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A very special guest on the podcast, Kathi Lipp. Dr. Vickie: The main reason I wanted you to have to have you on the podcast today is because you are an expert on connection and social connectedness is such a part of lifestyle medicine and so many people struggle with loneliness. Kathi: I'm going to be totally honest with you. It's something that Roger, my husband, and I have struggled with up here. And we've had to be super intentional about it. So, even though I may be an expert on it, it means I still have to work at it. Dr. Vickie: Well, most people who are an expert on something have had to work through it themselves, right?  But set the scene about the red house first of all. Can you just let our listeners know what it's like to be there, to live there, and how you came up with the idea for your newest book, which is Sabbath Soup. Kathi: So several years ago, Roger and I, we love to go to the mountains to kind of get away and to write and to work and do all of that kind of stuff. And we started praying about, could we get a little tiny cabin in the woods that for us to be able to do that? And then, as dreams often do, it got out of control the and we ended up buying the house with the intent of living in San Jose, and going coming to the mountains, Airbnbing this place, and then also doing writer's retreat. Well, every time we came here, we didn't want to leave. So we eventually sold our house in San Jose and moved up here full time. only And so we have a much bigger house than we could ever use, but we're able to use it in different ways like the retreats and we can have guests here. We've had people who have been in the midst of a crisis come and stay with us. So the house gets used in ways that we never imagined. And the we just feel very lucky that we get to live here Dr. Vickie: How far away is your nearest  neighbor?  Kathi: It's about a 20 to 25 minute walk depending on who's doing the walking. We've had to make really deliberate attempts to be able to be connected with people.  Dr. Vickie: So many people do struggle with connection and loneliness, and they're like, well it's hard for me because, and it was hard for you because, but you found a way to overcome that, and a lot of it revolved around meals. Kathi: We had the Caldor fire come through our county and we we only lost two acres and it didn't touch our home But one of the reasons that our home was saved was because of the volunteer firefighters who live on both sides of us. All those firefighters are living together, sleeping together, eating together Well, this was at the height of the covid pandemic, and Paul got covid and was in the intensive care unit. It was really really bad. When he got out I'm like, "Could I bring you some soup?" and come to find out, If I didn't bring him soup, he was going home to Lunchables. That's what he eats. So I said, Oh, we can do better than that. So we've just started to bring him meals every week.  I'm used to cooking for six, Vickie, we were a blended family of six and you don't lose those muscles really quickly when you're cooking for a crowd. And so, we bring him meals. And just yesterday way we brought Nancy and Patrick meals because they're going through  a health crisis. And we just show up with food and it takes one burden off of them and is a very, low and easy connection point for people.  Dr. Vickie: And I think people associate soup with health. I asked my listeners on Facebook this week, what's your comfort food? And so many people said soup. You've got chicken soup, but there's so many other soups and, I got to feast on them when I was there and it just makes you feel warm inside and it's a big pot that you share with people. There's so much about soup that just screams connection. Kathi: It really does. And, you know, I found that the easiest way to reach out to somebody, a neighbor, a friend, a coworker is to just say this simple line, I made too much soup. Can I bring some over? And it's such a low risk way of reaching out. And it's also a low risk way of receiving Because I think we're very hesitant to receive from strangers, or, even people we don't know really well, because it's like, what are they going to want from me? Are they gonna, you know, are they going to try to recruit me for their multilevel marketing system or their religion? And to just say, no, I just care about you. And soup's a really easy way of doing that.   