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 […]

Hosting Hotline: How To Organize Your Work (and Life) As An STR Owner 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. Kelsey (@StayJandK) asks: How do you set up your Workday or your work week? There’s so many […]

Hustle Is Not Enough: Attention to Detail and Creating Your Niche in STR TJ Tijani immigrated from Nigeria, landed in Houston, and his story is a whirlwind of hustle and entrepreneurship. He grew up with a single mom who was raising 5 kids, and watching her tenacity and grit inspired TJ to be the first […]

Hosting Hotline: Comparing Your STR House Rules with Airbnb’s Guest Policies 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. Courtney asks: We recently had a situation with Airbnb in which a guest had not signed a rental agreement […]

Fire Safety Comes First in Your STR Safety is one of the first things to think about in short term rentals, and our favorite safety expert, Justin Ford, is back on the show to help make sure our guests go home only with great memories. Justin recently attended the National Fire Protection conference in Boston, […]

Hosting Hotline: How To Offer Your Property’s Amenities to the Public 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. Michelle (from @BirdHausFarms) asks: We have a large swimming hole on our vacation rental’s property, and are considering renting […]

Fostering Support and Advocacy for Short-Term Rental Communities David Krauss fell in love with short-term rental hosting in 2013. As a strong believer in the people of the short-term rental community, David cofounded Rent Responsibly in 2019 to help harness the innovation and solution-oriented energy of hosts. Rent Responsibly is a community building and education […]

Hosting Hotline: Invest In Your Property by Hiring A Caretaker 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. Calvin asks: You’ve talked about finding a caretaker for your property (or properties), who is more involved and invested in […]

Create An Abundance Mindset Through Collaboration, Not Competition Kyle Stanley is an AirBnB operator out of Fresno, CA. Although he has been doing AirBnB since 2015, he didn’t truly turn it into a business until May of 2019. When Kyle learned he could operate AirBnB’s in homes that he didn’t even own, he realized that […]

Hosting Hotline: Airbnb Is NOT Going To Cover Your Insurance 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. Andy asks: Regarding insurance, how do we as hosts assess if the 3% fee we save with direct booking is […]

House Hacking Your Way To Success in Real Estate Danielle is a second generation real estate agent with a passion for helping others, investing and all things real estate. To say that she has been doing this career since she was in diapers is no metaphor. Danielle was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio where […]

Hosting Hotline: Refinancing Options Using the BRRRR Method 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. Leslie (@FoxandHenDen) asks: Can you advise on the refinancing options when using the BRRRR method (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat)? Keegan asks: […]

Building True Generational Wealth Through Real Estate Jameelah Jordan is a biochemist turned real estate investor, broker, and digital nomad. For over 6 years, Jameelah has been honing her real estate skills, growing her portfolio which has enabled her to pursue her dream of helping others build generational wealth through real estate. Jameelah teaches property […]

Hosting Hotline: Save Money and Avoid Hassles with Smart Locks 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. Brandy asks a few questions: Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear your voice on the show and send […]