Best Airbnb Superhost Julian Sage AKA Short Term Sage Podcasts (2024)

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How to Scale to 1500 Rentals in 6 years w/ Kieran O'Neill & Billy Crock 1:15:05

3+ y ago1:15:05

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Today I had the special honor of speaking with Kieran O'Neill & Billy Crock, founders of Hometime, an Australia based property management company with over 1500 rentals that uses a very unique model. In this episode, Kieran and Billy share how they started their management company and the unique strategy they are using today to scale, provide jobs,…

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Growing a Short Term Rental Business Through Long Term Management w/ Brittanny & Rudy Rudulph 1:04:22

3+ y ago1:04:22

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I had the special honor of speaking with Brittany and Rudy Rudulph, owners of Rudulph Rents, a long term rental property management company that has 300+ properties in Birmingham Alabama, 11 of them being short term rentals. In this episode, Brittanny and Rudy share their experience having purchased a management company from their family, the reaso…

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Building a Brand & Short Term Rental Business in Japan w/ Tracey Northcott 54:27

3+ y ago54:27

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Tracey Northcott, founder of Tokyo Family Stays, a short term rental business in Tokyo Japan with 15 properties mixed between master lease, managed, and owned. In this episode, Tracey shares the ins and outs of running a business in a foreign country as a non-native such as Japan, how to find out regulations &…

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What It's Like Managing Vacation Rentals for 37 Years w/ Heleena Sideris 1:05:44

3+ y ago1:05:44

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Heleena Sideris with Park City Lodging, a 37 year old vacation rental management company in Park City Utah that has 250 rentals under management. In this episode, Heleena shares how Park City Lodging founded and what it has seen over it's 37 year life in Park City Utah, what it's like operating a team of 75, t…

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Buying & Managing Vacation Rentals In Kona Hawaii w/ Mike Quist 56:22

3+ y ago56:22

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Today, I had the honor of speaking with Mike Quist, owner and operator of Kona Escape. Mike has 6 short term rental properties in Kona Hawaii that he's purchased & renovated and has been active in the space for about 30 days but has been able to fill his rentals and is seeing great success. In this episode, Mike shares the numbers on his properties…

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How to Get Direct Bookings & Build a Brand Without Airbnb w/ Vince Perez 1:02:15

3+ y ago1:02:15

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Vince Perez, partner of Beach House Rentals, a vacation rental management company in Santa Cruz CA with 100 properties that are entirely booked through referrals and repeat guests without utilizing any OTAs. Vince is also the founder of fetch my guest, a marketing platform that gives independent vacation renta…

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From 0 to 15 Rental Arbitrage Properties in 3 Months w/ Humza Zafar 1:08:16

3+ y ago1:08:16

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Today I had the special honor of speaking with Humza Zafar. A full-time Electrical Engineer and Canadian citizen operating out of Philadelphia. Humza has scaled from 0 to 15 master lease units in the past 3 months. In this episode, Humza shares his experience of BRRRR investing to student housing, how he discovered master leasing, what it's like op…

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From Master Leasing & Cohosting, PMS Creating, to Owning Apartment Hotels w/ Na'ím Paymán 57:35

3+ y ago57:35

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Today I have the special honor of speaking with Na'ím Paymán, founder of Keezark, a short term rental company that started in 2015 and has scaled to around 400 units, a mix of managed, master leased, and owned, and the creator of Zeevou, a Short term rental PMS/Channel manager. In this episode, Na'im shares his journey of short term renting to basi…

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Investing Into Short Term Rentals Through Infinite Banking w/ Joey Mure & Russ Morgan 1:09:19

3+ y ago1:09:19

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Joey Mure and Russ Morgan, founders of Wealth Without Wallstreet, a financial coaching service that focuses on teaching strategies such as Infinite Banking for preserving and generating wealth. Joey and Russ currently have 11 short term rentals, 10 being master leases, and 1 owned, which they have invested in …

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How to Build Luxury Villa Short Term Rental Management Company w/ Brad Greiner 1:04:31