Dr. Vickie: Well us a little bit more about Sabbath soup. Kathi: So, you know, Roger and I have really been on a journey. I think when you kind of pull away from some of the hustle, I mean, we, we're from Silicon Valley, so hustle was built into what we were doing. And when you kind of pull away from that, you start to see, maybe I haven't had some of the healthiest habit. As you know, I've been on  a  weight journey and a food journey, and those have been going really well. But a couple of things that I was not doing great at, rest and stress management. You can go live in the middle of the forest, like Roger and I do. is And if you're not intentional about those things, they can continue to be not great for you. So we really got intentional on about Sabbath, about saying, "Hey there's this day set aside for rest." And, you can't just say, "Oh, we're resting on Sunday. Everything  stops." People still want to eat. It's very annoying. And so to spend a little bit of each day preparing since so that Sunday can be taken off. And the reason it's soup is because if you make a soup on Friday or Saturday, one, it's the easiest thing in the world to reheat and two, soup tastes better. Then after a couple of days, it just does. So that's why we got into the habit of having soup on Sundays. Dr. Vickie: So  that's your routine every Sunday. Kathi: And here's the beautiful thing for those of us who are overwhelmed. Vickie, If you say I'm having soup on Sunday, your decisions go from infinity to about 25. Most of us know of about 25 soups that we like and we could make. Soup is pretty simple to make and if you are overwhelmed by decision making just saying, okay, Sunday soup and then I add a salad, even if it's a bag salad. I don't care if your soup needs to come from Costco or the grocery store. Do what you need to do. There are a lot of busy people who are like, I can't even think about cooking. If you just make the decision soup, the next time you go to the store, you pick up a couple of containers, you're buying yourself some pre decision. Taking away some anxiety about what am I going to feed these people or myself?  Dr. Vickie: That's so good because you've mentioned so many pillars of lifestyle medicine, rest and stress management. And I mentioned that this is all part of social connectedness, but also nutrition. And I have to tell you what I did the other day, I did not want to go to the grocery store. I had been traveling a lot and came home and I didn't have a lot of groceries and I literally went into the pantry and found what I could find in the pantry and in the freezer. And I threw it all in a big pot with some vegetable broth. And I made a bean and corn and fire roasted tomatoes. And I put my secret ingredient that my husband really loves and that's just a little bit of cloves. Cloves and beans. That's my secret. And he loved it and I took some leftovers to my mom.  so, you're right, it goes, I mean who makes soup for two? Kathi: You really don't.  There are so many things I want to respond to there. One, wouldn't we agree that for so many people in North America, one of the biggest stressors is finances  and soup is such a beautiful way of using up those odds and ends. Beans are so inexpensive and I'm going to try your cloves because I can taste that in my mouth right now. The beans and the cloves. That's amazing. I love it. Because also I like some cinnamon with beans. I love soup because it's very easy to make a big batch of, it's so easy to share like you did with your mom, it's so easy to freeze. love these things called super cubes, S O U P E R cubes. They are just silicone molds to freeze portions of soup. And we call that homesteader fast food where you can just pop out one of those cubes, that heat up in the microwave and you've got lunch. And, I think about it like this, every once in a while we like to go to fast food. We're Americans. We like to do that. But for the 2 of us to go to fast food is 30 dollars, which is nice for a treat. But leftover soup is pretty much free. And so economically, nutritionally, and community wise. It works on all levels.  Dr. Vickie: It really does. Beans in particular are so high in fiber, so high in protein, and they're inexpensive. You can do them out of a can, and they're almost just as healthy as they are any other way. You've gotta watch the sodium content. But also, you can do them in the Instant Pot, and you don't have to soak them overnight and do all that Kathi: They are very blue zone. They are very, very blue zone.  Dr. Vickie: Yes, they are. Well, what's your favorite soup recipe in the new book Sabbath Soup? Do you have one? Because I do. Kathi: Okay, when I  want to be a little decadent, the tomato and gin soup, That's  my favorite. Everybody loves it. What's yours?  Dr. Vickie: Same. It was so good, I love it. And like I said, that would be for a sort of a treat occasion, but I love tomato soup anyway. And that tomato soup recipe was delicious.  Kathi: Okay, Vickie, the next time you need a treat and you want to double up on your treat, there's no more classic combination of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, right? Which has nothing redeeming about it. Let's just be super honest, except joy. And in the book, I have a recipe for Cuban sandwiches. That's like a grilled cheese sandwich on steroids. It's so, so, so good. So if you, if you want something kind of decadent, it's a real crowd pleaser.  Dr. Vickie: That's awesome. And I love a pickle with my grilled cheese sandwich. Kathi: That's that's what the Cuban sandwich is all about is the pickle.   