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163. Travel Hacking & Conscious Credit Card Use with Kara Greene May 12, 2022

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We’re all about giving a holistic approach to your short-term rental: looking at the whole picture, from safety, marketing, real estate, and more. And while we’ve touched on all of the things you need to buy for your properties, we haven’t discussed how you can best capitalize on the purchases you make to get the most out of them.

Kara Greene is an influencer on Instagram with over 47 thousand followers. She shares tips and stories from her own personal finance successes over the last 27 years, including being debt free (yes, even her mortgage), saving up for both of her children’s college educations, and redeeming over $87k in travel points over the last ten years. She shares with us some of the simple ways to get started with travel hacking, how to avoid information overwhelm, and approaching credit cards without taking risks.

Resources:

auntkara.com
Instagram: @aunt.kara
Getting Started with Points and Miles Free Webinar (Replay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ONX-GKTLI
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Minoan | Minoan helps short-term rentals and boutique hotels enhance their appeal with their customizable, curated retail platform.

Minoan | Visit MinoanExperience.com and tell them TFV sent you!

Breezeway | Go to breezeway.io/tfv to claim your free implementation when you start a Breezeway account.

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162. Less is More in Luxury Real Estate with Rachel Gainsbrugh May 05, 2022

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Rachel Gainsbrugh went from being a healthcare professional by day to real estate investor by night in the luxury and corporate short-term rental space to taking on real estate full time. Now, she’s passionate about teaching busy professionals how to create a life they won’t want to vacation from – all by investing in luxury vacation rental and ownership investment in the most profitable markets out there. We talk about what luxury means, how to create that luxury experience your guests are looking for, and how to get started purchasing and renting out luxury properties of your own.

Resources:

shorttermgems.com
Instagram: @short.term.gems
Get a list of the top 75 most profitable cities in the US at 75gems.com
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#STRShareSunday: @_theneoncactusretreat_

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Breezeway | Go to breezeway.io/tfv to claim your free implementation when you start a Breezeway account.

Minoan | Minoan helps short-term rentals and boutique hotels enhance their appeal with their customizable, curated retail platform.

Minoan | Visit MinoanExperience.com and tell them TFV sent you!

161. Simplify Ordering & Save on Furnishing Your STR with Minoan Apr 28, 2022

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Shopping for your property never gets old. It’s not just about doing it as quickly or cheaply as possible—it’s about putting a piece of yourself and your style into your short-term rental. But while the shopping experience might be fun, there are plenty of parts that aren’t—from seeing the price tag at the end of it all, to juggling tracking and deliveries across multiple brands, and more.

Marc is a self-proclaimed boutique geek and is passionate about the future of retail. After spending nearly 6 years working at Jet.com (acquired by Walmart), he quickly realized that the best product experiences don't happen on screens or shelves—they happen in real moments of use “in the wild.”

Marc founded Minoan to help hosts create, and capitalize on, rich moments in their homes, save money on everything they need to buy, and spend a fraction of the time on the unsexy things that come along with ordering. Minoan turns your properties into shoppable experiences where guests can order the items they love from your stay, and you make some extra income in the process. We discuss how using Minoan can turn the process of furnishing your rental into a win-win-win for everyone involved.

Resources:

minoanexperience.com
Click here to apply to Minoan: minoanexperience.com/join-us
Instagram: @minoanexperience
Example Minoan shoppable property: https://grun-meadow.minoanexperience.com
Example Minoan shoppable property: https://villakuro.minoanexperience.com/single-space/spaces
Graph: Airbnb vs. Hotel Chains
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160. Making the Short-Term Rental World More Accessible with Lorraine Woodward Apr 20, 2022

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In this episode, we break down the endless opportunities available by making your property as accessible as possible.

Lorraine Woodward is founder and CEO of Becoming RentABLE, a new listing platform where she and her team are aiming to change the way the short-term industry looks and redefine what it means to have a truly accessible STR.

We talk about what makes a property accessible (or not), how much money the industry is missing out on due to inaccessibility, and what it means to people to have access to amazing vacation rentals like yours.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and your mind will be blown.

