LBB-trust me if it is too good to be true it probably is. Ask them to show you a JPS bill, a water bill in a slow month..I think you would be astonished what small let alone larger place pay. If you don't pay it the day it is due, yes they will come out and cut the current. THAT DAY. I would not even know if the books were real (not speaking them specifically but anyone)...Look around Negril for example, there is nothing really going on. LB is not an anchor place. What businesses make in the 'busy time' (is it really?) often has to suffice and spread out for the whole year. Throw in insurance or a bad storm and clean up-your riding down the creek without a paddle.
Sure perhaps there was a function, but also perhaps that was the only function in 9 months or more. I am just being very honest to what happens.
My advice would be to make your money in a different way and enjoy Jamaica not working and living frugally (did not say cheap). Enjoy it. My other advice would be to spend ALOT OF TIME living in Jamaica before you make that investment. Of course you can dream but I see it all the time.
I also just read the comment about TA-don't get me started on that. Sadly TA is completely skewed, people/business write their own comments or have friends do it, offer discounts/incentives for good reports, etc etc and often is not true and accurate. I am not saying in their case (LB) that is what happens, but I KNOW of other places that do it all the time.... but I can tell you have enough sense not to base it all on that.
Years back they had a game plan, even had planned to use seaplanes-upscale market to get people there. That all went out the window. Mind you I have not driven over there in a long time-perhaps they have really upscaled it...