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So tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and your background?
how did you get started in short-term vacation rentals?
Tell us about your properties?   are you handy?  How important is it to be handy, and hands-on with your properties?
Who are your guests?
allow pets or not?
Your photos are gorgeous, guessing you have these taken professionally?
Tell us about your take on Hospitality?
Was becoming a super host important to you from the beginning?
How were your first few guest experiences?
Cleaners and Laundry?
Besides Airbnb are you anywhere else?  Vrbo?  Booking.com?  etc..
do you use any software to help run your business?
Are you completely self-managing your rentals?
Have you ever thought about managing other people's properties?
What are your future goals?
Anything else we haven't touched on that you feel our listeners could learn from?
What's the best place if someone is looking to reach out to you to do so?

www.slaytheshortstay.com.

So tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and your background?
how did you get started in short-term vacation rentals?
Mortgage brokers, I would think gives you an advantage just knowing the numbers inside and out, is there a lesson here for investors or someone who is looking to purchase their first STR?
Tell us about your properties?  I know your second and now third properties are renovations of historic homes, was this intentional?  are you guys handy?  do you contract out all the work?
Your photos are gorgeous, guessing you have these taken professionally?
Tell us about your take on Hospitality?
Was becoming a super host important to you from the beginning?
How were your first few guest experiences?
Cleaners and Laundry?
Besides Airbnb are you anywhere else?  Vrbo?  Booking.com?  etc..
I see you use Your Porter App for software, do you use any other software to help run your business?
Are you completely self-managing your rentals?
What are your future goals?
Anything else we haven't touched on that you feel our listeners could learn from?
What's the best place if someone is looking to reach out to you to do so?

To learn more about Johnston Escapes, go to their Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/johnston.escapes/

This episode is simply one of our best, Ashley is an amazing woman with a great story.  She does it all, she owns and manages over 25 properties, she is a third-generation general contractor, she slept on an air mattress after moving to Charlotte North Carolina until she house hacked her first property, while she BRRRR it.  She explains how she did it and so much more.


So tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and your background?
how did you get started in short-term vacation rentals?
You own a few, manage 20 or so, and design which on the design side is how I found you on Instagram.    Are you a one-woman show?  Or do you have a team?
You said you started with flipping properties, is it just like we watch on HGTV?  Is this a good strategy for someone to get into real estate?
You said you house hacked, can you explain this?  Is this the best way to get into real estate in your opinion?
Tell us about your take on Hospitality?
Was becoming a super host important to you from the beginning?
How were your first few guest experiences?
In reading your reviews it was brought up that you did a great job with communication.  How do you handle guest communication?  Do you use any outside software?
Cleaners and Laundry?
Besides Airbnb are you anywhere else?  Vrbo?  Booking.com?  etc..
Can someone direct book?
Do you use software to help run your business?
You self manage it do you think anyone and everyone should do this?
What are your future goals?
Anything else we haven't touched on that you feel our listeners could learn from?
What's the best place if someone is looking to reach out to you to do so?

The best place to find out more about Ashley Class is on Instagram at:  https://www.instagram.com/built.with.class/

Jesi from Nerdy Retreats


So tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and your background?  
let's start with your name nerdy retreat?  Where or how did this come about?
how did you get started in short-term vacation rentals?
Explain your properties?  How many do you currently manage?
I found you on Instagram and I love your photos, it really gets the user to experience who you are, and what your space is all about.  You are really about experiencing Atlanta like a local.
One of your reviews states..."Amazing weekend! We were blown away by how cute and clean the space was, how helpful the hosts were, how friendly the neighbors were and how much there was to do both on location and in surrounding areas! We totally could have stayed there all day but were happy to explore as well. Sleep was great, the weather was perfect and we were so sad when it was time to go!"
Jesi was an amazing, by far the best host that I’ve ever experienced. She was very kind and responded fast I felt safe at the location and it was so beautiful. These pictures don’t justify how amazing the place was down to the cleanliness and little house decorations. She had things for me to eat and snack on it was just so welcoming!! Every time I am in Atlanta this will definitely be the place I book with. I honestly did not want to leave if I could have stayed there forever I would lol overall the trip was amazing and the home was the cherry on top. Don’t even read further in the reviews because I am telling you now this is a spot that you should book. 10/10 ❤️❤️❤️
Tell us about your take on Hospitality?
Was becoming a super host important to you from the beginning?  You're a 9X super-host which is awesome.
What are your keys to being a successful super host?
How were your first few guest experiences?
In reading your reviews it was brought up that you did a great job with communication.  How do you handle guest communication?  Do you use any outside software?
Cleaners and Laundry?
Besides Airbnb are you anywhere else?  Vrbo?  Booking.com?  etc..
Can someone direct book?
Do you use software to help run your business?
What are your future goals?
Anything else we haven't touched on that you feel our listeners could learn from?
What's the best place if someone is looking to reach out to you.

