# HotelierCo

Hotel ownership made easy. VIP perks, profit shares and exciting projects.

## Elevator pitch
We are a full-service hotel investment and management firm that specializes in identifying promising hotel opportunities. By leveraging equity crowdfunding laws, we acquire, renovate, rebrand, and expertly manage these investments to create exceptional returns for our investors.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/hotelierco
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:42068
- Last updated: 2026-06-09T23:52:30Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-10T04:38:29Z

## Quick facts
- Invest in a hotel fund & management co. effortlessly. 🥇
- Two lifestyle hotels currently under development + a luxury cabin property is being acquired.
- On track for projected $87,500 in revenue in the last few months of 2023.
- Experienced team with 20+ years in the hospitality industry.
- Previously raised $344,318 from 307 investors.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:90919: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:80640: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:80639: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:66368: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:66369: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:28849: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
Our goal is to have each individual hotel accessible to our investors, who we call “The Collective”.Below is an example of what a typical flow of funds looks like for assets managed by HotelierCo, and how these funds are split between HotelierCo (as revenue) and to The Collective (as a net investment return).We have two exciting hotel development projects underway. The first project takes place in Clifton Forge, Virginia, where we have acquired an existing commercial building. Drawing inspiration from the town's rich heritage in rail transportation, we are curating an extraordinary upscale lifestyle hotel. Guests will be immersed in the charm of yesteryears, as the rooms will be thoughtfully themed on some of the earliest passenger cars.Our second venture is set in the historic town of Waxhaw, North Carolina, renowned for its prestigious past and traditional allure. Embracing the town's cultural significance, we are eager to involve the town in this exciting endeavor.Our third project is already under contract and is on track to close in August 2023. More details on these:

## FAQ
1. **Just read through your PDF. Looks promising! However, I had a question regarding the timing of your first 2 funds. The packet indicated your target launch for the East Coast and Central US funds being "late 2020". Obviously we are currently very late into 2020. I wanted to see...**
   - Hi JP, Great question. Our intent was to have the funds ready to go by the end of this year. We will now be delayed until early 2021. To give some further detail, the Central US Fund was submitted and we have received our first round of questions back from the SEC. Our legal team has adjusted the offering appropriately and should be lodged in the next few days. We hope that the next round of questions (if any) should be received by mid January 2021. Our intent is to use that form to lodge the...
2. **hi Nathan I have a question about these covid lockdowns . What are your plans fa these lockdowns keep going and what do you think the numbers will look like after it is covid freak out is over.**
   - Hi Roger, Relating to operating hotels, COVID lockdowns are creating anemic occupancy and in return many hotels unable to keep up with operating and debt costs. This means having to fund the hotel out of pocket or reserves until this market shock is resolved. The impact to type of hotel also varies. For example driving destination resort properties have still been profitable over the last six months and these hotels will likely bounce back fairly quickly. However, large hotels that rely on co...
3. **Hi I understando that with my investment I am getting preferred stocks that also give dividends, is that correct?**
   - Hi Jose, The Company is an LLC. We have no debt for the Company, and this raise is offering equity in the Company. At this stage there is no layer of preferred equity. The equity/shares receives a dividend based on the profit for the Company, each share receiving it's proportion of profit. We are forecasting the Company can be profitable in 21-24 months. I hope that provides some clarity, please reach out if anything else comes up. Regards, Nathan
4. **Hi Nathan! I really love what you are doing here and what you are creating! Ever since I used to work at the flagship property Ritz-Carlton Buckhead (ATL), I have always wanted to start my own hotel, buy another hotel or help operate a hotel. I have become very close with the ...**
   - Thanks Sean, I definitely understand the want to be an owner in a hotel! We look forward to making it a possibility for more people.
5. **So if I invest $5,000+ I get a 7.5% discount at all HotelierCo managed properties. Plus branded YETI gear and free room upgrades when available? Is this perk for life as long as I own those shares? Or does this perk expire?**
   - Hi Nicholas, Great question. This perk is for life as long as you own the shares. Regards, Nathan

## Team
- Nathan Kivi (CEO & Founder of HotelierCo)
- James Poole (Head of Operations)
- Scott Levine (Founder of The Waxhaw & Head of Capital Markets)
- John Howard (Client Relationships & Founder of The Railroader)

