End-Of-Year Business Planning for STR Hosts Sarah and Annette recap the 2022 business year, and discuss what they plan for 2023 (including the slow winter season in Ohio). They share their tips on switching from short-term to mid-term rentals, what you need to consider, and how to make sure you are ready for when the […]

Hosting Hotline: Laundry Best Practices for Bedspreads Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Chris asks: What are best practices for washing bed linens? With a duvet cover, do you still wash the main bedspread after each […]

How To Become Recession-Proof with Real Estate With a passion for researching and sharing the most important facts on real estate and economics, Kathy is a frequent guest expert on such media as CNN, CNBC, Fox News, NPR, CBS MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of the #1 best seller, Retire […]

Bringing Buying Group Power To All STR Hosts Jeff Iloulian has been in the vacation rental industry for nearly a decade. He has set up, managed, and/or operated over 250+ vacation rental properties; from cozy cabins in the woods, to luxury mansions in Beverly Hills. Additionally, Jeff has successfully grown several businesses and has a […]

Hosting Hotline: The Best Accounting Software For Your STR Business Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Today’s Question: What do you recommend for accounting software for STR owners? Is there something specific for our industry or […]

BIG Airbnb Updates For 2023 Today we’re reviewing Airbnb’s new winter updates as we move into 2023. If you have Airbnb listings, we always recommend logging into your account regularly to see what’s new on the platform, and be sure your listings are up to date with Airbnb’s requirements and able to perform well in […]

Building Wealth + Growing An STR Business With Your Partner Kacia & Seena are brand new to STRs and real estate investing, but they have a BIG vision of where they want to take this, and how they are going to use the power of community to build out an STR brand. After 13 years […]

Decoding the Best Cleaning Products & Techniques for Your STR Sean Kemper, founder of ETI Solutions, helps educate people on cleaning best practices. Their parent company, Ecolab, manufactures quality cleaning products that are both safe AND effective, bringing innovative equipment, cleaning, and disinfecting products to the industry. Sean has served on the Vacation Rental Housing […]

Hosting Hotline: Converting A Church Into An STR Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Lindsey asks: Our most recent STR purchase came with an old church built on the property. We’ve been booking it as a […]

The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get Alex Sabio is a married father of four from Southern California. He has been in healthcare for over 20 years, and focuses on helping other healthcare workers become financially free through investing in STRs. Alex had a rocky start in real estate investing, including bankruptcy, builder issues, […]

Hosting Hotline: How To Safely Provide Alcohol For Your Guests Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Meg asks: Are there restrictions around offering alcohol to your guests, whether as a check-in gift or as an upsell […]

Holiday Safety Tips for Your STR Breezeway’s Justin Ford is back sharing his top holiday safety tips and tricks for rental properties. He covers the most likely accidents that occur during the holidays; why the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas are so deadly in terms of fires and other accidents; why candles are a BIG […]

Hosting Hotline: Hot Tub Safety in your STR Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Kamala asks: I’m putting a hot tub on the deck at my property, and I’m wondering how high the railing surrounding the […]

The Best Highlights from TFV Live (Our First Event!) To celebrate our 200th episode we’re recapping all the best moments from our very first live event: TFV Live! Experience at the Sahara Las Vegas. Real Estate Kenny Bedwell from STR Insights – STR real estate deals are both emotional and logical. Don’t just chase the […]

Creating Exclusive Short-Term Rentals for Military and Government Travelers Anthony Gantt is a retired Marine and Founder of atease. After experiencing complications with short-term rental stays during his many relocations in the military, Anthony identified a common problem with short-term rentals: they were often not compliant with the government’s high standards (the way hotels and […]

Hosting Hotline: Working Around Your City’s STR Restrictions Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Addie asks: Our township wants to impose their own licensing and taxes on short-term rentals, and while they deliberate, they’re proposing a […]

Short-Term Rentals are an Emotional AND Logical Investment While working for Citi Bank doing financial research and analytics four years ago, Kenny purchased his first short term rental. After deciding to grow his STR portfolio, he found it difficult to identify the best STR markets based on his budget. He founded STR Insights in 2021 […]

Hosting Hotline: How To Manage an Out Of State Rental Property Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Jesse asks: We just purchased property in another state, which is zoned residential upstairs and commercial/office space downstairs. What […]

Leveraging Medium-Term Rentals for Financial Freedom Zeona McIntyre has been an Airbnb host since 2012. After 10 years of managing short-term rentals across the globe, she has transitioned to selling Real Estate to investors looking to house hack or live for free. She is an avid Real Estate Investor owning a double-digit portfolio of short […]

Hosting Hotline: What You Need To Know Before Forming A Partnership Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Holly asks: Should I take on a partnership? How do I know if partnering up is the right move […]

Know Your Numbers and Empower Your Business with Quarterly Reports Quarterly recaps are a MUST for your business. Whether you’re managing properties for clients, or self-operating your STR listings, regular quarterly reports can help provide a holistic, high-level view of your business’ performance. This real data puts a different spin on the day to day […]