Resources:

BecomingRentABLE.com
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#STRShareSunday: @welcomesloughfloatinghome

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159. Back to Basics: Fire Alarm 101 with Justin Ford Apr 14, 2022

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It’s been far too long since Justin Ford has been on the show, but don’t worry, he’s going to make up for it. He’s been steeped in the short-term rental industry since his last appearance, and he’s going to share with us all of the trends and themes he’s noticed when it comes to safety. One issue in particular that he keeps seeing is that people still don’t have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their homes, and there’s no excuse for that. In this episode, he shares why fire alarms and CO detectors are so important and what you need to know about them to keep your guests safe.

Resources:

Ring Alarm Smoke & CO Listener
justinford.expert
breezeway.io
breezeway.io/safety-app
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158. Building Successful Digital Marketing Campaigns with Emily Miethner Apr 07, 2022

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Emily Miethner, like many of you, is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on social media, community building, and digital marketing. She’s an award-winning speaker and adjunct professor with over 12 years of experience delivering engaging talks both online and off.

Not only does she specialize in social media, but she’s decoded how it works with short-term rentals as well. In 2021, she opened her first rental property, Kin House, and launched a Catskills / Hudson Valley brand, Getaway Upstate. She’s also the co-founder of Travel Cat, a global seven-figure e-commerce brand.

We talk about how to get started with digital marketing, the best platforms to be on, the campaigns Emily used to see results, and turning one-time guests into repeat customers.

Resources:

getawayupstate.com
Join the Getaway Upstate mailing list for inspiration
Instagram: @getawayupstate
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#STRShareSunday: @carolinawildwood

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157. Learn How Your STR Can Make Dreams Come True with Kisa Heyer Mar 31, 2022

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Do you realize how important you are to your guests, to your community, to your family – and to people you don’t even know? Kisa Heyer, CEO of The Dream Foundation, joins us to talk about the organization's special relationship with Airbnb hosts across the country, the very important role business owners and hosts can play in making dreams come true, and how you can take part in the magic.

Resources:

dreamfoundation.org
Twitter: @dreamfound
Facebook: facebook.com/Dreamfoundation
Instagram: @dream_foundation
Reach out to Dream Foundation’s VP of Programs Barbara Schoch if you’re interested in supporting future dreams: barbara@dreamfoundation.org
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156. Scaling Your Business with Investor Capital with Jeff Brown Mar 24, 2022

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Jeff Brown is here to teach us how to dream big and scale our businesses with investor capital. He’s the co-founder of Loma Homes, a vacation rental brand that specializes in unique themed experiences. He talks about what you need to do to get started looking for investors, the way that will affect your approach to finding properties, his “20% rule” for ensuring revenue, and how to build a portfolio of properties that can be sold at a massive profit.

Resources:

loma-homes.com
Email: jeff@loma-homes.com
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#STRShareSunday: @aframelakeozark

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155. Taking Your Short-Term Rental from Job to Business with Kylan Pimley Mar 17, 2022

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One thing nobody tells you when you start your hosting journey is that you’re going to have to get really, really good at revenue management. Well, scratch that, because we’re going to tell you now – with a little help from a member of our Hosting Business Mastery group, Kylan Pimley! We talk about the moment she realized that this needed to be managed like a business, when they began making the shift from treating it like a job to a company, and how managing short-term rentals requires looking at things through a different lens than a landlord.

Resources:

linktr.ee/gogorgegetaways
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#STRShareSunday: @mihomeaway

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154. Keeping Your STR Business Legally Protected with Scott Brown Mar 10, 2022

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Look, we get it – legal talk isn’t usually the most exciting thing in the world, but Scott Brown, an attorney out of Columbus, Ohio who specializes in intellectual property law for startups and entrepreneurs, keeps things interesting.

He’s been working with us to make sure our business is legally covered and he’s familiar with the greater real estate industry as well. We discuss what you need to know, and more importantly, do, to keep your STR business legally secure.

Resources:

anthonylawllc.com
Visit thanksforvisiting.me/workshop to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop!
#STRShareSunday: @coastalcedarsanctuary

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