Thanks For Visiting

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...

In this episode, we're thrilled to have Sage Nathan, a seasoned hospitality enthusiast and key player at Minoan, as our guest. Sage is a self-proclaimed “boutique geek” with a passion for hospitality. Sage started her career in eCommerce and retail and spent over two years as an omni-channel buyer at Jet.com (later acquired by Walmart in 2016 for $3.3B) where she worked alongside Minoan’s founder,...

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. Nicole asks: There is construction going on right near our two short-term rentals. What do you recommend we do to ensure guests continue to have a great stay even through the construction projects? Thanks to everyone who submitted ques...

We are thrilled to welcome former lawyer turned hotelier, Diya Liu, to the podcast. Diya is a true powerhouse in the real estate and hospitality industry. Drawing from her academic background in chemical engineering and biochemistry, she pursued a legal career in patent litigation. However, her incredible success in reaching $200,000 net rental income with short-term rentals led her to make the co...

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. Ashley asks: How can we be sure that a single bad review doesn’t highly impact our bookings? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear your voice on the show and send a question to Sarah and Annette, visit  Speakpipe.com...

In this special episode, we wanted to give you an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes at Thanks for Visiting. We've received countless inquiries from our listeners, coaches, and members who are curious about not only our property management operations but also how we run Thanks for Visiting itself. That's why we're thrilled to introduce our newest team member, Colleen Prochaska, who rece...

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. Suzanne asks: I’m building a luxury short-term rental that sleeps 16 people. What tips do you have to make sure the entire space – not just the bedrooms – are ready for big groups of guests? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions....

We have heard from you all that you would like a little bit more behind the scenes of what Annette and I get ourselves into, so we’re sharing about our current journey buying 175 acres of land out in Ohio. In this episode, we're going to go over the who, what, when, where, and why of this exciting new project. We share who we are collaborating with for this project and why we believe it’s a good 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. Ingrid from Columbus asks: What is your advice on guests wanting to bring rentals to our property, such as bounce houses and pop-up tents & chairs? What safety issues should we be concerned with? Extra thanks to Justin Ford from Br...

Today you’ll hear from a woman who left behind her corporate career for hosting. While it's hard to do, we've heard that story before. But here's a story you haven't heard; she made it her priority to get 70% direct booking, and in this episode, shares how she did it. Kerri Gibson is a CPA who spent the first 22 years of her career in international technology and development for tax and accounting...

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. This week’s question: What advice and information do you have for hosting pets; specifically dogs? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear your voice on the show and send a question to Sarah and Annette, visit  Speakpi...