3+ y ago1:04:31

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Brad Greiner, CEO of Open Air Homes, a short-term rental management company based out of LA & Palm Springs that has 80 properties under management. In this episode, Brad shares his experience of being a filmmaker on a in a tough financial situation having to rent his luxury estate only to discover that his pro…

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How to Market and Grow a Short Term Rental Management Company w/ Dana Lubner 1:06:46

3+ y ago1:06:46

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In this episode I had the special honor of speaking with Dana Lubner. Dana helped scale her families Colorado based short term rental management company Effortless Rental Group as the director of sales and people ops. Dana has a lot of experience in marketing and branding and helped to take Effortless Rental past 100 properties under management. Da…

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How To Work with Corporate Clients for Short Term Rentals with Chris Maughan 1:09:20

4y ago1:09:20

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Chris Maughan, founder and CEO of AES Group, a corporate housing and event manager located in Cannes which is South of France. AES currently manages 250 rentals during it's largest events being Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Lions, and Cannes MIPIM. AES works with many of the largest corporations such as Google,…

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What It's Like Short Term Renting in Nashville Tennessee w/ Megan McCrea 1:03:04

4y ago1:03:04

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Today, I had the honor of speaking with Megan McCrea. Megan is a short term rental operator in Nashville Tennessee with 6 properties, all of which she owns. Megan has been in the short term rental space for 4.5 years and had no prior experience to real estate investing or management prior to. In 2.5 years she was able to replace her income from her…

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Franchising Short Term Rental Management w/ Harold Lubberdink 1:14:58

4y ago1:14:58

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Today, I had the honor of speaking with Harold Lubberdink, CEO of Holiday.Rentals, a property management company with 1700 rentals out of Europe that currently covers: France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Croatia, and Lugano. In this episode, Harold shares his experience starting his short term rental management company back in 2006, his grassroots e…

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Growing Your Short Term Rental Management Business Through Sales w/ Greg Nanigian 1:06:22

4y ago1:06:22

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Today, I had the honor of speaking with Greg Nanigian, a 34 year sales and sales management trainer that is affiliated with Sandler Training and author of the book Why People Buy. In this episode, Greg shares the Sandler Sales Methodology on how to sell without being "salesy", how to apply sales into growing your short term rental management busine…

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Managing an Eco-Friendly Vacation Rental Farm House in Italy w/ Bob Garner 1:15:05

4y ago1:15:05

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I had the special honor of speaking with Bob Garner, co-owner of Casal dei Fichi, an eco-friendly restored 6 unit farmhouse that overlooks the rolling hills of Le Marche in Italy. In this episode, Bob shares his experience of quitting the corporate rat race with his partner to pursue their dream of starting a traditional Bnb in the country side. Bo…

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Managing Vacation Rentals in the US from Canada w/ Terry Whyte 1:05:15

4y ago1:05:15

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I had the special honor of speaking with Terry Whyte from Anna Maria Beach Rentals, a vacation rental management company focused in Anna Maria Island Florida that currently has 30 properties under management, two of which are owned and 28 that are cohosted. In this episode, Terry shares his experience of 30 years of vacation rentals, how he has had…

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How to Find the Right Clients & Cleaners for Your Vacation Rental Business w/ Christina Thoreson 54:38

4y ago54:38

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Christina Thoreson from Chattanooga Vacation Rentals, a full service management company with 23 properties. In this episode, Christina shares her experience of scaling her vacation rental business, her system for onboarding the right clients, the screening process for hiring full time housekeepers and more. 📝S…

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Short Term Rentals as A Real Estate Investor w/ Kirby Atwell 50:45

4y ago50:45

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I had the special honor of speaking with Kirby Atwell. Kirby is a real estate investor that has 6 short term rentals in Michigan City and has been switching his portfolio from long to short. In this episode, Kirby shares his reasons as to why he switched to short term, how he is able to find amazing deals that cashflow, and how he is able to short …

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European Master Lease & Management Company w/ Dino Karic 1:08:07

4y ago1:08:07

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Today, I had the special honor of speaking with Dino Karic, CEO and founder of WalQinn, a short term rental management company based out of Croatia that has 130 properties total, 45 being master lease and 85 managed. Dino's portfolio ranges across Europe in locations like Brussels, Vienna, Zagreb, Porec, Sofia, a couple other countries I can't pron…