Dr. Vickie: Well, I want our listeners to know all about your book and where they can find you and the book because it is a gorgeous book and it is full of so many good recipes.  Kathi: They really did a beautiful job on it. So if you go to SabbathSoup. com, we have a lot of little gifties there for you, some menu plans, some other bonuses you can do, but you can buy Sabbath Soup at Amazon and any place you love to buy books. You can buy it there. It's available everywhere.  Dr. Vickie I will put the link to your website and all of the links to that. so much. In the show notes, because I know people are going to want to check that out. But I, I love the, just the connection that's involved with, with food and with soup in particular, Kathi: You know, I always think about it this way, Vickie, I've never been fed without feeling love. I did an interview yesterday and they talked to us about how God created us with the need for food. God didn't need to do that, but God is invested in our connection and our joy and that's what food does.  Dr. Vickie: That's so true. And, and I think eating a meal without someone to share it with,  magnifies loneliness. I went through a season of singleness and I said, I ate a dinner for one at a table for 10. It just magnifies the fact that you're alone. And my father passed away about three years ago. And so my mom's had to eat her meals alone and it's difficult for her to go to the table and do that. So that's why I take her my leftovers, but how beautiful that just to show up at your neighbor's door and say, Hey, I made too much soup. And would you like to have some? I love that. Kathi: Yeah. And I love what you said there. Show up. Don't ask, what can I do? Just say, Hey, I made you some soup. What time can I bring it over? That works for you? It's such a different because nobody wants to put anybody else out. But when you say it's already done, it brings, it brings a different level of connectedness. Dr. Vickie: You're absolutely right.  And even better, stay with them. I remember when I was sick and people would bring me meals and a lot of times it wasn't anything I could eat. The prednisone made me diabetic and I had to be very, very careful what I ate and I'm sort of a health nut anyway, so I was careful about what I ate, but what I really wanted was for them to stay and visit. It's not something that you drop off on the doorstep and ring the doorbell and run away. If you can stay and visit that, that's the, that's the decadent cream on top. Kathi: Yeah, and I think asking. Roger went to visit our neighbors yesterday and there was a nurse there and it just wasn't a great time. So, Roger said, I'm going to call you later to find out when a good time would be. You're there to serve somebody's needs. And that is the deep connection - seeing that need. And it's such a gift to the receiver to let them know, even if now doesn't work, later on will, and we're going to be back. We're in this for the long haul. If you can just make a decision for one day a week in advance what you're going to eat and one, make it a little special and two make it easy on yourself. It's going to create a rhythm in your life that is going to be life giving.  Dr. Vickie: My husband thrives on a rhythm like that. And so we do the same thing every Friday night and the same thing every Sunday night. It's just relaxing to me because we don't have to talk about it. We don't have to decide anything. We don't have to plan anything. We know what we're doing.  There are tons of recipes in this book. It's a beautiful book just to even have sitting in your kitchen. So thank you so much for being here.  Kathi: Vickie, it's such an honor to see everything you've started with this podcast and now to be a guest, it just feels like such a full circle moment and I'm so proud of you and I love what you're doing to serve your community. It's, it's just awe inspiring. Dr. Vickie: Well, thank you so much. It was great having you.     RESOURCES (may contain affiliate links): Kathi Lipp Website Sabbath Soup Website Souper Cubes Sign up to receive podcasts by email

Downsizing after a divorce was painful but financially smart. I decided to house hack, opening my Victorian Brooklyn brownstone to Airbnb guests and hoping to bring life to my cash-starved bank account and a spark to my stately home.  Well, I got more sparks than I bargained for.  Keep reading the article here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/my-tenants-were-airbnbing-my-apartment-without-me-knowing Subscribe to the BiggerPockets Channel for the best real estate investing education online! Become a member of the BiggerPockets community of real estate investors - https://www.biggerpockets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Towhey fills in. Is Mark a heartless SOB for his TTC take? Airbnb = Affordability secret? Should a drunk canoeist be charged? Touchdowns & Fumbles with Bob Reid.

