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This week, Jamie Lane sits down with Derrick Barker, Co-Founder & CEO of Nectar to dive into short term rental financing and the origins of Nectar. Nectar was founded with the desire to provide fast, flexible, and non-debt financing to rental property owners and managers looking to scale their rental portfolios. Derrick breaks down some of the portfolio characteristics his company looks for wh...

Jamie Lane sits down with Mariah Kamei this week to talk about US and Europe STR trends for March. March proved to be another month of demand gains with nights booked up 12% YOY and overall nights stayed up 16% YOY, fueled by a strong spring break. Supply increased 20% YOY, a significant slow down from 26% last month with the downward trend expected to continue. Occupancy this summer is expected t...

John Hildebrand and Mariah Kamei sat down to talk about the joys and challenges of operating short-term rentals. John is a seasoned owner and property manager who first started by renting out a room in his Malibu apartment to help pay his rent. As a kid, John moved frequently which fostered a love for real estate. His life experiences and that first shared-room listing launched a small management...

This week we sat down with Paul Stevens… just in time for the Shortyz! Paul is the editor of ShortTermRentalz and we’re here to talk about the trends he has seen in the industry over the past 4.5 years. We dive into unique stays and how they have become popular over the years and how ShortTermRentaz reports on these trends. Paul also discusses how he wants to bring the whole industry together at d...

This week, Jamie sits down with Leslie from Rebl Rentals to explore her journey in the vacation rental industry. She explains how feature walls were able to boost bookings for one of her properties, and now she tests it at all of her properties because we live in a Instagramable world. She dives deeper into why the Super Bowl was a complete bust in Arizona and so much more. Connect with Leslie bel...

We sat down with STR owner and educator Stacey St. John to discuss how she found her passion for renovating, owning, and operating short-term rentals. She discusses how she loves to do this, and when you love doing something, it never feels like you are working. Listening along to find out how she got started and where she plans on going. ~~~~ Connect with Stacey: https://www.instagram.com/stacey_...

This week, Jamie and Mariah dive deep into the data while keeping things short and sweet. Despite February typically being the weakest month for demand, this past month has seen some interesting trends in the vacation rental industry. With a staggering 13 million nights stayed in February alone, demand was up YoY by 18%. However, occupancy was down YoY by 1.8%, indicating a significant increase in...

This week we have Natalie Palmer on the STR Data Lab, a successful real estate investor who started her investment journey by Airbnb-ing her parents' second home in Big Bear. She soon recognized the potential of the market and invested in another property. Currently, she manages nine condos in Big Bear and specializes in short-term rentals while being a full-time mom.  Natalie shares her passion f...

Welcome to the latest episode of the STR Data Lab! Our guest today is John, CEO and founder of Ohana Stay and Tech Tape. In this episode, John shares his insights and experiences on entrepreneurship, technology, and more. He talks about how his short-term rental business, Ohana Stay, led to the founding of Tech Tape, and how he manages multiple ventures while fighting regulations in Honolulu, Hawa...

Tatianna Taylor-Tait is an award winning designer, author, and short-term rental coach. She is on this week to break down how she got started in the Airbnb industry, why themed spaces may not survive seasonality, why your towels and sheets should be white, and much more!  Tatianna is also co-hosting the Level Up Your Listing Summit in Scottsdale… and we will be attending (and speaking)! Check it o...

2023 is going to be a crazy year for the housing industry, and we’re ready for the wild ride! We are already in a housing recession, so where to buy a short-term rental is going to vary based on investability, which is what our best places to invest report is based on. You want to use this report to build a baseline. Where are housing prices falling, but demand is still steady–these are the places...

Mariah sits down with Adam and Daniel from Host Financial to dive deep into how to finance your short-term rental. This is a can't miss episode if you are considering investing in your first vacation rental! ~~~~ Signup for MarketMinder for FREE👇 https://www.airdna.co/vacation-rental-data/app/register ~~~~ Connect with Mariah on LinkedIn: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariah-kamei/ ~~~~ C...

