Mike & Mike Ep 1 - Should You Sell Your STR? | Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast Podcast

Ep 1 STR Secrets - Welcome to Short Term Rental Secrets with Michael Sjogren and Emanuele Pani: HOSTS BIO Mike Sjogren - Michael is a short-term rental expert and coach. He has a portfolio of STR properties across 5 states as well as an oceanfront boutique hotel. Michael brings a wealth of finance, business and real estate experience. He is passionate about helping others create financial independence through real estate so they can pursue their passions and leave their mark on the world. Emanuele Pani - Commercial and Residential Real Estate Consultant at Signature International Real Estate. Has a degree in accounting and finance. Started his real estate journey working as maintenance until the owner decided to sell the 40 unit apartment building to Emanuele Pani. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 01:37  Emanuele Pani’s background in the industry and the impact of the business on him. 07:04 < by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

18 min listen

Ep 19 - Treating your properties like a business with Alon Eitan: GUEST BIO Alon Eitan is the Director of Strategy and Business Development at Guesty, a short-term property management platform. In this role, Alon is responsible for designing Guesty's strategy and generating new business opportunities within Guesty's marketplace. Prior to this role, Alon was the Senior Business Analyst at Claltech, responsible for >$500m in transaction value. Earlier in his career, Alon served as Manager at PwC / Strategy& leading cross sector strategy, consulting prospects and M&A advisory projects. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:37  Alon’s introduction 04:13  Alon’s background and what got him into the industry. 06:03  Alon’s role in Guesty. 06:48  What allowed Guesty to grow rapidly? 08:48 &n by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 13 - STR Secrets - Thinking Biggest & Building Multiple Streams of Income with Len Giancola: GUEST BIO Len Giancola - has over 25 years of experience in Executive Management and Business Ownership. Formerly a Managing Director of Global Securities Finance in New York,  responsible for a $16 billion trading portfolio, he is now an Officer/Board Member of over 30 corporations. With well over $100 million in sales over the last decade, including a successful residential development company, vacation rental property management company and diversified investment and online technology portfolio, Len is a Founding Partner of <a href="http://mj.com/">MJ.com</a> and is a frequent media guest on international podcasts such as Rich Dad Radio with Robert Kiyosaki along with many other entrepreneurial and mentorship vehicles. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:40  Guests influe by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 4- STR Secrets Podcast - How to Triple Your Rental Income With Short Term Rentals with Bernie Cesareo. Hosted by Michael Sjogren & Emanuele Pani: GUEST BIO Bernie Cesareo A.K.A. the “Airbnbguy” of Ohio. A Host and a co host and has a bunch of Short term rental properties. He was a traditional real estate investor, buying and holding, long term leases. He then converted one of his long term rentals into short term rentals. He also has 5 more opportunities that he’s currently looking at. He’s been in real estate for about 30 years with 4 long term rentals as well as ownership interest in 79 apartment doors. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 05:35  How he runs a real estate business with a full time job. 08:52  His personal choice on short term rentals or long term rentals. 11:08  The members of his team. 13:16  His t by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 2 - STR Secrets - Building a Luxury Vacation Rental Management Empire with Dani Fattizzi: GUEST BIO Dani Fattizzi - A lady boss in the vacation rental management industry. She is grown in many ways, her business is booming right now. She has a wealth of knowledge in short term rentals and has built her business from the ground up to 32 units in 2 years. She has a wealth of knowledge in short term rentals and has built her business from the ground up to 32 units in 2 years. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:55  Dani’s background and how she got into the business 09:50  Her current status 12:26  Her deal structure 15:38  Being too flexible 17:25  System limitations and service boundaries 18:59  Her current systems and her team 25:51  System by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

51 min listen

Ep 7 - STR Secrets - Converting an 1800s Jail Into An Airbnb With Nicholas Spohn: GUEST BIO Nicholas Spohn has devoted his life to all things personal development. Through studying health, spirituality, psychology, hypnosis, NLP, reiki and various other modalities he has created a comprehensive system to understand what drives human behavior. Nicholas is also an Airbnb super-host and creative financing expert. Most recently, he recently purchased an 1800’s jail which was converted into a bed and breakfast called Elkader JailHouse Inn. