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Zeona McIntyre's COVID Pivot - Medium-Term Rentals and Renting by the Hour
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Zeona McIntyre has been hosting on Airbnb since 2012, growing from a single spare bedroom to seven owned properties and managing fifteen others across Seattle, Spain, Colorado, Missouri, and Utah. When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, she pivoted from nightly short-term rentals to medium-term stays—two weeks to three months—using Furnished Finder to attract travel nurses and government contractors, dropping prices but slashing expenses and guest communication in the process.
The conversation covers Zeona's path to financial independence by age 28, her co-hosting business model that collects revenue without owning the property, and her experiments with location rentals—renting spaces by the hour for photo shoots and events through platforms like Peerspace. Myka and Steve discuss forbearance strategies, the outlook for Airbnb post-pandemic, frugality as the foundation of financial freedom, and Zeona's advice for aspiring hosts: start with what you have, keep expenses low, and remember that real estate gives you options when the market shifts.
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