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From 0 to 1500 Vacation Rentals under Management w/ Steve Milo 1:09:58

4y ago1:09:58

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I had the honor of speaking with Steve Milo, founder and CEO of Vtrips, a full service vacation rental management company with over 1500 properties throughout the U.S. In this episode, Steve shares his journey from 0 to 1500 properties, how he grew his team, the strategy to increasing direct bookings, how Steve prices his properties, and the impact…

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From 20 to 80 Short Term Rentals in 1 Year w/ Zac Rushton 1:06:05

4y ago1:06:05

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I had the honor of speaking with Zac Rushton, co-owner of Great Dwellings, a short term rental management company based in DC. Great Dwellings has 80 managed and 10 master leases. In this episode, Zac shares his experience of joining Great Dwellings when they had 20 properties and stuck being unable to grow, and how by joining their team they were …

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Short Term Rental Management inside Condos & HOAs w/ Darik Eaton 1:14:16

4y ago1:14:16

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I had the honor of speaking with Darik Eaton, founder of Seattle Oasis Vacations, a management company that operates 30 units in the Seattle Washington area. Darik's portfolio currently consists of 28 managed and 2 master lease. In this episode, Darik shares his journey of starting his short term rental business using Craigslist, his battle and the…

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What It's Like Managing Vacation Rentals In A Orlando w/ Alice Horn 1:01:53

4y ago1:01:53

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I had the honor of speaking with Alice Horn, CEO of My Villa Key, a vacation rental management company in the Orlando Florida area. My Villa Key has 80 properties under management. In this episode, Alice shares her journey and struggles of entrepreneurship when starting a company, how she positions her management company to help children on the aut…

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Short Term Renting to Corporate Clients w/ Ray Licardo 54:16

4y ago54:16

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Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Ray Licardo. Ray is a short term rental operator based in the San Jose area. Ray has 10 total properties under management, 6 of them being master lease and 4 cohosted. In this episode, Ray shares his experience quitting his sales job to pursue short term rentals full time, how Ray pivoted his business to ca…

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What It's Like Managing 265 Vacation Rentals w/ Jennifer Frankenstein 1:05:15

4y ago1:05:15

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Jennifer Frankenstein-Harris, CEO and founder of Great Ocean Condos, a vacation rental management company located in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Jennifer's company has grown to 265 rentals since 2008 and is grossing $6 million a year. In this episode, Jennifer shares her experience of falling into vacation rental ma…

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BRRRR and Rental Arbitrage Investing w/ TJ Tijani 58:02

4y ago58:02

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I had the special honor of speaking with TJ Tijani. TJ is a BRRRR investor and a STR manager based out of Houston area who has 14 units total, 7 which are owned and 7 master leased. In this episode, TJ shares his journey of BRRRR investing to master lease investing, how to stand out in a crowded market, and the costs associated with buy and hold in…

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Managing Airbnb Properties for $99 a month w/ Andrew LeBaron 1:17:25

4y ago1:17:25

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In this episode, I have the special honor of speaking with Andrew LeBaron, founder of Buymoretime.com, a management service that charges as low as $99 a month for short term rentals as opposed to a revenue share model. In this episode, Andrew shares how he is able to keep costs so low for his services, his unique way of automating the business, his…

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How to Find True Value Add Rental Arbitrage Deals w/ Tom and Sofia Sharkey 1:13:41

4y ago1:13:41

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I had the special honor of speaking with Tom and Sofia Sharkey. Tom and Sofia are the owners of Lemon Tree BnB, a short term rental management company in Kansas City, MO. Tom and Sofia got started after buying their first personal home in a trendy area of town in 2018 which was quickly turned into their first STR. A year later they got their second…

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From Tax Lien Real Estate Flipper to Full Time Airbnb Manager w/ Rich Munroe 1:00:21

4y ago1:00:21

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I had the special honor of speaking with Rich Munroe, founder of Diamond Edge Properties, a tax lien real estate investment company that has shifted it's focus to primarily short term rental management and master lease investing in the Atlanta, Georgia area. In this episode, Rich shares his experience of starting his real estate flipping company, h…