In today's show, we're discussing a 1031 exchange and short-term rental properties. We will also hear about our guest's business experience and how his company works. Is there any reason for him to hire a VA, and what kind of short-term rentals do he and his wife manage together?  Moreover, take a quick look at what a 1031 exchange is and how it can be beneficial if you own a property.  Adam Forstner is a firefighter from Wisconsin. He started his business with his childhood friend Dylan a few years ago. Furthermore, he owns a short-term rental property that he manages with the help of his wife. The company he runs fixes uneven concrete and provides leveling solutions.  Why do you need to listen to today's episode? Explore how Va can help your business grow, how it works, and what they can do for you. Get more information about concrete leveling. What kind of business is this? Can this be a good start-up business? Understand the difference between long-term and short-term rentals. Profits differ—also, a brief discussion of the 1031 exchange. The benefit of this one is if you are planning your way out of paying taxes. “Sometimes I have to remind myself of this, but it's sometimes just, it's better to get better before you get bigger. So, focus on what you already have and ensure you're maxing it out here as efficiently as possible.”  - Mike Webb.   Today's Topic:  3:09 “I'm a firefighter for the city Racine Extra today is eight years on the job full time. And then, I did four and a half years of part-time volunteer at a department. Prior to that. My wife and I own eight rental properties now, one short-term rental in Florida.” An overview of Adam's current professional situation. What is his business like? 12:47 - “It saves us a lot of time for sure. And this so they went over with us they've got a nice system, I would guess six to eight different girls that work on our account. So I'm sure they've got lots of other accounts when they pick up the phone. They've got a nice long flowchart that they go through and ask the questions or their predetermined questions.” Adam discusses how Va's aid him in the running of his business. What is their phone answering process, and how do they work? 25:12 - “I get a check from CRS, who is basically handling the housing for these folks. So, so I, but yeah, I don't have the vacancy or any of that stuff that I was having. And just the turnover. And this, these towels are missing, and these sheets got dirty and ripped. So I don't have a lot of that. And frankly, it just allows me to focus on other stuff. Because after I did the Airbnb model for just, say, a year, I quickly realized even though I have most of it systematized to where our VAs handle 95% of it, it's just. It's a lot of back and forth. And I just didn't want to build an entire business like that.” As per Mike, instead of Airbnbing his property, he rented it out long-term with a company, which he shares is easier and less work. 34:05 - “If you do 1031, It differs the taxable gain on the money you would make when you sell the property. Those are such quick numbers. If you sell a house before a year, then you have to pay short-term capital gains, which is right around, we'll say, 40%. And if you keep it for a year and a day, you're paid closer to your earned income rate, which, as we'll say, is around 20%.” Here is a short explanation of what the 1031 exchange is and what it does. 47:58 - “We are less than we found, which when we talked last summer with him as well, kind of lead generator. He's just walking and mudjacking. He does a lot of contractors around the entire country. He kind of advertises for walking mudjacking Twin Cities mudjacking. So if you're looking up, you're Googling mudjacking. Locally, he comes up first almost every time. He's revamped his website, though, so that our picture,s our stuff, and our information comes. It's awesome. I mean, you would think you're talking to us. And then if you fill out the form, it ends up going to calls on calls, or in which he charges us a $40 per lead fee, which we turn out a majority of our business from him, I would say definitely a Facebook marketing.” Here is how Adam gets his leads.   Key Takeaways “Some of that is important to realize, like you don't necessarily want 100% occupancy, like because obviously that would mean your pricing is too low. But you also have the wear and tear that goes with it. So if you can make all your money in five months, it still covers itself for the year. To me, that's almost better as far as the property goes. Now that would not sit well with me when it comes to like the worrying factor because I bet comments vacant, it's vacant, it's vacant. It's not. So as far as ours go. I pulled mine off Airbnb and put it with another corporate housing client because I have it filled for at least eight months. And they're paying above-market rent. And I don't have to like really worry about it. The other Airbnb s we have, they've all been 80 plus percent rented, but they're also more of like a contracted type worker, Airbnb.” - Mike Webb. “If you do 1031, It