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:58  Nicholas’ background and how he got into the business 04:56  How he got his jail deal and how he built his real estate portfolio 06:31  His 3 steps of hypnotic influence 08:18  How he found his jail deal 09:12  How he analyzes a d by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 15 - STR Secrets - 0 - 23 STR Listings in 6 Months with Austin Linney: GUEST BIO Austin Linney is a former service industry veteran of 20+ years, turned serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, mindset and business coach. He is the host of the weekly podcast, Construct Your Life With Austin Linney. When he’s not building businesses, growing his expansive network of who’s who in the leading industries, providing massive value each week with his podcast or helping his coaching clients achieve a breakthrough, he can be found training for and competing in Ironman Triathlons across the country. If you're an entrepreneur, wanting to start a business, wanting to improve your mindset through coaching or you just want to have a heart to heart conversation of how to overcome the odds, Austin can help you get where you want to go. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:32  Austin’s introduction 05:16 </stron by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 24 - Short Term Rental Horror Stories & The Lessons Learned (Halloween Special): HOSTS BIO Michael Sjogren - Michael is a short-term rental expert and coach. He has a portfolio of STR properties across 5 states as well as an oceanfront boutique hotel. Michael brings a wealth of finance, business, and real estate experience. He is passionate about helping others create financial independence through real estate so they can pursue their passions and leave their mark on the world. Emanuele Pani - Commercial and Residential Real Estate Consultant at Signature International Real Estate. Has a degree in accounting and finance. Started his real estate journey working as maintenance until the owner decided to sell the 40 unit apartment building to Emanuele Pani. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:55  1st Halloween horror story from Mike, one of our mastermind students. < by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 3 - STR Secrets - Building Wealth With Short Term Rentals While Working a Full Time Job: GUEST BIO Christina Robinson - Has a full time job in finance. Works as a senior analyst inc. She got into Vacation rentals for about  6 - 7 years now. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:55   Christina’s background and how she got into the business 09:18  2 different styles of short term rental operators 14:20  Christina’s ultimate goal in the STR business 19:25  You don’t need to quit your job if you don’t have to 23:05  Is your  401-K enough after retirement? 25:17  Be around people that can trigger your mind 27:08  Why she’s into renovations 29:15  The things that she went all out on 31:54 & by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 8 - 4 Steps to Building Your Dream Short Term Rental Business: HOSTS BIO Mike Sjogren - Michael is a short-term rental expert and coach. He has a portfolio of STR properties across 5 states as well as an oceanfront boutique hotel. Michael brings a wealth of finance, business and real estate experience. He is passionate about helping others create financial independence through real estate so they can pursue their passions and leave their mark on the world. Emanuele Pani - Commercial and Residential Real Estate Consultant at Signature International Real Estate. Has a degree in accounting and finance. Started his real estate journey working as maintenance until the owner decided to sell the 40 unit apartment building to Emanuele Pani. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 01:28  Why you should watch our previous episode with Nicholas Spohn. Ep. 7 03:12  What we’ll cover in this epis by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 12 - STR Secrets - Millionaire Insights in Hospitality & Real Estate with Matty Aitchison: GUEST BIO Matt Aitchison is a real estate investor, business coach, speaker and philanthropist. He’s flipped hundreds of houses, built a Top 1000 real estate team in the U.S, and now focuses solely on scaling his passive income portfolio made up of commercial strip centers, a hotel, and single family rentals. Matt is extremely passionate about helping others create more wealth, freedom, and fulfillment in their life and business through real estate investment opportunities and is also the host of the Millionaire Mindcast, a Top 100 ranked business podcast. Most importantly, he’s a husband to his amazing wife Marie and two beautiful daughters, Ella and Evelyn. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:38  Matt’s backstory. 13:43  Be a Chinese acrobat. 17:32  T by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 17 - STR Secrets - Automation & Optimizing Your Guest Experience with Hostfully Co-Founders Margot Schmorak & David Jacoby: GUEST BIO "MARGOT SCHMORAK, CO-FOUNDER + CEO  Margot is CEO and Co-Founder of Hostfully. She has spent her career working on community-driven products that help businesses and entrepreneurs get closer to their customers. Prior to Hostfully, Margot worked at Apple, leading marketing initiatives for the first iPhone Developer Program before taking the reins at ServiceSource (NASDAQ: SREV) as VP of Marketing and Strategy. In her free time, Margot is an avid traveler, having visted Yunnan (China), Vinales (Cuba) and Paris. Margot holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a BA in economics from Vassar College. