Thanks For Visiting

Hello and welcome to another great episode of Thanks For Visiting. Today’s expert guest, Jesse Vasquez, draws from his knowledge, experience, and passion for the emerging business opportunity in the mid-term rental market when mentoring hundreds of real estate investors, homeowners, and STR enthusiasts. He left his high-earning 6-Figure W2 Healthcare Sales Management career last year to go all-in...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Co-Hosting Confidential, hosted by Amy Corbett. Today, Amy chats with two important members of her All Belong Co. team – Lisa who is head of hospitality (AKA Conductor of the Symphony), and Micah, who...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Elaine asks: We are getting ready to build our first short-term rental. We have one short-term rental as of now. But this is a new build, and it's on the back side of our five acres. I want to make sure that guests are aware that there...

Hello and welcome to another episode of Thanks for Visiting. Our guest today, Amy Tang, is the founder and CEO of Folio, a platform used by professional hosts to create sleek digital guides that share rental information and local recommendations with guests.  Before jumping into the hospitality space, she spent 5 years as a management consultant specializing in data science solutions, buildin...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Systems Shakedown, hosted by Wendy Doris. On today's episode, Wendy speaks with Carissa Vivirito and Nicole Zopolos, successful realtors and Airbnb entrepreneurs based in Scottsdale, Arizona. They hav...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. A listener asks: I have a rental manager that's taking care of all the rentals for our studio condo and it seems like we're getting a few lower reviews because of things that maybe she could have done a better job communicating about....

Today’s conversation brings a vibrant worldly flavor to it thanks to Jenn Boyle’s sprawling global empire of STRs and invaluable hosting experiences. She is known as The Queen of Direct Booking, and we take this opportunity to get tactical about how she’s leveraged the practice for her own listings. Raised in a hospitality family on the west coast of Canada, she gained a real understanding of the...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Vacation Ventures, hosted by Michael Hicks, an STR host and creative builder with over twenty years of experience. On today's show, Michael speaks with the wonderful couple behind the travel blog, Jou...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Zach asks: Do you have any advice on what I should do to get started? I just bought this house and my original plan was to Airbnb the casita in the backyard, but there's no bathroom. It's going to cost over $40,000 to have one put in....

Hello listeners! We're thrilled to have Ray Vargas join us today. Ray left his corporate job in NYC to start a vacation rental business in New York's gorgeous Hudson Valley. With local roots and a background in hospitality, Ray has built an award-winning company managing over 50 luxury properties. He shares how Home Sweet Hudson was born out of necessity when he couldn't find help managing his vac...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Joanna Asks: I have an opportunity to pick up a property that has a 2-in-1 on it. Would I list both properties together or would people book those separately? I'm just not really sure how that would work out. Thanks to everyone who sub...

Hello listeners! This week, we are highlighting preferred partners who help us operate our successful short-term rental businesses. From hospitality services to insurance providers and data analytics companies, we share behind-the-scenes stories of meeting founders and CEOs of top hosting brands like HostGPo, Hostfully, Breezeway, and PriceLabs.  We explain how each partner solves key challen...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Dori asks:  I had a question about direct bookings and the tools that you use for that. I'm working on a website right now and was wondering if you had any recommendations on how to process online payments or what to use for that,...

Hey there podcast listeners! We've got a fantastic show in store for you today with our special guest Linda Sidhu, the quiz queen who's here to help you turn simple personality quizzes into powerful list-building tools. With her background as a top pharmaceutical sales rep, Linda knows a thing or two about understanding personality types and crafting customized messaging that converts. She took th...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Julie asks: I own a beach condo. Do you have any tips for working with my HOA? I don’t have enough control, awareness, or communication to keep my guests informed of ongoing or future projects. Thanks to everyone who submitted question...

Hello listeners! This week we have real estate investor David Richter joining us, author of the book Profit First for Real Estate Investing. With over 10 years experience and 850 deals under his belt, David is an expert at helping real estate investors actually keep their profits instead of losing them to the endless deal-to-deal cycle. Many of us got into real estate to escape the rat race, but p...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. One listeners asks: Do you provide cleaning supplies such as a small vacuum? Do you recommend making cleaning products available for guests? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear your voice on the show and send a question...

With a keen real-estate acumen and strong sense of purpose, Mina Starsiak Hawk is dedicated to the art and the business of saving old homes — and to an overarching mission of revitalizing entire city neighborhoods, one house at a time. Mina and her mother Karen E Laine star in the HGTV series Good Bones. Daughter Mina, a real estate agent, and mom Karen, a former lawyer, own an Indianapolis-based...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Danielle asks: We discovered that our nightly rate has been set lower than we expected, because of a 10% discount our property management company has been running. How can we make sure if this is best practice, or if we should avoid th...

Bill Allen is the CEO and Owner of 7 Figure Flipping a real estate organization based out of Nashville, TN. He and his team currently flip and wholesale 200+ deals per year in Tennessee and northern Florida, while leading the top house flipping and wholesaling mentoring groups in the nation. Bill began his career as a Naval Officer with 18 years of military experience and discovered through the...

Today, we’re pivoting the feed to spotlight one of our amazing TFVCON contributors, Ashley Nobles! Ashley is our emcee and keynote speaker, educating on all things location rentals. She’s also an interior designer, real estate investor, business coach, and short-term rental superstar. She and her husband, Brett, opened their very first short term rental property in downtown Los Angeles in 201...

At the age of 27, Rachel Richards quit her job and retired. She is now living off $20,000 per month in passive income. Rachel is the bestselling author of “Money Honey” and “Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement.” She built a real estate portfolio of 38 rental units by the age of 26. She makes the topic of money management fun, entertaining, and simple for her 250,000+ millennial followers. ...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Carolyn asks: We’re working on setting up a Parent-Child listing for our Airbnb; can you offer advice on how to arrange access to the bathrooms between 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom listings? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear...

Suzanne Hacker is a former banking executive turned business coach with a rich background in leadership and coaching. Throughout her banking career, she managed 17 locations and supervised 110+ direct/indirect reports, including 15-20 individuals reporting directly to her. Coaching her team members was an essential aspect of her role, and she excelled in overseeing consumer and small business lend...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Vanessa asks: We’re preparing for the total Solar Eclipse which will be visible next April, 2024. Early April is our off-season, but how can we take advantage of this once-in-a-decade event?  Thanks to everyone who submitted quest...