differs the taxable gain on the money you would make when you sell the property. Those are such quick numbers. If you sell a house before a year, then you have to pay short-term capital gains, which is right around, we'll say, 40%. And if you keep it for a year and a day, you're paying closer to your earned income rate, which, as we'll say, is around 20%. So like Adam and me, I'm in the middle of flipping a house. Actually, I'm just finishing it up. Adam is going to finish his up, and we're looking at 40% going to Uncle Sam of profits, which is a big chunk of change. So for the property that I'm selling right now, it would be around a $32,000 tax hit that I have to pay taxes on, and it's a big chunk of numbers. If I don't want to pay that much money, I can put it into what's called a 1031 deferred transaction, and that's just taking the profits from it and rolling it into the next property. So for transparent numbers, I'm selling this house for 350,000, and the next house has to be $350,001, up to double the amount of $700,000. So if Adam sells him for, we'll say, 500,000, then the maximum, he can buy the next property and roll the money into a million. Or if he sells it for 750,000, the maximum he can buy is 1.5 million, whatever the numbers look like, but the maximum is 200%; he has to identify a house within 45 days and close on the house within 180 days.” - Aaron Foster.  “So it's a standard depreciation is 27 and a half years for residential and 37 for commercial, so they're going to take the value of the property divided by 27. And then that's what they're going to allow you to write off each year, a cost segregation study takes each portion of the house, assigns a value to it, and the rate at which it depreciates in the last few years with the tax codes. They've allowed for accelerated depreciation on a lot of these things. So like, let's say you're into a house, I think what my accountant told me, and we are not accountants, we are not giving financial advice. But he was saying basically 33% of anything that I was taking as far as a purchase price goes. That ended up being what I would be saving on my taxes, which was huge for me. So if Adams is able to do this, instead of just doing the standard 27 years, let's say he has 100 buys a $100,000 house, he can, in the case that I was given by my accountant, he could write off $33,000 in income, or if you look at that versus the 27 plunders. Yeah, I mean, it's a huge difference.” - Tyler Thrush.   Connect with Adam Forstner: Website: https://www.jackedupllc.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jackedup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpLLC Connect with First Responder Financial Freedom: Website: https://firstresponderfinancialfreedom.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/First-Responder-Financial-Freedom Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groupsfirstfinancialfreedom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@firstresponderfinancialfre3914

Hudson and Nikki talk about perks you recieved from the jobs your parents had. Also a man with a confusing relationship with a large age gap. An interview with The Protest, banned from Airbnbing, caffeine posioning, and more on this episode of the Worst of The RIOT.

For our 81st episode we discuss how its been 3 years since Kobe and Gigi's passing, Letty tells us how the Valley pioneered cruising, the Damar Hamlin theory, Doknow trying to grow his beard, Vic seeing grey hair, we give our best memories in our current studio, plus more. We also sit down with Los Angeles Photographer Enkrypt to talk about her new art series "Graduation" the inspiration behind it, and her background. Angie comes on for Sombra Sala discussing Bad Bunny and his date at the Lakers game. They discuss price of eggs, people AirBnbing their chickens, and more. PO BOX 3109 Hollywood, CA 90078 Merch: https://brownbagpod.com/ Support us: https://anchor.fm/brown-bag8 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownbagpod/ https://www.instagram.com/letty.set.go/ https://www.instagram.com/doknowsworld_/ https://www.instagram.com/rosecransvic/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brownbagpod?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@doknowsworld_?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@letty.set.go?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@rosecransv Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrownBagPodcast https://twitter.com/Letty https://twitter.com/doknowsworld https://twitter.com/RosecransVic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brown-bag8/support

In this episode, we discuss whether you should Airbnb your investment property and when Airbnb will be fully back up and running in the New Zealand market. We also run a cashflow comparison between Airbnbing your property and renting it out on the long term rental market. We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar, which is on Tuesday 10th May at 7pm. You'll learn the 6 strategies you can use to get the bank to say yes to your mortgage application.

