Podcast Episodes

Start Your STR Business with an Investment Tribe with Travis Smith, Founder & CEO of Tribevest

Episode 113

You’re all here because you want to learn more about the short term rental industry. Maybe you want to get involved, but don’t know how to get started. Turns out, it might be that the best way to get…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

How FemmeBnb Helps Women Travel Safe & Comfortably with Yaa Birago

Episode 112

Solo travel is a rising trend, but it can be dangerous — especially for women.

Yaa Birago is a tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, mentor, and the co-founder and CEO of FemmeBnb, the first social netwo…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Giving a Historic Home New Life with James Gray

Episode 111

If you had the opportunity to purchase a historic home, what would you do with it? James and Jacob created an Airbnb rental, a country retreat, and a hub for fine dining, photoshoots, weddings, and m…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

7 Tips to Ensure Pool & Spa Safety with Justin Ford

Episode 110

Safety is such an important component of the rental industry. You’re inviting people who aren’t familiar with the space and carry responsibility for their safety while they stay. We’re talking to our…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Using Rental Property to Fund Your Vacation Home with Larry Nettles

Episode 109

Who wouldn’t want to vacation on a Caribbean island for free?

That was the goal for Larry Nettles, a short term rental property owner in St. Croix. He bought one property as an investment with no expe…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Recognizing the Lifetime Value of Your Guests

Episode 108

What if we told you that the actual reservation is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true value your guests represent?

We’ve been in a reflection mood lately. Part of looking back on ou…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Focusing on Preventative Maintenance, with Andrew Kaiser

Episode 107

Being a successful host requires more than being reactive to issues — you have to be proactive and preventative. Andrew Kaiser of MendBnb chats with us to cover the top five maintenance issues that a…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Following the Journey from Idea to Income Property (Part 2), with Shannon Leyh

Episode 106

In Part One of this interview with Shannon Leyh, we heard how she wanted to get into the short-term rental game and purchased a rental in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Thanks to some recording magic, you …

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Following the Journey from Idea to Income Property (Part 1)- with Shannon Leyh

Episode 105

What if you could follow someone’s journey from hopeful host to burgeoning success and see what exactly it takes to make it in this business?

Shannon Leyh reached out to us just as she decided to take…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

How Joining a GPO Can Help Your Short-Term Rental- with Jeffrey Iloulian

Episode 104

Anyone who’s worked in the industry long enough begins to identify some of the pain points. Still, it takes a true entrepreneur to turn the solution into a business — one that’s going to make the liv…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago