Why We Added Another Short Term Rental After Downsizing
January 19, 2026 | 2.5 Minute Read It’s been about four years since we launched our first short-term rental on Airbnb and VRBO, and in that time, I’ve learned more than I ever expected. Short-term rentals are not passive income. They are operational businesses, and without strong systems, they will expose every weakness in your […]
How We Turned Five Rentals Into a Six Figure Profit Machine
January 12, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I broke down the performance of my two personally owned short-term rentals and how they generated $95,000 in gross income in 2025. In this article, I want to shift the focus to how our company-owned portfolio of five short-term rentals (STRs) performed over the same period. […]
Two Section 8 Rentals → Airbnb’s = $95,000
January 5, 2026 | 3 Minute Read As many of you know, we’ve been operating short-term rentals (Airbnb) since April 2022. At our peak, we scaled to 18 properties. Today, we operate eight, with a ninth set to launch hopefully later this week. The reasons we cut our portfolio in half deserve their own article, […]
Our Secret to Being Airbnb Super hosts
November 3, 2025 | 4 Minute Read We’ve been running short-term rentals for almost four years now, and the journey has been nothing short of educational. At one point, we scaled up to 16 doors. Today, we’ve streamlined our portfolio to a core group of eight high-performing properties—the ones that consistently deliver the best results. […]
Rental Arbitrage: When The Numbers Don’t Work
October 27, 2025 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week brought an interesting opportunity. A local investor contacted me—she’s relocating to Europe and asked if I could lease her short-term rental for $1,275 per month. This would be using the rental arbitrage strategy. The property is a fully renovated, nicely furnished three-bedroom, one-bath home. But first, […]
My Week of Chaos Running Short-Term Rentals
October 13, 2025 | 3 Minute Read The past week has been interesting, to say the least, for our short-term rentals. Right now, we’re operating eight properties—down from sixteen when we first started. Why the Reduction Simply put, some of the properties weren’t performing to our expectations. While they were still profitable, the returns didn’t […]
What Running Airbnbs for 3 Years Taught Me
September 8, 2025 | 3 Minute Read After three years of running multiple short term rentals, I’ve learned a lot. This business isn’t as passive as many people make it out to be—but it can be extremely rewarding if you learn to adapt, systematize, and stay disciplined. I’ve learned along the way of owning and […]
How I Keep My Airbnb’s Booked During the Slow Season
August 18, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When we launched our first Airbnb in Birmingham, Alabama back in early 2022, I had a realization: Birmingham isn’t a vacation market—it’s a necessity market. What do I mean by that? Travelers don’t come here to sip piña coladas on the beach. They come because they need to—for […]
We Are Shifting Our Short Term Rental Strategy
March 25, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When we launched our first short-term rental (STR) in early 2022, we were excited by the potential for higher income. Our thought was simple: why not convert several of our long-term rental properties into STRs? As long as we could net at least $200 per month—similar to what […]
Why I Refinanced My Airbnb
March 3, 2025 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I completed a refinance on one of my short-term rentals (Airbnb). I had owned the property free and clear for nine years. For the first seven years, I rented it to two different Section 8 tenants. Since there was no mortgage, my cash flow averaged around […]