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Episode 50: The Amazing Kem & Anne are BACK!
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Kem and Anne return to share their journey from 1 unit in May 2016 to 8 units across Indianapolis and Miami by February 2018. They've booked $18,000 in a single week targeting large groups at downtown Indy properties that sleep up to 30, built entirely on secondhand finds, family help, and strategic upsells. The duo walks through their first nightmare guest - a five-night stay that left blood, urine, fecal matter, and Play-Doh everywhere, plus a mattress soaked through - and how Airbnb covered the $485 in damage within days.
The episode covers winter booking strategies (lower nightly rates but require longer stays), the ins and outs of Booking.com payments, Miami's new vacation rental registration laws, pool liability in Florida, and their next move: a guest-shuttle van they're calling the Guest Express to upsell airport rides and VIP experiences. Kem and Anne emphasize buying quality bedding and mattresses while keeping everything else Goodwill-grade, leaning into the character of older homes instead of chasing stainless steel in a 1900s build.
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