Short term rental investing

Build a short term rental business that pays you to walk away from the W2.

I went from one house hack to five short term rentals grossing $388k a year. Everything I learned is in the guides and analysis tools I sell to operators, and the blog where I documented it all.

Travis, The Young Retiree by 33, standing on a coastal hillside
  • 5Short term rentals owned
  • $388kGross revenue, 2021
  • $110kNet profit, 2021
  • $26kBest single month, net
Products for STR operators

Operator tools, not theory.

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The Young Retiree's Guide to Airbnb Hosting

The complete operating playbook from a five-property Superhost. Over 200 hours of work distilled into one guide.

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  • Analyzing properties and finding the right location
  • Setting up the property and optimizing your Airbnb listing
  • Maximizing revenue with pricing and occupancy strategy
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Most Accurate Way to Analyze a Short Term Rental

The analysis spreadsheet and step-by-step process I use to underwrite every deal.

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  • Stop trusting third-party estimates that miss by thousands a month
  • Project 50th and 75th percentile income for any property
  • Know your cash-on-cash return before you write the offer
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What you'll find here

The unglamorous parts of running Airbnbs.

Deal analysis

Occupancy, nightly rate, and cash-on-cash before you write the offer.

Launch and setup

Furnishing, listing optimization, pricing, and the first 30 days.

Automation

Smart locks, messaging, cleaning teams, and software that runs the show.

Scaling

From one house hack to a portfolio, including the HOA fights and tenant messes.

From the blog

Latest articles

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About MeApril 25, 2021

Reintroduction Post!

Time for a quick reintroduction post! It has been a minute since I have given an update for all the new followers to the account. Here we go. My name is Travis, I am 28 years old, and I am the man…

MoneyMay 26, 2020

Want To Prosper During These Tough Times? Eliminate These Two Things

What if I told you life was pretty simple if you want to become financially independent? Would you believe me? What if I told you by eliminating two things you could exponentially accelerate your path to financial independence? Would you be skeptical and not believe what I am saying? I know I would for sure be skeptical to listen to anyone who told me if I did two things I would be able to become financially free at a much younger age.

Airbnb UpdatesMay 25, 2020

March Airbnb Financial Update - Ol' Faithful

Time for a long overdue set of Financial Updates for each of my properties! I have been investing in short term rental properties for the past almost year now (along with house hacking) and I have tried to document my journey on my Instagram account. It has been a wild time with everything going on, but it is finally time to put all the numbers out there for everyone and anyone who cares to follow.

May 2, 2020

3 Reasons Why You Need Multiple Income Streams

This topic hits hard with everything currently going on in the world we live in today. The COVID epidemic  has created over 30 million Americans who have now filed for unemployment in the last 6…

Who's writing this

Hi, I'm Travis.

Industrial engineer by trade, Airbnb Superhost by obsession. I started this site to hold myself accountable on the road to financial independence, then it turned into a short term rental business. I still document the wins and the mistakes.

"Similar guides from the competition will cost you $2,500 or more. I spent over 200 hours compiling everything from three years as a Superhost. I am not unique. You can do this too."

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