This week we interview Airbnb host Jamila Godwin from Bermuda. Jamila gives the details on island hosting and the details on giving your guest the best experience through guidebooks and social media. Bonus Material: Stick around to the end to hear Myka & Steve's thoughts on Airbnb's new releases. Contact Jamila!!! @droppinganchorBDA LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL!!! www.speakpipe.com/LIVELETTHRIVE Steve's Airbnb/STR Management Company: WWW.ARGESTRENTALS.COM Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd Become An Airbnb Host - www.airbnb.com/r/mykaa5?s=6&t... Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer... Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we interview Airbnb host Jamila Godwin from Bermuda. Jamila gives the details on island hosting and the details on giving your guest the best experience through guidebooks and social media. Bonus Material: Stick around to the end to hear Myka & Steve's thoughts on Airbnb's new releases. Contact Jamila!!! @droppinganchorBDA LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL!!! www.speakpipe.com/LIVELETTHRIVE Steve's Airbnb/STR Management Company: WWW.ARGESTRENTALS.COM Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd Become An Airbnb Host - www.airbnb.com/r/mykaa5?s=6&t... Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer... Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

Craig Curelop is an author and the co-founder of The FI Team, a group that focuses on helping people attain financial independence through real estate investing. In 2017, Craig took a 50% pay cut to move to Denver to work with bigger Pockets and begin his house-hacking journey. Craig achieved financial independence in about 2 years, climbing over a mountain of student debt on the way. When it comes to house hacking Craig is the guy you want to learn from.  In this episode, we cover what house hacking is, how to do it, and what it takes -- Just enough to inspire to jump into this powerful investment strategy.    Check out Craig's book here: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-house-hacking-strategy Craig is @thefiguy on Instagram and Tic-Tok --- Transcript Before we jump into the episode, here's a quick disclaimer about our content. The Remote Real Estate Investor podcast is for informational purposes only, and is not intended as investment advice. The views, opinions and strategies of both the hosts and the guests are their own and should not be considered as guidance from Roofstock. Make sure to always run your own numbers, make your own independent decisions and seek investment advice from licensed professionals.   Michael: What's up everyone? Welcome to another episode of The Remote Real Estate Investor. I'm Michael Albaum. And today with us I have with me Craig Curelop who is an author, real estate investor, former BiggerPockets employee, and Craig's gonna be talking to us today about House hacking, how he did it, how you can do it too. And all the benefits it's afforded him over time. So let's get into it.   Craig Curelop, thanks so much for taking the time and joining me today. Man, I really appreciate you hanging out.   Craig: Yeah. Thanks, Michael, so much for having me on. It's a pleasure to be here.   Michael: Awesome. So today, I want to talk to you about House hacking. And I think you are one of the best versed people in the subject. And so for anyone who doesn't know you your story, can you give us a little bit of background on who you are? And kind of what you've done with your house hacks?   Craig: Yeah, for sure. So let's see, we can go back to I guess, 2016 When I absolutely hated my job, right? So.   Michael: Like so many   Craig: Like, Yeah, I think if you're listening to this podcast, you probably hated your job. At some point. If you're on the track toward financial independence, you felt some sort of pain from your job, right? Well, I felt a ton of pain. And I was like, Okay, how the heck do I get out of this? And I kind of fell into the financial independence community. But really, I found real estate investing first. I found it through. I found the idea of passive income through Tim Ferriss book. And then I found the idea of real estate investing through a friend who then introduced me to bigger pockets. And then I went down the rabbit hole of bigger pockets.   Michael: It's such a deep rabbit hole,   Craig: Oh its…  and you can't climb back out of it. Right. Yeah. And so you know, for months and months, I would be like listening to webinars, watching the podcasts and reading the books and all that stuff, just educated myself. And then in 2017, is when I actually moved from Silicon Valley to Denver to work at bigger pockets, which was like a dream come true. But then also start my real estate investing career.   Michael: Okay, that's awesome. So you moved. Were you? Did you give up a California Silicon Valley salary to take a pay cut to move to Denver?   Craig: Yeah. So all in, you know, if you include like the 401k match and all that stuff, I was making about 115-$120,000 a year in Silicon Valley. I accepted a job at bigger pockets for $65,000 a year.   Michael: Wow.   Craig: Almost a half a pay cut.   Michael: Okay. And then so then bring us up to speed. So you're working at bigger pockets, you got introduced to real estate investing. What next?   