This week Jamie Lane welcomed Joe Fraiman, the founder of Overmoon, to talk about how he plans to scale his business in 2023. Joe believes that cash flow is the most important thing to look at when you are making an investment decision. They plan to scale their portfolio this year due to the falling costs of homes and also plan to stay in leisure/destination markets. Tune in to see if Joe thinks t...

Wil Slickers, a former Marriott employee, has turned into a short-term rental guru (and our podcast producer). He began his journey by utilizing his parents' 2 bed 2 bath apartment above their garage as his first rental property. Through his experience working at Marriott, Wil established a baseline for what makes a good guest experience. He discovered that by using smart locks, he could replace t...

Today we're back with Mariah Kamei and Jamie Lane, and they’re diving into the latest economic report and what it means for the future. As we all know, inflation has been a hot topic in the past year, and the latest report shows that it went down by 0.1% MoM. This is the first time we've seen a negative read in a long time, but it's still up 6.5% YoY. The Federal Reserve is closely watching inflat...

This is a can’t-miss episode to hear the TLDR on all of the major economic reports that were recently released. Mariah and Jamie provide a detailed analysis of economic reports by Oxford Economics, Moody's, and more. They dive into how they relate to the hospitality industry, specifically short-term rentals. Jamie sees similar trends in other reports from organizations such as CBRE and STR, which...

Many people believe that you must be experienced or have a large income to invest in real estate. When in reality, you have to have a strategy. That’s exactly what Adam Nelson did we he dove head first into investing while he was working his 9-5. He had a checklist of different types of real estate he wanted to invest in, and that path led him to Airbnb. He started with house hacking, then moved t...

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Head of Acquisitions at Techvestor, Taylor Jones, to walk us through the process of acquiring short-term rentals at scale! Taylor tells us how they filter out markets by using the price-to-rent ratio. Taylor then walks us through how they narrow down which properties will perform the best based on where they are in the neighborhood and what amenities they ha...

What areas are seeing the highest amount of demand? Two hundred fifty thousand new jobs were added in November; does that mean there is a smaller chance of a recession? Are ADRs going up or down? Are people still buying second homes when the interest rates are this high? This week we answer all these questions and more with Jamie Lane and Mariah Kamei! In November, nights booked increased 13% year...

As 2022 comes to a close, many economic forecasters are predicting at least a mild recession in 2023. Yet data shows that the #vacationrental industry has more cause to stay optimistic than despair. This month, VP of Research Jamie Lane joins VP of Marketing Mariah Kamei to provide data-driven insights to help you prepare your #airbnbbusiness for 2023. Demand in 2023 will continue along a more mat...

This week we sat down with Jaren Sustar (JD), the man behind the hat, the finance cowboy, and someone with a very interesting success story in the short-term rental world. He has an amazing work ethic, and he believes that this was one of the keys to being a successful serial entrepreneur.  He has been in the business for 6 years and gives his take on the current state of the short-term rental mar...

This week Mariah sits down with Tim Hubbard, the founder, and CEO of Midtown Stays. He walks us through how he scaled his STR business to a property management company. He talks about always having a backup plan when purchasing real estate. Learn what the biggest fail is as an Airbnb host, how to navigate regulations, what the potential future of the STR business is, and more on this week's episod...

Jamie Lane , VP of Research, and Mariah Kamei , VP of Marketing, share implications for hosts and guests in the aftermath of many Airbnb updates. In addition to posting really strong Q3 financial reports, with 29% revenue growth year-over-year, the company also shared a slurry of updates in their Winter Release. Airbnb solidified its commitment to growing listing supply by taking short-term rental...

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Co-Founder and CEO of Placemakr, Jason Fudin, and they walk through Placemakr’s multiple business models. Placemakr has a future-focused model and a few different strategies on how they plan to get there. From pop-up hotels to short-term rentals to mid-term rentals and more, Placemakr is adapting to the way we have started to live and travel. Jason navigated...

From college to working in tech to then pivoting to real estate, Jonathan’s STR journey has been a wild one, and after this episode, you’ll want to dive head-first into starting your first short-term rental (STR) too. Jonathan Farber joins us this week to dive deeper into what it takes to own, scale, and improve your STR business. This week you will learn how he started his business, how he was ab...