Ep 311 – AirDNA Economist: Why 6-Bedroom Airbnbs Are Winning (Small Homes Are Dying) | Jamie Lane
🎟️ STR AI SUMMIT — Sept 29–30 | Freedom Factory 35 spots left! Two days building real AI tools WITH us — revenue manager, listing optimizer, bookkeeping + lead gen — installed in your business before you leave. 👉 Grab tickets: strsecrets.com/aisummit2 Jamie Lane, Chief Economist and SVP of Research at AirDNA, sees more short-term rental data than almost anyone on the planet. And right now the data is telling [...]
Ep 310 – 4 Hosts Charged With Homicide Over One Missed Detail. Don’t Be the 5th. | Justin Ford
🎟️ STR AI SUMMIT — Sept 29–30 | Freedom Factory 40 spots left! Two days building real AI tools WITH us — revenue manager, listing optimizer, bookkeeping + lead gen — installed in your business before you leave.👉 Grab tickets: strsecrets.com/aisummit2 Justin is the most trusted safety expert in the short-term rental world. He served in the Coast Guard, spent 15 years as a firefighter, and once ran one of [...]
Ep 309 – Inside the STR Empire Managing 700+ Vacation Homes | Michael Elefante
Michael Elefante didn't set out to build an empire. There was no whiteboard, no master plan — just one short-term rental he bought in 2019 and a willingness to jump before he felt ready. Before real estate, Michael went from working at Dunkin' Donuts after college to climbing the corporate ladder at Google and in outside sales. The income was high, but the travel and hours weren't the life he [...]
Ep 308 – From 0 to 40+ Properties & a Hotel That Pays for His Life | Alex Steeg
If you want to run your STR business on autopilot by a bunch of AI agents then join us for a two day hands on Ai workshop on September 29-30. Register here: level.strsecrets.com/aisummit2 From one duplex to 40+ short-term rentals and a hotel that pays for his whole life — Alex Steeg proves you don't need a real estate background to build real wealth. In this episode, Mike and Mike [...]
Ep 307 – The AI Tools Actually Making STR Operators Money in 2026 | Ryan Lefebvre
Everyone is telling you to build AI tools. Ryan Lefebvre, the AI expert behind the tools at STR Secrets, is telling you to stop. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Mike Sjogren and Mike Reilly to explain why building your own AI is the new shiny object, and why it's quietly killing operators who should be focused on their business instead. Ryan is a former fraud analyst turned pilot [...]
Ep 306 – The Man Who Sold Off Vacasa: Sell Your Airbnb Business NOW — Before The Window Closes! | Jacobie Olin
What is your short term rental management company actually worth? Jacobie Olin sells these companies for a living, around 20 deals a year worth close to 200 million dollars, and in this episode he breaks down exactly how buyers value your business, what multiples they pay, and why most operators are sitting on a lifestyle business instead of a sellable asset. Jacobie is the founder of C2G Advisors and brokered [...]
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