## Recent posts
- Live Oak Lake & HotelierCo (2023-10-12T19:14:33Z)
- Live Oak Lake. (2023-10-06T15:30:44Z)
- Exclusive Early Access Opportunity: We’re Raising Again! (2023-08-08T18:08:04Z)
- FINAL DAY - Round 3 (2023-04-30T10:58:34Z)
- The Railroader Development: H*CO (2023-04-13T16:45:10Z)
- Round 3: LIVE (2023-03-10T18:12:33Z)
- The Death of Loyalty... (2022-11-02T12:30:42Z)
- THE RAILROADER - update (2022-10-31T16:20:49Z)
- THE WAXHAW (2022-10-31T16:01:13Z)
- Equity Crowdfunding Week 2022 (2022-10-17T23:45:27Z)
- The Waxhaw - a first look (2022-10-01T11:43:49Z)
- 2021 Daring Pioneers of the Boutique Lifestyle (2021-02-23T15:24:35Z)

## Q&A
- Q: Sounds good, I would definitely be interested in the LP portion now; always looking to increase our real estate holding exposure. I do have some follow-up questions in terms of the GP side before investing. The auditors in the annual audited financials mentioned you will be a going-concern; if I recall 18 months before rental income comes in will there be enough funds for that plus the value-add and to get things up and running? Why do you think you will be successful with a substantial cash burn? Will the company add cash equivalents in the meantime to help offset the expenses? What is the companies vision 5 years from now? Will you enter the construction of hotel buildings from ground-up or stick to acquiring operating and value-add opportunities? In real estate there comes a time where more funds are needed. Do you intend to take on mortgage debt if rates are still above 6-7% ? Are your LP contacts deep enough to continue acquiring hotels? Lastly, what is your general exit strategy for the current and future hotels? Selling and possibly 1041 exchanging helps with the raising private capital. What is your exit strategy (and estimated time frame) for the GP or HotelierCo? Thank you.
  - A: Hi Luke, I have tried to answer all your questions below. 1. The auditors in the annual audited financials mentioned you will be a going-concern; if I recall 18 months before rental income comes in will there be enough funds for that plus the value-add and to get things up and running? A: Yes, at this stage our view is we will access sufficient funds to get things up and running. 2. Why do you think you will be successful with a substantial cash burn? A: A large portion of our cash burn relates to getting our presence known and to market as well as relatively high costs associated with digital marketing. We are in a position that if these costs aren’t giving us high enough return on the spend, we can flex the costs and curb the cash burn. 3. Will the company add cash equivalents in the meantime to help offset the expenses? A: If required and or necessary, yes. 4. What is the companies vision 5 years from now? A: Our goal is to build our community. Not only do we want to develop out our pool of boutique hotels – we want to have an engaged and active community. We want to become a conduit for grassroots hospitality. Where hotels become part of each community and that the community of owners collaborates and co-creates the hotels. We truly believe that the strength of this community also becomes the hotels way to speak out and get known, a self-made marketing engine. That plus being able to find (or create) a fluid secondary trading platform for the hotels. Buy, trade, sell, book, create. 5. Will you enter the construction of hotel buildings from ground-up or stick to acquiring operating and value-add opportunities? A: We want to find assets with a story. A story we can amplify. Amplify for the good of our investors and amplify for the betterment of the community in which it is located. That being the case we are open to hotel construction, operating assets and value-add opportunities. One of our first two projects, The Waxhaw, is a ground up development. We have the first set of schematic designs, branding and interior design done (will be provided in the update section soon). Our other project is a value-add being the conversion of an existing office building (which we are trying to close on in cash next week). 6. In real estate there comes a time where more funds are needed. Do you intend to take on mortgage debt if rates are still above 6-7% ? A: This would depend on the hotel and all other factors at the time. We intend to do the first projects with no debt – we want to reduce risk were possible especially when doing a value-add and ground up development. With this approach, we also end in a position that if we need short term funds (be it a larger renovation or unexpected emergency capex) we can have the option to take a small loan on the property to cover these costs. 7. Are your LP contacts deep enough to continue acquiring hotels? A: Yes. 8: What is your general exit strategy for the current and future hotels? A: This will always be hotel specific. If it in the best interest of the investors to sell, we would look to sell. If all investors wanted to hold an asset, we hold it. We will also consider utilizing secondary trading platforms for trading the LP stock in the future. From a general exit strategy perspective, the ideal solution is full utilization of a secondary trading platform to allow every investor to decide on whether they want to sell or hold their position in each hotel at any time. 9. What is your exit strategy (and estimated time frame) for the GP or HotelierCo? A: Firstly, the GP position of each hotel will be asset dependent (as noted in the exit question for the hotels above). In relation to HotelierCo, an exit could come through acquisition by larger hospitality company (to bring in cost efficiencies in management as well as a loyal community of owners) or liquidity may become available as the secondary trading platforms for crowdfunded equity emerge. However, you should assume the investment in HotelierCo will be illiquid. If you wanted to talk through any of this please feel free to use the following link: https://calendly.com/nathan-kivi/ Regards, Nathan
