Wil Slickers, a former Marriott employee, has turned into a short-term rental guru (and our podcast producer). He began his journey by utilizing his parents' 2 bed 2 bath apartment above their garage as his first rental property. Through his experience working at Marriott, Wil established a baseline for what makes a good guest experience.[...]

Today we're back with Mariah Kamei and Jamie Lane, and they’re diving into the latest economic report and what it means for the future. As we all know, inflation has been a hot topic in the past year, and the latest report shows that it went down by 0.1% MoM. This is the first time[...]

This is a can’t-miss episode to hear the TLDR on all of the major economic reports that were recently released. Mariah and Jamie provide a detailed analysis of economic reports by Oxford Economics, Moody's, and more. They dive into how they relate to the hospitality industry, specifically short-term rentals. Jamie sees similar trends in other[...]

This is a can’t-miss episode to hear the TLDR on all of the major economic reports that were recently released. Mariah and Jamie provide a detailed analysis of economic reports by Oxford Economics, Moody's, and more. They dive into how they relate to the hospitality industry, specifically short-term rentals. Jamie sees similar trends in other[...]

Many people believe that you must be experienced or have a large income to invest in real estate. When in reality, you have to have a strategy. That’s exactly what Adam Nelson did we he dove head first into investing while he was working his 9-5. He had a checklist of different types of real[...]

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Head of Acquisitions at Techvestor, Taylor Jones, to walk us through the process of acquiring short-term rentals at scale! Taylor tells us how they filter out markets by using the price-to-rent ratio. Taylor then walks us through how they narrow down which properties will perform the best[...]

What areas are seeing the highest amount of demand? Two hundred fifty thousand new jobs were added in November; does that mean there is a smaller chance of a recession? Are ADRs going up or down? Are people still buying second homes when the interest rates are this high? This week we answer all these[...]

As 2022 comes to a close, many economic forecasters are predicting at least a mild recession in 2023. Yet data shows that the #vacationrental industry has more cause to stay optimistic than despair. This month, VP of Research Jamie Lane joins VP of Marketing Mariah Kamei to provide data-driven insights to help you prepare your[...]

This week we sat down with Jaren Sustar (JD), the man behind the hat, the finance cowboy, and someone who has a very interesting success story in the short-term rental world. He has an amazing work ethic and he believes that this what one of the keys to being a successful serial entrepreneur. He has[...]

This week Mariah sits down with Tim Hubbard, the founder, and CEO of Midtown Stays. He walks us through how he scaled his STR business to a property management company. He talks about always having a backup plan when purchasing real estate. Learn what the biggest fail is as an Airbnb host, how to navigate[...]

Jamie Lane, VP of Research, and Mariah Kamei, VP of Marketing, share implications for hosts and guests in the aftermath of many Airbnb updates. In addition to posting really strong Q3 financial reports, with 29% revenue growth year-over-year, the company also shared a slurry of updates in their Winter Release. Airbnb solidified its commitment to[...]

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Co-Founder and CEO of Placemakr, Jason Fudin, and they walk through Placemakr’s multiple business models. Placemakr has a future-focused model and a few different strategies on how they plan to get there. From pop-up hotels to short-term rentals to mid-term rentals and more, Placemakr is adapting to[...]

From college to working in tech to then pivoting to real estate, Jonathan’s STR journey has been a wild one, and after this episode, you’ll want to dive head-first into starting your first short-term rental (STR) too. Jonathan Farber joins us this week to dive deeper into what it takes to own, scale, and improve[...]

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Founder and CEO of Vector Travel, Mickey Kropf to unveil how a niche business model has driven so much success! Mickey walks us through the ups and downs of owning and scaling an STR management company. He also explains how you need to be flexible when working[...]

We’re here to answer the question everyone is asking, is the AirbnBUST really happening? Are bookings down? What about occupancy? How do hotels and STRs size up to each other? Is revenue management actually important? This month, VP of Research, Jamie Lane joins VP of Marketing, Mariah Kamei to provide data-driven answers to these questions[...]

From owning, to arbitraging, to co-hosting, he has dabbled in it all. On this week’s episode, Mariah sits down with our first guest, Braydon Ross, to talk about what it takes to start your very own short-term rental business.  Braydon started his career by going to University and quickly realized that path wasn’t for him.[...]

If we go into a recession, will it be as bad as prior ones? Will the hospitality industry take a hit? Should you be investing in real estate right now? Is the latest news from the Federal Reserve keeping you up at night? You’re not alone. In our first-ever episode of the STR Data Lab, Mariah Kamei[...]

Welcome to the STR Data Lab by AirDNA! Whether you're on your first property or your 100th, you need the right market data to start and scale your short-term rental business. Enter travel economist and data gangster Jamie Lane and his sidekick Mariah Kamei. Tune in to get the real story and trusted insights behind[...]