I stumbled into short-term rental hosting in 2018. I bought a small fishing cabin in the Shenandoah Valley. My wife and I slowly fixed it up and enjoyed it on weekends with our son. We talked about renting it out, but thought it would be too much work for too little money. Boy were we wrong!

First a friend or two borrowed our little cabin, than another friend, and then friends of friends asked to use it. When complete strangers were asking about our cabin, I finally (and skeptically) listed it on Airbnb. It booked liked crazy! Every single weekend booked since we listed it!

I'm an entrepreneur, so numbers like that caught my attention. I started testing business methodology on my Airbnb listing and recording my research. Then, I lost my job when the company I worked for was sold. I was 48, unemployed and at a career crossroads. I felt too old to start something new like Airbnb investing. Could I take the risk? If I failed we would burn through our savings and worst case scenario lose our home and not be able to afford groceries.

Then I had my ah-ha moment. I realized that it wouldn't take many Airbnb investments to cover our monthly expenses. So, I took the plunge and invested in 2 more Airbnb properties. We sarted making $13,000 monthly! After adding more investments to our portfolio over the years we are now grossing $1 Million a year!

Then I had my ah-ha moment. I realized that it wouldn't take many Airbnb investments to cover our monthly expenses. So, I took the plunge and invested in 2 more Airbnb properties. We-tarted making $13,000 monthly! After adding more investments to our portfolio over the years we are now grossing $1 Million a year!

Building our portfolio allowed me to continue to hone my understanding of the Occupancy Equation. I'm now at 85-90% occupany year-round. My short-term rental properties generate 2-3 times greater returns than long term rentals!

The friends who would ask to use our cabin and learned it was booked for the next 3 months started asking how much money we were making, and what my "secret sauce" was. I coached my business partner into buying his first Airbnb investment adn building it into the top listing in his area. Then I mentored another friend, and another, and yet another - proving that my approach can put any listing at the top of Airbnb search results.

Airbnb coaching helped me apply my expertise and methodology to new markets. I was able to help people purchase second homes that covered their primary mortgages and created cash flow! In this process I discovered a new passion.

I love coaching other people to find financial freedom through short-term rental investing! I get deep joy from talking to new clients, understanding their goals, researching their market, and guiding them through the process of ivnesting to create cash flow that leads to financial freedom. That is how I became the host coach!