The Hideaways Show

Jordan, another host here at Build Your Hideaway, walks us through his most recent acquisition of an A-frame. From closing issues to appraisal gaps, Jordan’s story covers many issues that you could face as an STR investor. Be sure to listen all the way through as towards the end of the episode Jordan opens up about the numbers and investment metrics for this property!  If you like what you hear, g...

Welcome to today's episode of Behind The Curtain, where we go through: The basics of email marketing Expect the unexpected, even with a brand new property The key elements to story telling How you can use story telling to grow your STR brand Join the facebook group we mentioned here!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildyourhideaway Link to the calls: https://www.buildyourhideaway.com/weeklyc...

Welcome to today's episode of Behind The Curtain, where we go through: The downfall of VRBO Why you should shoot your shot with big names How one connection can make all the difference Join the facebook group we mentioned here!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildyourhideaway Mikes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matmiike/   Jordans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkholmes_rei/   B...

Welcome to today's episode of Behind The Curtain, where we go through: Why you should document EVERYTHING A tip on how to get higher occupancy Mike’s experiments with trying to achieve better occupancy rates And what the most important metric you should look at for your short-term rental?  Join the facebook group we mentioned here!: https://www.facebook.com/share/LptXPbEhj7LUzBrz/   Mikes Inst...

Thanks for listening to another episode of ‘Behind The Curtain’ Where Brett, Jordan and Mike talk all things short-term rentals.  In this episode they talk about: Should you share your service professionals How to embrace competition How bartending teaches you to be a better host The value of real estate agents Mikes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matmiike/   Jordans Instagram: https://www.i...

Braden (or known as the adventure investor) is a business owner and Airbnb operator out of Gunnison Colorado. Braden has extensive experience with hospitality and business operations, giving him a unique insight into running an Airbnb business. Today Braden and Brett sat down to talk about his new Airbnb in Gunnison and the story behind it. Throughout the story Braden shared his expertise and expe...

Thanks for listening to another episode of ‘Behind The Curtain’ Where Brett, Jordan and Mike talk all things short-term rentals.  In this episode they talk about: Always go above and beyond Doing the bare minimum is actually hurting you What happens when automations fail A nightmare guest story… Why you should not invest in water markets Mikes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matmiike/   Jorda...

Today I had a great conversation with Dustin Baker. Dustin started putting out videos about how to market your hospitality experience, specializing with vacation rentals and Airbnb.  Today Dustin gives us the ultimate guide on how to manage your listing and what you should be optimizing for. Staying on top of the trends and understanding the algorithm is Dustin’s specialty. Not only does he dive d...

Mike is the property/experience manager for all of our units at the hideaways, and today he talks about how to provide a unique experience while operating so many at a time. Every operator who wants to scale has or will run into this issue, and Mike shared with us how he battled and solved many of the problems during this period.  If you are curious about anything we talked about on today's sh...

Thank you for watching this episode of Behind the Curtain. Where Mike, Jordan and Brett talk all things Short-term rentals and give an inside look into what it’s like running The Hideaways.  Today they talk about: What is a “hut” home The difference between great guest and bad guests How certain rentals attract better guests You shouldn’t do everything yourself How to properly outsource Mikes Inst...

Meet Chad Ludeman, Founder of Stay Lokal. A boutique hospitality brand that owns rentals and hotels along the Pennsylvania & New Jersey area. Chad and I got to talk all things branding today and if it is really worth it for your rental. Chad explains how to make your brand unique and cut through the crowd, as well as how to establish a professional brand that will drive higher nightly rates. ...

Thank you for watching this episode of Behind the Curtain. Where Mike, Jordan and Brett talk all things Short-term rentals and give an inside look into what it’s like running The Hideaways.  Today they talk about: Why real estate investors should NOT buy an Airbnb How much effort furnishing a new property really is… When to you replace furniture in your rental How to budget for new furniture and r...

Meet Allen Meringolo, an entrepreneur out of New Hampshire who is shaping the future of the STR industry by creating his own unique stay experience.  Allen is also a serial entrepreneur owning not only STRs, but also multifamily, and a home services business. In this episode he gives incredible insight into what it takes to run this type of business from a unique lens from the home services busine...

Thank you for watching this episode of Behind the Curtain. Where Mike, Jordan and Brett talk all things Short-term rentals and give an inside look into what it’s like running the hideaways.  Today they talk about: Why Jordan Loves content creators The duality between passive vs. active investing in the STR space And why you should never put a rental close to Disney world What people are going to t...

Meet Dennis, the founder of Cobos CoHosting Group. In this episode Dennis walks us through his journey in the Airbnb world through the lens of a co-host. Dennis walks us through what it was like starting his Co-hosting business and how you can best utilize one for your property. If you have ever wondered about how a co-host operates or if you should use one, this is the episode for you.  Dennis ta...

Meet Jordan, a Iowa native who built an impressive Short Term rental business while balancing the needs of family, and a W-2 job. His first property was in Texas and he chose to self manage (while living in Iowa) and in this episode he tells all. From cleaner issues to seeing crazy things on his porch camera, Jordan walks us through his journey.  Jordan talks about: His first ever rental The hard...

Meet Mike, a serial entrepreneur who sold his marketing company in late 2023 so he could build a short-term rental empire. From living in an RV to scaling his portfolio to over 15 units, Mike has done it all. In this episode, he gives great insight into the process of scaling a larger portfolio, how he manages his properties while living in an RV thousands of miles away, and so much more. Mike tal...