- Q: Thank you for the opportunity. After investing, when and how often can investors expect a return on their investment?
  - A: Hi John, Returns come in two forms, capital and income. We forecast to be profitable in 2-3 years – this means that income return or dividends wouldn’t be payable until after that time. As we are a start up company, the majority of initial revenue and funds raised are focused on growth and building on our hotel portfolio (with the intention of growing the capital value). When investing, please remember at this stage the investment is illiquid. Any capital return would not be realized until there is either an event of sale or once the secondary trading market for these investments is further established and we can use one of the platforms that facilitate this. Regards, Nathan
- Q: Hi Nathan, I live in Spain and I wanted to make sure that in the future I’m never going to be require to go to the US for signing any documents. I’m new to Wefunder and the custodian structure… I’m very excited to be one of your investors!!! Thanks!
  - A: Hi Juliana, You will not be required to come to the US to sign documents. Regards, Nathan
- Q: What is the fee structure associated with investing in this project? Is there a yearly management or advisory fee? Any origination fees?
  - A: Hi Felipe. I will try to run through the fees at this stage through the different layers as I am not sure which you are referring to. Firstly, this raise is for HotelierCo Retail LLC ("HCo"). HCo (this investment) will own part of the assets. So revenue will be generated based on the level of ownership from each project. Then each hotel will pay a management fee as well as a promote for performance to HCo. So your investment in HCo (this investment) will receive the fees from this management. In terms of hosting the raise on Wefunder, HCo pay a 7.5% fee to Wefunder based on funds raised with some exceptions on larger investment sizes from accredited investors. There are no origination fees for the first few projects. Let me know if this helps. Regards, Nathan
- Q: Good info Nathan. A few questions: With you covering the monthly cash burn, are you making a loan to the company or increasing your shares? What is the carried interest % for the Co. in the partnership? Lastly, how do you intend in 6 months for investors to become the LPs in each property (your website or via wefunder or another method)? Thank you.
  - A: Hi Luke, Great questions. Costs I have covered that relate directly to a project will be done as a reimbursement to the capital stack of that project. Depending on the level of each raise I will either increase my shares for any costs that relate to HotelierCo or do as a reimbursement/owners loan. In terms of LP for the existing two projects. The Railroader LP funds are being covered by some of our accredited investors. HotelierCo will initially own 25% of the project directly (we are hoping to close on both the commercial building and two parcels of land for the carpark next week). If funding through our raises is sufficient we will maintain that level of ownership, if not the LP investors will increase their holdings. For The Waxhaw, we intend to do the same for the pre-development costs (that is funding directly by some of our accredited investors and some by HotelierCo). While we work through the pre-development phase of The Waxhaw, we are looking to set up our website to host direct LP investments for individual projects to our members (using a Series LLC Regulation A+ strategy) - but we are still working through this. We intend to continue raising funds for HotelierCo through the Wefunder platform alongside these. Hopefully this helps, please let me know if I missed anything. Regards, Nathan
- Q: Hi Nathan How are hotel management company & hotel funds related to each other shareholder, portfolio company or subsidiary. How much ownership owned by hotel funds and what are the special terms for hotel funds investment in hotel management company. Also what is your role or position in hotel funds company.
  - A: Great questions. HotelierCo is the asset and fund manager as well as GP/sponsor of projects. The amount of equity held by HotelierCo will be project and raise dependent. For example, The Railroader will be initially funded $60,000 by HotelierCo and $180,000 by a few of our accredited investor members (we are ready to acquire both the building and a carpark across the road this month). Those same members will fund the remainder of the project (we won’t be using debt) with HotelierCo having the option to maintain the 25% ownership if we have raised sufficient funds. HotelierCo is the GP receiving a 35% waterfall for all funds above a 10% preferred return on both income and capital. However, the investment from HotelierCo will be alongside the investors in a separate LP entity. We will structure The Waxhaw in a similar fashion. We are also working on allowing all members to invest directly into any of our projects (rather than just accredited investors). Although, this will take a minimum of six months to be ready and available. HotelierCo is also the asset/fund manager in each case and will receive a management fee. A portion based off revenue and a portion based on Gross Operating Profit. For the smaller hotels, we will manage ourselves utilizing technology based hotel management systems. For the larger projects we will use our partner hotel management company(ies). Regards, Nathan