Craig: Yeah, so 2017. You know, it took me two months, working on bigger pockets to then buy a property in Denver. The property I purchased was just a mile and a half from the office. So like and walkable. It was a duplex that was totally finished. Right. You hear a lot of people in real estate podcasts be like, Oh, you got to like find the sweat equity and find the thing that needs work. Buy rehab, no, like, no, no, no, no, no. Like, no in a house hack. That is not what you want to do. You want to buy something that's turnkey, so you can move in and get it rented, ASAP. Because otherwise you're going to be paying for rehab. You're not going to get tenants. And the whole name of the game of house hacking is exactly one year later. You want to take what you saved and buy your next house hack, right. And so if you're doing a rehab and not collecting rent, you're taking away from the next next down payment.   Michael: Okay,   Craig: So that was my strategy for kind of getting some of this relatively turnkey now. So it was a duplex top bottom, one bed, one bath each unit, I was determined to make this thing cashflow, and live for free. So I purchased it for 385,000 I lived in the bottom rented out the top my mortgage payment was $2,000 a month. I was getting 1750 For the top so I wasn't quite getting it.   Michael: Start digging in couch cushions.   Craig: Yeah, that's right i mean living in this is maybe some you know, tapped into some of the my experience in Silicon Valley. I put up a futon in the living room and slept behind this curtain in room divider like cardboard box room divider thing. Slept behind that for a year while Airbnbing out my bedroom. So now that property was making me I was making $1,100 a month from the Airbnb on average. So 2850 in total rent a month $2,000 mortgage so I was making like 850 over the mortgage after reserves maybe like 600 or so. And I was living for free. Right and so   Michael: Amazing.   Craig: Yeah, that was my you know, my first story and I wanted out I want to be financially dependent, so bad that I really would do anything for it. And as at the time I was a 24 year old single guy All day, like take advantage of your situations, right?   Michael: Absolutely. Absolutely. So, looking in hindsight in the rearview mirror, I mean, is there anything you would have done differently on that first one are you like now I pretty much nailed it. Because it sounds like a home run.   Craig: Yeah. So I bought I got lucky, right? I bought in a really good area that I didn't know was that good. And you know, that $385,000 property is probably worth close to 600,000. Now, it's not over that. So and that misses, you know, we're talking four years later, four and a half years later. So like massive increase, right. But I got lucky there. And so had I know, I know now, I probably would have done a rent by the room situation, which is kind of what I did going forward after that. So I would buy a house in the suburbs, right a five bed two bath a five bed three bath live in one bedroom actually have my own private space with like a bed and a window and a closet and   Michael: Not just a curtain and a futon?   Craig: Not just a curtain, a futon, yeah. Right. And then I rent out the other rooms, they actually cashflow better, then, than the duplex did. I slept in a better place. The only downside about these suburban places is you don't get the same appreciation. So in a way, I'm happy because I got really good appreciation on this place. But, you know, at that time, I was like, Oh, you don't bank on appreciation.   Michael: So right, right. Okay, so in the rent by the room? Are you doing short term or long term rentals by the room or both? Craig: So we do long term rentals, six to 12 month leases, typically. But you can take it on a case by case basis. And just because I do a super 12 month lease doesn't mean you have to. I know plenty of people that do months a month, some people do it furnished, kind of like you know, three to six month lease on furnish finder. There's a million ways to do it. So there's not one right way. But I just liked the idea of get somebody in don't worry about it for another year.   Michael: Yeah, totally. And are you managing all the leases and the tenants and the relationships and all that sort of thing? Or do you have a property manager handle it for you?   Craig: At the time that I purchased that property? You know, this is 2018 I purchased my first rent by the room, I did do it myself, but I have since moved to property management and I no longer do it.   Michael: Okay, even when you're living in those properties, use a property manager or is this now once you move out, now you outsource the property management.   Craig: No even when I live in there, now I do the property management, right. So that's the luxury of having more real estate and getting more passive income. Right. It's that toasts things you don't like to do you just outsource because they can do better than you and you won't be doing it. So   Michael: Yeah. Have you ever seen that show Silicon Valley speaking?   Craig: I have seen that show. Yeah, not the whole thing. But I've seen probably two or three seasons.   Michael: That's what I picture you like you're like the Erlik Bachman character having all these other roommates.   Craig: Take like 20% equity of the company.   Michael: Startup incubator.   Craig: Yeah not a bad idea.   