aj21 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:26 am <cut>
For those who might be interested in a private discussion please ignore pczz. He has no knowledge of any of the opportunities I'm currently pursuing, not to mention too much time on his hands! This is a genuine opportunity for someone to make a go of it in Phnom Penh and live the dream. I accept that it might not be for everyone, I even accept that I might not find a suitable partner. That's OK, but I am willing to have productive conversations with anyone who has an interest in what I'm trying to achieve.

Thanks all.

AJ, you have made two business ideas clear to everyone able to read, rent a guesthouse or start a motor/scooter rental place, so stating someone has no idea of the opportunities you are thinking about is a bit strange - unless there has been a major shift in the guesthouse or scooter rental business lately.

I believe Phnom Penh is lacking a reliable scooter rental business, but I also think it will be a hell of a job to squeeze a (small) profit out of that - probably not enough to 'live the life!!', whatever that is.

A scooter typically rents for 5 USD a day, maybe for a nice one you can crank it up to 6 USD. If you have 30 pieces (let's say a 25k USD investment) and you rent them all out each and every day (how realistic is that, but dare to dream!) your revenue (not profit, just revenue), will be 150-180 USD a day, that's 4.500-5.400 USD per month if your business really rocks.
For that you have to maintain the bikes, repair the bikes after the occasional accident or crash, occasionally replace a bike, deal with loads of government offices (all wanting a piece of the pie), deal with renters crashing into a 'bong thom's car' (and probably deal with the 'bong thom' too), rent a place to keep your bikes and have your office, etc etc.
Do your math. Calculate what 'living the life' costs, and what the actual profit of your business (after tax, expenses and tea money) will be.

Invest more, buy 60 bikes! And do the math again. I believe, under current conditions, it's simply not worth the effort. So I won't PM you.
I have experience with businesses, I even have one and I live of the profits of it, but there's not one single moment I am tempted to start a business here. So be careful what you get into.

i think renting motorbikes to tourist in PP is a crazy idea, the traffic will result in a 25% (or higher ) accident rate and same as selling >$1 beers, $3 breakfast....not enough room for a profit...
Gh's/hotels/"Boutique "hotels ( gh with a higher rate), to much competition....low profit ratio

aj21 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:19 am
2. The development of a motorbike/ motorscooter rental company. IMO this sector is failing miserably and I have a few good ideas that would allow us to gain market share very quickly.

Considering who your competitors would be and the contacts that they have, I think this could be dangerous for your health.