INSTAGRAM AT https://www.instagram.com/nerdy.retreat/

     Chantal from #tinystays in Ontario Canada tells her amazing story coming from losing her leg in a tragic motorcycle accident to becoming a para-Olympian and competing in the Rio Olympic games in volleyball.  Never had played volleyball in her life.  She shows amazing resilience and after retiring from the Olympics, went off to school and after deciding to purchase a home to live in while going to school, she decided to rehab and live in the basement and rent out the main floor.

     A chance meeting with a stranger in Home Depot leads to the idea of starting her Airbnb journey, and the rest is an exciting tale that leads to her now fabulous tiny homestays.  Below is our outline of what we talked about, minus all of our tangents.


In your ABOUT SECTION, it states
We are avid travelers and frequent Airbnb users, that have grown to fall deeply in love with the industry to eventually be able to have our own Airbnb. We have poured our hearts into our home and hope to give others the experience we wish to have.
how did you get started in short-term vacation rentals?
Explain your property?
Tell us about your take on Hospitality?
I found you on Instagram and I love your photos, it really gets the user to experience who you are, and what your space is all about.
294 reviews since 2016 and a rating of 4.94 overall, AWESOME!!
One of your reviews states..."Amazing weekend! We were blown away by how cute and clean the space was, how helpful the hosts were, how friendly the neighbors were and how much there was to do both on location and in surrounding areas! We totally could have stayed there all day but were happy to explore as well. Sleep was great, the weather was perfect and we were so sad when it was time to go!"
Was becoming a super host important to you from the beginning?
How were your first few guest experiences?
In reading your reviews it was brought up that you did a great job with communication.  How do you handle guest communication?  Do you use any outside software?
Cleaners and Laundry?
Besides Airbnb are you anywhere else?  Vrbo?  Booking.com?  etc..
Can someone direct book?
Do you use software to help run your business?
You self manage it do you think anyone and everyone should do this?
What are your future goals?
Anything else we haven't touched on that you feel our listeners could learn from?
What's the best place if someone is looking to reach out to you to do so?

The best way to learn more about Chantal is to follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tinystays_/

Ashley talks about how it all started for her and Phillip who were dating and in their early twenty's.
Phillip and Ashley went to a family Christmas party and had his relative who was a real estate agent tell him about his Airbnb and said you should do this too.
Phillip a true entrepreneur at heart jumped on the idea, not only did he buy one, he left his job which he really wasn't happy with, and started his own construction company.
Ashley was all things decor and Airbnb, she went to work figuring out how to make this become successful, so successful they are 9X super host.  Her passion for the guest experience which she learned from her job at PF Chang's restaurant carried her through being an amazing host.  
Learn how she makes her properties unique with a push pin map, beer cap game, and a secret photo booth.
Learn about how she uses social media, specifically Instagram and Tik Tok to drive business for Phillips remodeling business as well as there Airbnb business.
We talk briefly about the "FIRE" movement, financial independence retire early, what they are focused on to get there.
What's next, cabin?  beach house?  The sky is the limit for these young entrepreneurs.
Her advice to anyone of any age listening, JUST GO FOR IT.
Here are all the links mentioned in the episode.

Etsy- https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChapiCreations

Tiktok- @peachstatepad

IG- @peachstatepad

Philip's IG- @Philsremodeling

Tiktok- @Philsremodeling