Just three months before my first son was born, I decided it was a great time to quit my job at a furniture store and jump into real estate. I began flipping homes and learned rather quickly it's not as easy to turn a profit as they make it seem on TV. But I was not discouraged because I loved the freedom and invigoration that working for myself brought to me.
I began exploring the STR world and started training myself on the industry through online programs, books, and more. Then I looked for opportunities and boy did I find it! A single apartment in downtown Greenville, SC appeared to be struggling on the Airbnb platform that I found it on. I reached out to the owners for an opportunity to show them what I could do. I threw myself into making that apartment the best short term rental it could be! The 1st month after taking over the property went from $440 in April (owners doing it themselves) to $4,400 with our services.
Then I reached out to some friends, now business partners, about doing the same for their cabin up in PA. We had similar results. That's when things really took off! Five years later, we manage over 80 properties across 14 different states with a team of 15 people!