Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

Something big is happening in short-term rentals, and most operators have no idea. In this episode, Mike Sjogren returns to the show with Mike Reilly. And they open with a trend that changes everything. In 2022, most short-term rentals in the US were run by hosts with fewer than 20 units. By 2025, that share had dropped hard. The reason is not that hosts quit. It is that private equity quietly sta...

Six years ago, E said yes to something he had no idea would change his life. 300 episodes later, this is his last one. In this final solo show, recorded from his grandparents' house in Sardinia, Emanuele Pani answers the same question this podcast has asked every guest for six years. What is your number one secret to success? Only this time, he answers it for himself. E shares the 5 lessons that c...

He was working 80 hours every two weeks in a hospital ICU. Open heart surgery patients. Life or death. No room for error. And in the gaps between shifts, sometimes still in his scrubs, he was quietly building a short-term rental business that would set him free. In this episode, E sits down with Jeremy Rosen for one of the most honest W2-escape stories this show has ever told. Jeremy joined STR Se...

His wife said something to him that he'll never forget. "I would let every business burn to the ground if it meant that when it's nighttime and on weekends, we could spend it as a family." Dave Menapace didn't argue. Didn't defend himself. He sat with it. And then he changed everything. In this episode, E sits down with STR Secrets coach and Five Star Co-Host founder Dave Menapace — on his birthda...

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Ryan will be showing how to make this and a custom revenue management tool live at the Ai Summit. Grab your spot at the AI Summit : strsecrets.com/aisummit at just $497. Use the coupon : "PODCAST" Every homeowner conversation starts the same way. They want to know what their property can earn. And if you can't answer that question fast, professionally, and with data behind it — someone else will....

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🔥 STR AI Summit — June 23-24 | Freedom Factory, Beverly, MA Only 100 seats. Built for operators who are serious about what comes next. 👉 strsecrets.com/aisummit If you're managing 5, 10, or 50+ properties and wondering whether AI is a tool or a threat — Marcus Räder has the answer. And it's not what most people are saying. Marcus is the co-founder and CEO of Hostaway — the first vacation rental...

Join use at the STR AI Summit — June 23-24 at the Freedom Factory in Beverly, MA. 100 seats only strsecrets.com/aisummit Mike Sjogren spent over $5,000 in API credits in two months learning AI the hard wa y. And he wants to make sure you don't have to. In this Portfolio Clinic training, Mike breaks down the top 10 AI mistakes that cost him real money — from not understanding context windows to mem...

🎟️ Join us at the STR AI Summit — June 23-24 at the Freedom Factory in Beverly, MA. Only 100 seats. Early bird: $1,497. strsecrets.com/aisummit Tying your identity to your door count is the fastest way to burn out—or worse. In 2008, Rod Khleif lost $50 million. He calls it an expensive "seminar." In this episode, E sits down with Rod to discuss how he rebuilt his massive real estate portfolio by f...

Join us at The STR AI Summit is June 23-24 at the Freedom Factory in Beverly, MA. 100 seats only. Grab your ticket: https://www.strsecrets.com/aisummit Most STR operators have built a great lifestyle business. But here's the hard truth: only 1 in 10 businesses will ever successfully sell. The rest close and walk away with nothing. In this Portfolio Clinic training, Mike Sjogren breaks down exactly...

She thought it had to be one or the other. Career or kids. No middle ground. Then her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia at three years old. And everything changed. Jane Ng left corporate America to care for her daughter full time. Her daughter survived — but was left with a brain injury that means she will never be fully independent. Jane will care for her for the rest of her life. So going bac...

📲 Connect with STR Secrets: Free 6-step course for scaling STR operators: https://level.strsecrets.com/pc-book STR Secrets FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets Apply to work with us: https://strsecrets.com/apply STR Secrets Podcast: https://strsecrets.com/podcast Most luxury STR owners write that electric bill every month without ever knowing what's causing it. David VanWert...

As of April 15th, Airbnb moved every host to a 15.5% host-only fee. If you haven't updated your pricing yet — your next booking will pay you less than you expect. Btw you can grab the spreadsheet from here : https://www.strsecrets.com/airbnbfee Also, if you want to talk to us directly : http://strsecrets.com/implement In this training Mike covers: - What the Airbnb fee change actually means: 15.5%...

Free 6-step course for scaling STR operators: https://level.strsecrets.com/pc-book STR Secrets FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets E just got back from the Unreasonable Hospitality Summit in Nashville — and this solo episode is his full recap. Will Guidara wrote Unreasonable Hospitality during COVID. He took Eleven Madison Park from a nice restaurant to the #1 restaurant in t...

If you want to increase your revenue, automate your day to day operations and spend more time with your kids: http://strsecrets.com/implement If you want to join our weekly free training: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets Most property managers and co-hosts pitch homeowners on management fees. Mike Reilly pitches them on $100,000 in tax savings. And it closes more deals than anything...

In 2016, Cara and Mark Truckey lost their 14-month-old son. He never woke up at daycare. Most couples don't survive a loss like that. Instead, it became the moment that changed everything. In this episode, E and Chris sit down with Cara and Mark Truckey — two STR Secrets boardroom alumni who have built a real estate portfolio of 65+ units across Wisconsin and Florida while raising three kids and r...

If you want to increase your revenue, automate your day to day operations and spend more time with your kids: http://strsecrets.com/apply If you want to join our weekly free training: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets Every time a past guest books your property again through Airbnb — Airbnb takes the fee. Again. Repeat guests generate over $1 billion in revenue for Airbnb annually. A...

If you want to increase your revenue, automate your day to day operations and spend more time with your kids: http://strsecrets.com/apply If you want to join our weekly free training: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets Most STR operators don't think about regulation until it's already too late. Julie pulls back the curtain on what’s really happening in short-term rental regulation and...

If you want to increase your revenue, automate your day to day operations and spend more time with your kids: http://strsecrets.com/apply If you want to join our weekly free training: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets This one is different. At our last STR acquisitions event at the Freedom Factory in Beverly, MA, we did something we'd never done before. We filled a hat with real home...

If you want to increase your revenue, automate your day to day operations and spend more time with your kids, talk to us: http://strsecrets.com/apply If you want us to review your listing, org chart, pricing or anything related to STR business, join here: ➡ https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets Most STR companies obsess over guest reviews. Blue Gems obsesses over owner profitability. And...

Resources mentioned in this episode are available at: strsecrets.com/clinic If you want to increase your revenue, automate your day to day operations and spend more time with your kids: http://strsecrets.com/apply If you want to join these live trainings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets This is the first episode of the STR Portfolio Clinic. A brand new series where me and Mike Sjog...

YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION Most people end Q1 the same way they started it. Behind on goals. Ahead on excuses. In this solo episode, E breaks down why that happens — and what to actually do about it before Q2 starts. This isn't a motivational pep talk. It's a direct, honest look at the real reason you keep self-sabotaging — even when you know exactly what you need to do. In this episode, E covers: - Why...