Stern we have asked about that bar but it has already been sold

There are a few bars now being offered for ‘free’. You just stump up about $5K as a rental security deposit, pay the first month’s rent, sign the lease, and move in. The previous owners have just walked out due to the current extended closure of all the hostess bars.
The OP’s girlfriend could check these bars out and start running one if she has the experience and motivation to do so.
The OP could provide the funds from back in Aus!
It’s a challenging, exhausting, roller-coaster ride industry to be involved in but can provide a lot of fun and even some profit if you put in the commitment necessary.


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There's a Swedish guy in PP that could tell you everything you need to know about opening a bar and getting schooled by a girl who didn't go to school, can't think of his name right now...

I've got the utmost respect for any westerner who can run a successful business in SEA. I've had a small tourist boat business in Lombok, been a partner in a bar in Bali, and invested dough in a guesthouse/hotel in Pokhara - In total over the years burning between $130 -140 grand.

I see hostess bars being a whole new level of pain and puss and tip my hat to anyone who can pull them off (pardon the pun)- those of Jeh Stu's (sp?) ilk are a whole different breed of industrialist in possession of certain inherent qualities alien to many of us. Don't do, don't do it, don't do it!!

Just to add, If I ever meet any of you for a beer and suggest a business idea, poor that beer over my head, slap me across the face and have security throw me out! PLEASE!!