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and three young children. DAVID JACOBY, CO-FOUNDER + PRESIDENT David is President and Co-Founder of Hostfully. A proud A by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 5 - STR Secrets - The State of the STR Industry & Renting Responsibly with David Krauss: GUEST BIO David Krauss has been in the real estate space since 2012 and started flipping houses and condos in Boston and realised the potential of putting them on airbnb early on. Everything was going great until some people threw a massive party on his property and got a letter from the City which triggered him to go out and co-found the company NoiseAware. And just over a year or so he again found Rent Responsibly. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 06:01  What triggered him to think about short term rentals from flipping houses? 14:47  Everybody needs to get involved. 17:10  The feedback's that he’s getting about airbnb since states and counties are opening 24:47  Democratizing travel looks like 27:05 by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 29 - How to Protect Your Property and Your Revenue with Safely Founder Andrew Bate: GUESTS BIO Andrew Bate - is the Co-Founder & CEO of Safely.com – the tech-enabled data, and insurance company that has protected over $40 billion of homeowner liability during their short-term rentals. Before founding Safely, Andrew was a senior researcher at both Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and The Wharton School. His team’s work was published in the Harvard Business Review, Neuropsychologia, NeuroLeadership, and the Handbook of NeuroLeadership. Prior to that, he was an analyst at McKinsey & Co., specializing in revenue management, distribution, and loyalty programs for the Firm’s Travel Practice. Andrew earned his BBA from Emory University and an MBA from the London School of Business where he attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong on exchange. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:22 by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 6 - STR Secrets - How to Let Go of Control And Hire A Team To Run Your Short Term Rental With Kristin Saxton: GUEST BIO Kristin Saxton - A seasoned short-term rental host living in Texas while running her “Secret Garden” property in South Florida. She’s a free-spirited, detail-oriented person who loves hospitality and providing her guests with a 5 star experience all while living out of state. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:58  Kristin’s background and how she got into the business 10:56  How she found her co-host 13:57  Her plans on getting more units and how she maintains her customer service 15:12  Setting expectations and preventing problems in short term rentals 19:09  How she overcame fear and how she became confident with her properties 23:26  Why hire a se by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 22 - Financially Free at 9 STR Units Using Creative Financing with Scott & Heidi Huggins: GUESTS BIO Scott Huggins - Buy’s apartment communities in strong economic markets in the Southeast. We have over 21 years of experience in real estate investing. We are experts in short term rentals (STR) and 4 time Airbnb Superhost and recently earned Airbnb's highest status as AirPlus designated host. Heidi Huggins - Heidi Huggins is a successful Realtor working with one of the top real estate firms in the nation. She also is working toward partnering with investors for commercial and multi-family units. After personally flipping many single-family homes and working on the residential side of the market she has learned the ins and outs of what it takes to turn a lifeless house into a beautiful place a family can enjoy and call home. Heidi also just ventured out and recently took 5 of her residential flips and turned them into by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 11 - STR Secrets - The Pros and Cons of a Blended Portfolio of Short, Mid & Long Term Rentals with Jay Perry: GUEST BIO Jay (Jaronda) Perry has been active in residential real estate for over 15 years. She bought her first house at 23, and worked for a boutique firm before starting her own property management and brokerage firm called Prosperity Homes in 2011. Prosperity Homes has a unique business model. The company signs a lease with the property owner that gives the company the right to sublet while the owner gets guaranteed rent for up to three years. Ms. Perry deeply enjoys turning houses into homes and providing clients with affordable short term housing as well as helping others learn from her mistakes. In addition to her real estate work, Ms. Perry works full-time as a computer systems engineer and is a proud Auntie to five nephews and two nieces. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:59  Jay’s introducti by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 26 - How to Create a Memorable Guest Experience with Hospitality Experts Antonio Pibia & Dominique de Groot: GUESTS BIO Antonio & Dominique is involved in hospitality on various fronts. Together they own Guestxinside, a company that focuses on the psychological aspects of the customer/guest journey. They inspire brands to be memorable, creating profitable customer journeys, and train staff accordingly. Antonio also owns an Italian restaurant with his brother in the Netherlands. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 06:56  Antonio & Dominique’s introduction 07:58  How they started their company. 16:34  Why smell is important to enhance the guest experience. 19:56  What elements to look for to create an awesome guest experience. 