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Pricelabs: How to Price Your Airbnb Property During COVID-19 w/ Anurag Verma 1:21:25

4y ago1:21:25

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Anurag Verma, the Co-founder of Pricelabs. Pricelabs is a dynamic pricing tool for professional short term rental operators helping over 3,000 properties around the world maximize their Airbnb income. In this episode, Anurag shares his backstory on starting Pricelabs, how dynamic pricing works, different marke…

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How to Get Direct Bookings for Your Short Term Rental w/ Mark Simpson 58:33

4y ago58:33

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Today I had the honor of speaking with Mark Simpson, founder of Boostly.co.uk, the 'one-stop-shop' to helping you get direct bookings through website building and education. In this episode, Mark shares the most important aspects of increasing direct bookings and how to drive more traffic to your business. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str6…

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Rentals United & What Is a Channel Manager w/ James Burrows 55:33

4y ago55:33

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I had the special honor of speaking with James Burrows, one of the co-founders of Rentals United, a channel manager that helps property management companies market their listings across 60+ channel partners. In this video, James explains the difference between channel management and PMS, how Rentals United was formed, and the importance of channel …

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From 2 to 10 Airbnb properties in 1 month by Cohosting w/ Peter Plourde 1:05:27

4y ago1:05:27

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I had the honor of speaking with Peter Plourde, owner of North Conway Property Management. Peter has 2 properties that he owns and 8 properties that he cohosts all in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Peter started his property management business and in one month scaled from 2 properties that he owned/managed to now cohosting 8 properties. In …

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Turning 19 long term rentals into short term rentals w/ Brian Tibbs 1:04:19

4y ago1:04:19

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I had the honor of speaking with Brian Tibbs, the owner and CEO of “My Short Term Home,” located in Meridian and Boise, Idaho. In this episode, Brian shares how he's been able to acquire 19 rentals through buy and holding investing, how he manages properties while living in South America, and how he has been able to survive the covid-19 pandemic. 📝…

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From 0 to 21 Airbnb Cohosted Properties in 7 Months w/ Anthony Keen 51:33

4y ago51:33

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In this episode, I had the special honor of speaking with Anthony Keen who is based in Western Cape South Africa. Anthony started his own short term rental property management business 7 months ago and has scaled up to 21 cohost properties. Anthony has been doing volunteer work full-time for 10 years. He managed his parents' apartment for about 4 y…

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How to Sell Your Airbnb Business for Millions w/ Julie George 1:00:31

4+ y ago1:00:31

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I had the special honor of speaking with Julie George who we had on episode 30. Julie is the author of the Million Dollar Host and the founder of Host My Home, a short term rental management company that she grew to over 100 properties in 3 years and then sold to Hometime, which is another management company that was looking to expand in the area. …

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AirDNA CEO Explains How Airbnb Market Research Tool Works w/ Scott Shatford 1:04:52

4+ y ago1:04:52

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In this episode, I had the special honor of speaking with Scott Shatford, founder and CEO of AirDNA.co which has over 10,000 active subscribers and analyzes 10+ million properties. With 15 years of experience as a data analyst, Scott realized he wanted to discuss data instead of buying properties. In this episode, Scott talks about what rental arbi…

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What Makes A Vacation Rental Business Successful w/ Matt Landau 57:47

4+ y ago57:47

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In this episode, we have the special honor of speaking with Matt Landau. Matt is the Founder of VRMB, Vacation Rental Marketing Blog, and the Inner Circle which is an online training resource, where he’s been working with hosts and helping them generate more bookings. Matt entered the vacation rental space in the middle of 2006, pre-Airbnb, and own…

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How to Start a Corporate Housing Company w/ Tim Touchette 1:06:53

4+ y ago1:06:53

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I had the honor of speaking with Tim Touchette. Tim is the President and Owner of Stay Attache, a corporate housing company that has over 290 units in the DC area. When Tim and his wife first started in 2011, they placed $200-text only classified ads in the Washington Post. Back then, it was quite challenging to get businesses interested in a small…