- Q: Can we get an update on where everything stands with HotelierCo? I invested in the past round, but either I am not signed up for updates or none have come out as to where the overall process is for this investment.
  - A: Hi Philip, Thanks for reaching out. In terms of update - we are now working on two hotel deals. Waxhaw, North Carolina: A circa 30 room boutique hotel development. The project is permitted to build a hotel on one of very few parcels of land in the county zoned to do so. The land for this project is currently on a 50 year ground lease - however we do have an option to purchase the land. Two weeks ago we appointed Blacksheep (blacksheep.uk.com) to commence the schematics, interior design and branding for the project. We are hoping to have a package to share with our investors around September this year. Clifton Forge, Virginia: An 8 room boutique rail themed hotel conversion. The project was concepted and branded by the 'railroader' John Howard. He has a deep history in the rail industry and has already started building a following for this unique concept in a hotel. An agreement was reached on this project last week and we are ramping up to get the project permitted and commence works first quarter of 2023. This project is likely to cost around $1.0 million all-in and one of our existing members will be providing the majority of the equity to complete this. Each of these projects will be partially owned by HotelierCo - and all our members. We are looking to utilize the majority of the equity raised on this round towards these projects. Regards, Nathan
- Q: I invested in your company how many shares do I get with hotelierco
  - A: Hi Francisco, As your investment was under the Early Bird Bonus, your investment is at $0.70 per share. Regards, Nathan
- Q: I am in the travel business as a travel agent, will it be a conflict of interest if I was to invest in your company?
  - A: Hi Bernard, A conflict of interest arises if you were to receive personal benefit from actions or decisions you made in your official capacity. As you won't have any official capacity to make decisions on behalf of HotelierCo and the business doesn't intend to have a relationship with a travel agency, I don't see any possible conflict of interest arising. Regards, Nathan
- Q: I received an email that said I need to confirm my investment, but the link didn't take me to the confirm button and i couldn't fin it on the website.
  - A: Hi William - when you log in to your wefunder account - there should be an icon in top right of screen - if you hover over this you should see a section -> ACCOUNT: Portfolio. If you select Portfolio a screen should come up containing the HotelierCo investment - you should see an 'edit' or 'reconfirm' button there. Please let me know if this is helpful or if you need further assistance. Regards, Nathan
- Q: Hi there is there a option to stay in long term or do we have to exit after say 4yrs or so thanks
  - A: Hi Scott, Thanks - a great question. Our ultimate goal is to continue to build this company over time. At this point in time you need to consider your capital investment illiquid. This would mean you have to hold your position while the company attempts to grow and scale OR there would be a sale and you would likely have to sell/exit (depending on the type of exit). However, we are seeing the emergence of platforms offering secondary trading which creates some liquidity. Our hope is that as technology/platforms/regulated crowdfunding evolves, so do the platforms to make secondary trading commonplace. This would create liquidity so investors could hold or sell positions as their investment needs change. Although, please don't rely on a future liquidity possibility to make your investment decision. Regards, Nathan
- Q: Hi there is the ultimate goal of the company is to acquire more hotels andwould dividends be paid every year or when would investors be paid many thanks
  - A: Hi Scott, Yes, the ultimate goal is to acquire hotels and build out an asset management platform. We intend to get to a position whereby the hotels are acquired by both HotelierCo Retail LLC (as sponsor and controlling entity) and a new LLC entity that is set up for those who want to invest directly just into that asset. The goal is to also build an asset management platform to bring in fees for assets that are not owned and still allow investors in HotelierCo Retail LLC benefits in the managed hotels. Once profitable dividends would be paid to investors on at least an annual basis. Regards, Nathan
- Q: When is the last day to invest?
  - A: Hi Maria, The last day to invest is now 31 March 2022. Regards, Nathan
- Q: I’m trying to invest. I’ve filled in the amount page, but I’m told I have to fill in another form. I can’t find the form.
  - A: Hi Mary, can you please forward details to info@hotelierco.com and I will get in touch with Wefunder to find out how we can resolve this. Regards, Nathan
- Q: Hi Nathan. Will the REIT style fund be posted on your website?
  - A: Hi Rafael, Information for the REIT style fund will be posted on our website and we intend to utilize the Wefunder platform to raise the funds. We are still in the qualification process with the SEC to ensure the Offering Circular informs all potential investors the spectrum of risks associated with the investment. Although this is taking a little longer than we hoped, we have whittled the list down to three open items. Hopefully they will be resolved on the next submission. Regards, Nathan