24:05  A powerful aspect that they cons by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 18 - Building Your Financial Freedom Plan With Financial Advisor & STR Host Alan Franks: GUEST BIO Alan Franks is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and is the owner of The Mill Financial Partners. With each of our clients we discuss building wealth through real estate, and share my experience being hesitant about being an Airbnb host until he joined Mike's Short Term Rental Secrets Mastermind. Now Alan's helped clients purchase their dream mountain homes and beach homes all while building their net worth and increasing their cash flow. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:55  Alan’s introduction 05:51  How Alan started until where he is now. 10:39  What Alan regrets not doing. 15:57  People blending work and vacation. 19:46  Alan’s experience on having a blended portfolio. 27:22 &n by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 27 - From CPA to doing over 1000 Flips and STR's with Mathew Owens: GUESTS BIO Mathew Owens - is a CPA and owner of OCG Properties, LLC BA in Economics w/ Emphasis in Accounting from UC Santa Barbara Certified Public Accountant, 2002 Bought, renovated and sold or held over 700+ single-family properties Currently buying 5+ single-family rental properties per month Acquire and operate value add multifamily properties Private Lender with over $10M+ lent in multiple markets across the U.S. Raised over $75 million in private investors capital Currently own over 130+ units in Memphis, TN, Atlanta GA, St. Louis, MO Property management 10+ years experience Investments Syndicated investments Performing and non-performing Notes Single-family, multifamily properties – flipping & holding Private lending Short term rentals 15+ years experience taxation and auditing 15+ years full-time real estate experience HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE< by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 28 - What Lessons can we Learn from the Big Hotels with Hotel Management Consultant Adam Knight: GUESTS BIO Adam Knight - is the Principal at Knowing Hospitality, a full-service hotel management company, and Host of The Proven Principles Podcast. He brings 25 years of experience across luxury brands and independent companies. A hospitality veteran and operations expert, he has lived and worked all over North America and the Caribbean. He loves the left brain/right brain dichotomy of the hospitality industry. One minute you’re diving into a P&L, the next you’re tasting the new seasonal menu in the restaurant. His passion lies in understanding how things work and making them better, be it small service experiences or large-scale project management. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:31  Adam’s biography 04:23  The beginning of how he got into the by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 9 - STR Secrets - From 0 to 130 Properties and $8M in Bookings in 3 Years With Julie George: GUEST BIO Julie George is the author of the “Million Dollar Host” and is now a consultant in the short term rental industry. She listed her first property on Airbnb in 2016 and in less than 3 years she was managing 130 properties on Airbnb for property owners and had amassed an excess of 8 million dollars in bookings. In late 2019 she sold her property management business to a larger company. She is now considered one of the world's leading experts in Short term rentals and consults other entrepreneurs on how to build a successful business in the sharing economy. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:45  Julie’s introduction 04:26  How she ended up getting in the Short term rental game. 05:41  Her next step after she got her listings up and running. by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 38 - Operating 32 STR Units from Medellin, Colombia with Tim Hubbard: GUESTS BIO Tim Hubbard - Tim started his career in real estate as an investment broker selling multi-family and commercial properties in Northern California. He worked with a small team of five who completed cumulatively over $2 billion in transactions. He has been personally investing in real estate for the last 10 years and has since acquired a multi-million dollar portfolio comprised primarily of small multi-family properties in multiple markets. He has traveled extensively throughout the world in over 70 countries and stayed in hundreds of different short-term rental accommodations. About five years ago he realized the high returns that could be made from converting properties into furnished short-term rentals and renting them by the night. He founded and acts as CEO for Midtown Stays, a short-term rental accommodation company which has successfully accommodated over by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 14 - STR Secrets - Using Data to Find the Perfect Short Term Rental with Rory Cummins: GUEST BIO Rory Cummins grew up in Charlotte NC & studied business at ASU. He spent the next 8 yrs as a project manager in new home construction though I later moved into sales. After a few years, he decided to leave the US to fulfill a dream of world travel which took me through 5 continents over 1-1/2 years. The experience was life changing, and he met my wife while traveling & ended up back in Charlotte. In the past few years he's flipped 21 homes, grown a Realtor business, managed Airbnbs and long term rentals, & he's currently with Keller Williams. He has a 1 yr old and 4 yr old daughter that keep him engaged. He's a voracious reader, loves to mountain bike & he's addicted to travel. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:08  Rory’s introduction 04:30  Rory’s process of being on t by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 36 - From a 1 Bedroom to over 4,000 units with Braydon Ross: GUESTS BIO Braydon Ross - the co-founder of an STR company called Plenty of Villas and goes by @mrairbnb on Instagram. We help management companies and luxury boutique hotels increase occupancy and revenue. Braydon has a portfolio of over 2,000 short term rentals HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:37  Braydon’s biography/introduction 05:26  How Braydon got into real estate and short term rentals. 13:59  Targeting the top 1% for Airbnb. 19:37  Braydon’s team at 4000 units. 28:17  Braydon on handling guest communication. 30:37  Braydon’s best advice. 35:05  How to identify the people that you’re looking for. 40:51  Otis by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 20 - Maximizing Your Profits Through Dynamic Pricing with PriceLabs Co-Founder Anurag Verma: GUEST BIO Anurag Verma - co-founded PriceLabs five years ago to bring revenue management automation prevalent in airlines and hotels into the vacation and short-term rental industry. He has spent six years designing and improving revenue management algorithms and systems at United Airlines in Chicago while working closely with revenue managers and data scientists within the company. He has a Ph.D. in Operations Research and loves all things numbers. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:44  Anurag’s introduction 04:55  Anurag’s background and what got him into the industry. 09:38  Is PriceLabs different from before when they got into the short term rentals? 12:03  How do you know whenever a market is very popular? 15:18</ by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 16 - STR Secrets - Why Owning a Real Estate [Business] Will Get You Rich: HOSTS BIO Mike Sjogren - Michael is a short-term rental expert and coach. He has a portfolio of STR properties across 5 states as well as an oceanfront boutique hotel. Michael brings a wealth of finance, business and real estate experience. He is passionate about helping others create financial independence through real estate so they can pursue their passions and leave their mark on the world. Emanuele Pani - Commercial and Residential Real Estate Consultant at Signature International Real Estate. Has a degree in accounting and finance. Started his real estate journey working as maintenance until the owner decided to sell the 40 unit apartment building to Emanuele Pani. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:32  The misconception that you get rich by buying Real Estate. 08:24  Ways that short term rental by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 10 - STR Secrets - Scaling to 200 Units & Launching a Guest Screening Software with Anton Zilberberg: GUEST BIO Anton Zilberberg - Started his professional hosting career when he was traveling around the world and renting his apartment on airbnb. He brings a tech background so he started building tools to optimize his listings which turned into a property management with over 200 properties at its peak. Realizing the need for trust and safety within his space, he’s now helping the largest companies in the world, to protect their assets, validate their guests and reduce fraud through a company that he founded called Autohost. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:50  Anton’s backstory. 06:12  How he launched his management company. 09:11  The most common thing Anton hears about right now. 12:50  A great analogy from Anton. < by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 35 - How to hustle your way to 27 short term rentals with Noah Hoffman: GUESTS BIO Noah Hoffman - is a real estate investor with 27 units. He owns 7, master-leases 5, and manages 15 with 3-6 more coming on in the next 90 days. Noah started with management, which led to buying properties with conventional financing with his wife, and then started partnering with people on owner finance and subject-to deals to acquire with little to no money down. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:19  Noah’s biography/introduction 05:08  How Noah started in real estate towards short term rentals. 06:58  How Noah got the idea of doing Airbnb. 08:39  Noah’s 2nd unit in another state. 09:27  What markets is Noah in now. 11:45  What Noah’s team looks like. by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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Ep 23 - How to 10X Your Rental Income; From $600 to $6,000/Month with Addison Ricci: GUESTS BIO Addison Ricci - is a new real estate investor with huge aspirations.  After spending nearly a decade in video production he decided to try his hand at real estate investing to build passive income.  He currently owns 2 short-term rental properties in Knoxville, TN (while living in Florida), and plans to expand and acquire more over the next couple of years. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:30  Addison’s background 07:52  What Addison learned ever since they started the business in February 2020? 09:16  The dynamic for Addison’s STR operations. 10:44  The types of software or technology that they are using to help streamline their operations. 11:46  They’re doing th by Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

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