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How This Guy Quit His Job in 8 Months through Airbnb Rental Arbitrage w/ Travers Xanthos 1:10:04

4+ y ago1:10:04

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In this episode, we have the special honor of speaking with Travers Xanthos. Travers has a portfolio of 24 properties, 22 of them are rental arbitrage and 2 he owns, all located in Nashville, TN. Travers had a high paying sales job for 6 years and in 8 months after finding out about Airbnb he already was ready to quit his job with the income he was…

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How to Quit Airbnb and Get Direct Bookings from Corporate Clients w/ Jack Forbes 58:07

4+ y ago58:07

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In this episode, we have the special honor of speaking with Jack Forbes. Jack is co-founder of Kopa.co, a direct booking site that allows guests to find short and medium-term furnished apartments and hosts with business professionals. Jack talks about how Kopa started, how they find businesses that provide corporate clients, the challenges of scali…

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Advocating the Short Term Rental Industry w/ David Krauss 40:59

4+ y ago40:59

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In this episode, we have the special honors of speaking with David Krauss who had been in our Success Stories Ep 31. David founded Rent Responsibly which focuses on empowering local short-term rental advocates to build a sustainable future for short-term rentals in their community. They help us, people from the short term rental industry make our s…

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How Hosts are Staying Positive in Times of Uncertainty w/ Karen and Scott Chenaille 23:38

4+ y ago23:38

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In this episode, we have the special honors of speaking with Karen and Scott Chenaille who have been in our Success Stories Podcast Ep 44. Karen and Scott inspire us with some of the lessons that they've learned during these difficult times. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str57 ⚙️Learn how to build a FREE 10 Step VRM Formula Checklist https:…

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Scaling from 2 to 19 Short Term Rental Properties in 7 Months while in the Military w/ Anthony Gantt and Greg Rollins 1:02:28

4+ y ago1:02:28

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In this episode, I have the honors of speaking with Anthony Gantt and Greg Rollins. Anthony is based on Texas and an active duty marine who founded At Ease, a booking site for the military, and Greg Rollins, located in California and a marine veteran who founded Righteous Rentals, a property management company for At Ease. They have 19 properties a…

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Diversifying Your Short Term Rental Income w/ Rick Carlson 35:19

4+ y ago35:19

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In this episode, we have the honors of speaking with Rick Carlson, who's been in our Success Stories Ep. 26. Rick talks about how crucial it is to diversify your revenue streams to get through whatever hiccup comes along such as this coronavirus pandemic. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str55 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.co…

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7 Steps to Survive a Pandemic for Airbnb Hosts w/ Jeremy Schmitt 35:26

4+ y ago35:26

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In this episode, we have the special honors of speaking with Jeremy Schmitt. Jeremy shares the 7 steps that short term rental hosts can take to survive this Coronavirus crisis when most are struggling and others have already given up. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str54 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🏠Have your p…

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Pivoting Your Short Term Rental Business to Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak w/ Ray and Vanessa Vargas 29:27

4+ y ago29:27

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With everything that has been happening around the globe caused by Coronavirus, we decided to stop doing the Success Stories. Instead, we will be speaking with hosts where they will share their experiences on how they manage their short term rental businesses during these trying times. In this episode, Ray and Vanessa Vargas talk about the unusual …

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He Quit His Job for Airbnb Rental Arbitrage and This is What Happened w/ John Bianchi 1:01:19

4+ y ago1:01:19

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In this episode, we have the special honors of speaking with John Bianchi. John is the owner of Jaunt Stays where he manages 10 properties, 7 are rental arbitrage and 3 are co-host units located in Chicago and Scottsdale. John talks about his entrepreneurial journey where he was hitting obstacles but still able to overcome those. He also talks abou…

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9 Airbnb Rentals While on A Tennis Coach Salary w/ Tom Lewis 1:01:12

4+ y ago1:01:12

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In this episode, we have the special honors of speaking with Tom Lewis. Tom is a full-time professional tennis coach. Five years ago, he was looking for a way to get extra money for his pension, and that's how he got into short term rentals. Now, Tom manages 9 properties, three of which he owns, 4 rental arbitrage and 2 co-host units. Tom talks abo…

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