Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast
The Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast is dedicated to providing actionable content to help new and seasoned real estate investors launch, automate and scale their Airbnb business and fast track their journey to financial freedom. You can enjoy the podcast and other free resources at www.STRsecrets.com
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From Side Gig to 8-Figure Airbnb Business… and Private Equity Is Calling
<p >We're looking for 10 serious Airbnb operators this month who want to scale past the plateau and build a business they could actually sell one day. </p><p ></p><p >If that's you, apply to the STR Secrets Mastermind here 👉 </p><p >https://api.gostrmarketing.com/widget/form/VxOOgkW3BhQfHjNBpEOd</p><p ></p><p >Matt and Craig (this week's guests) came up through this exact community. They're now at 100 doors with private equity knocking. The right room changes everything. </p><p ></p><p >Spots are limited and we review every application.<br><br><br>Matt Floyd and Craig Gerulski started buy...
He Builds AI for 350,000 Airbnbs. He Says Stop Automating Everything
<p >How do you grow a short term rental or Airbnb management business without losing the human touch that makes guests book in the first place? </p><p >In this episode of the STR Secrets Podcast, Breezeway founder and CEO Jeremy Gall breaks down the real role of AI and automation in vacation rental operations, and why automating everything could quietly kill your business.</p><p ><br>Jeremy has spent 20 years building software for vacation rental operators. He founded FlipKey and grew it into one of the world's largest vacation rental platforms before TripAdvisor acquired it in 2013. Today he runs...
What the #1 Airbnb Property Manager in America Does That You Don't
<p >Most operators hit a wall around 10 or 12 listings. </p><p >Steve and Kimberly Resnick pushed to 44 with just one hire, and it almost broke them.</p><p ><br>Today they run 115 listings in Ocean City, New Jersey with a team of 20+, and AirDNA just ranked HeavenlyRez the #1 property management company in the United States.</p><p ><br>In this episode they share:<br></p>How a neck surgery that left Steve unable to talk pushed him out of corporate for goodWhy they hired twice the people they needed, on purposeThe training method that turned their SOPs into a team...
From 32 to 70 Airbnb homes in 9 Months: What Actually Broke (and What Worked) | Dave Menapace
<p >STR Ai Summit Kicks Off tomorrow, grab your ticket from here:<br>https://level.strsecrets.com/aisummit2</p><p >Dave Menapace is back — and he's got the receipts. In nine months he grew his co-hosting portfolio from 32 to 70 properties under management, and in this episode he breaks down exactly what that kind of growth actually feels like from the inside.</p><p ><br>Mike, Rilley, and Dave dig into the wins (hiring early during "peacetime," never asking your team to do something you won't do yourself, staying flexible without whiplash) and the hard lessons (the missing middle-management layer, why ne...
The Only AI Masterclass Airbnb Hosts Need: Leads, Revenue, and Ad Spying on Autopilot
<p >🚨 The AI Summit is almost sold out — grab your ticket before it's gone:<br>👉 https://level.strsecrets.com/aisummit2<br>Sep 29 & 30 | Salem, MA | $497 | Less than 20 Seats Remaining</p><p ><br>Download the Ad Spying Skill and other resources mentioned in the training from here:</p><p >https://www.strsecrets.com/Autopilotresources</p><p ><br>In this AI masterclass, Ryan and Mike break down the 3 AI systems every short-term rental operator needs to grow their portfolio and maximize revenue — no VAs, no guesswork, just automation.</p><p ><br>What you'll learn:</p><p ><br>🏠 AI Revenue Manager<br>Connect Price Labs to Claud...
AirDNA Economist: Why 6-Bedroom Airbnbs Are Winning (Small Homes Are Dying)
<p >🎟️ STR AI SUMMIT — Sept 29–30 | Freedom Factory</p><p ><br>35 spots left!</p><p ><br>Two days building real AI tools WITH us — revenue manager, listing optimizer, bookkeeping + lead gen — installed in your business before you leave.</p><p ><br>👉 Grab tickets: strsecrets.com/aisummit2</p><p ></p><p >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 a very clear story: the era of the small, basic Airbnb is over.</p><p >In this episode Jamie sits down with Mike Sjogren and Mike...
Wake Up Before It's Too Late: The STR Mistake That's Sending Hosts to Jail | Justin Ford
<p >🎟️ STR AI SUMMIT — Sept 29–30 | Freedom Factory<br>40 spots left!</p><p ><br>Two days building real AI tools WITH us — revenue manager, listing optimizer, bookkeeping + lead gen — installed in your business before you leave.</p><p ><br>👉 Grab tickets: strsecrets.com/aisummit2</p><p ><br>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 the largest vacation rental companies in the country before a safety incident nearly cost him everything. Now he helps operators protect their guests, their businesses, and themselves...
Inside the STR Empire Managing 700+ Vacation Homes with Michael Elefante
<p >🎟️ STR AI SUMMIT 2.0 — Sept 29–30 | Freedom Factory</p><p ><br>50 spots left. Two days building real AI tools WITH us — revenue manager, listing optimizer, bookkeeping + lead gen — installed in your business before you leave.</p><p ><br>👉 Grab tickets: strsecrets.com/aisummit2</p><p ></p><p >Michael Elefante didn't set out to build an empire. There was no whiteboard and no master plan, just one short term rental he bought in 2019 and a willingness to jump before he felt ready.<br><br>Before real estate, Michael went from working at Dunkin' Donuts after college to climbing the corporate ladder at Google and in ou...
From 0 to 40+ Properties & a Hotel That Pays for His Life | Alex Steeg
<p >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. <br></p><p >Register here: level.strsecrets.com/aisummit2</p><p >We are looking for 10 STR operators to find, fund, fix and fill their first hotel, if you want to be one of them, apply here: https://boutiquehotelsecrets.com/</p><p >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 we...
The AI Tools Actually Making STR Operators Money in 2026 | Ryan Lefebvre
<p >🎟️ STR AI SUMMIT — Sept 29–30 | Freedom Factory<br>100 spots only (sold out in 4 weeks last time).<br>Two days building real AI tools WITH us — revenue manager, listing optimizer, bookkeeping + lead gen — installed in your business before you leave.<br>👉 Grab tickets: strsecrets.com/aisummit2<br>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━<br>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.<br>Ryan is a...
