I am looking at places in both Damascus and Hot Springs I think the further south I go the better the business as it is less likely to be seasonal...Hot Springs also has quite a few large events that take place in the town...trail fest...french broad river fest...bluff mountain festival and the cbarally. My plan is to run the hostel like the Teahorse Hostel in Harpers Ferry...when I stayed there it was very clean, I paid $25 a night and there was no drinking on the premises. We shall see how things play out.