the yields are the yields.

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