Plenty of organizations in the US have bake sales to raise money. People donate baked goods and they are sold to the public for a profit.
These people don't want to open a hotel, they are doing it illegally because it is easy money without having to do all the hard parts. No pesky tax forms, no regulators sniffing around, no employees to have to pay payroll taxes to. I'm guessing he probably hires some illegals or homeless people under the table to clean the place and pays them in cash. That's like saying all drug dealer want to open a store, and would if drugs were legal.
These people don't want to open a hotel, they are doing it illegally because it is easy money without having to do all the hard parts. No pesky tax forms, no regulators sniffing around, no employees to have to pay payroll taxes to. I'm guessing he probably hires some illegals or homeless people under the table to clean the place and pays them in cash. That's like saying all drug dealer want to open a store, and would if drugs were legal.