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Episode 17: Mahogony is back and madness ensues!
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Steve and Myka dodge an HOA bullet when their attempted South Padre Island condo purchase falls through - neighbors at their current property photograph Airbnb guests' license plates and report them to the board. The hosts discuss branding strategy after interviewing Peter Behouth of the treehouse, debate turning Steve's Arlington house into a sports-themed Airbnb versus long-term rental, and tackle discrimination in short-term rentals when a Black military veteran describes being rejected 20-30 times per booking attempt.
Mahogany walks through staging tips that filled Room M with bookings in under two weeks. The crew covers Airbnb's customer service problems during a refund mix-up, corporate rental tactics including the Gypsy Nurse Facebook group for traveling nurses, and the Old Padre rental model that provides one roll of toilet paper and charges guests for everything else. Steve announces his wife's new aesthetician business will occupy the back room of their next house instead of becoming Airbnb space.
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