Michael: Yeah. So good. So So getting back to that first one, did you buy it very traditionally with 20%? Down? Are you were using like an FHA loan? How did you get into it? Cuz I think that's the biggest hurdle for so many new investors is this downpayment piece.   Craig: Yeah. So when I was back in 2017, when I bought my first one, the only way to do it with an FHA loan, right, like, and that's not really true. It's just the only way that I knew how to do it. And the only way that was kind of popularized. Okay, so the only way to house hack that I knew of was you buy a duplex, triplex or quad, live in one unit rent out the others. That's why the single family wasn't really on my radar. So because of that, I had to do a 3.5% down FHA loan on that first one.   Michael: Okay. Awesome. And now, knowing what you know, now, I mean, what tools you find at your disposal and your tool belt to, to get into properties?   Craig: Yeah, so I recommend if you're going to do you know, depends on your market and whatnot, but in Denver, duplexes, and triplexes. And quads are really hard to cash flow. So I really like doing the single family homes on single family homes, you can do 5%, down conventional, and what the great thing about that is, is you can have pretty much as many conventional loans as you want. And the limit is like 10, but you know, it's not one with FHA loan is just one, right. So in order to get that FHA loan back, you'd have to refinance. And it's sometimes it's hard to refinance. Because if you put in 3.5%, down, you have to refinance, such that you can pull 25% out, loan to value have to be 75%. And so I was fortunate in that property and appreciate it like crazy. I have refinanced that one, I do have my FHA loan back in my pocket now, but again, right, like in 2017, I didn't know where we'd be in 2021.   Michael: Right, right. Okay. And so just taking a total step back, I'm realizing that many people might not even know what a house hack is, give us your definition of what a house hack is.   Craig: Yeah, so the house hack house hack is the idea that you purchase a one to four unit property with a low percent down, typically 0% to 5% down, you those if you have a zero to 5% down, you're required to live there for one year. So you move in you live there for one year, and while you're living there, you're renting out the other rooms or the other units, and that rent is covering your mortgage and you're either living for free or drastically reducing your living expense, while purchasing and owning property. And you can do this every single year systematically. So you build up a decent portfolio for yourself.   Michael: That's awesome. So Craig, do you think it's the best place to start? Or could you house hack even after you have a pretty sizable portfolio?   Craig: I mean, you can have a sec anytime, right? I think it is absolutely the best place to start. Because in frankly, it's really good. Because you really can't have a better return on your 20 or $30,000. Right? Because you're you're you're purchasing, I can purchase a $500,000 property for 30. Grand, right? Between if that appreciates just 10% $50,000. Right, that's 100% return right there, that doesn't include the cash flow, the loan pay down and all the tax benefits that you get so.   So we're seeing like, we help a lot of people get into housefax. And I've done quite a few myself, and every single one has 100% or more total return on investment.   Michael: That's so good.   Craig: If you've got right, like, it's not it, I think it can be for everybody. But like, if you're Elon Musk, or Bill Gates, like, do you think they care about putting $20,000 down? Right, like they can't be bothered, right? So there are people that you know, if your net worth is in, you know, 10s of millions of dollars, then like, you know, you probably don't care, and you're probably well off enough where you don't need to buy either $20,000 or $30,000, you'd probably rather, you know, spend 300,000 or $500,000 to put your money somewhere a little bit more efficiently.   Michael: Okay. Love it. Love it. So Craig, have you now purchased traditional rentals in the traditional sense, like just pure rentals without having ever lived there?   Craig: Yeah, yep. So I have six traditional rentals in North Carolina, and I've got one here in Denver, and then two plots of land, which we're building on one of them in Florida.   Michael: Oh, man, that's frickin exciting. And you became financially independent over the last couple years, right?   Craig: That's right. Yeah. 2019 is when I officially hit the financial independence mark, and I went from a negative net worth of $30,000. But when I bought my first property to financially free and like a little over two years,   Michael: That's incredible. And so house hacking, was that the main vehicle that you were using, or did you do something else to juice it?   Craig: Oh, there was a lot of house hacking was by far the biggest thing. Probably 70% of that was because of house hacking. But I had a big student loan obligation, I had a $90,000 student loan, student loans. I think the payment was 800 bucks or something like that.   Michael: Okay,   Craig: So I had to wipe that out. And I did that through I rented my car out onto Touro, which was about an extra $700 a month, I did some Airbnb arbitrage where I rented a place for my buddy, pay him month rent each month, put it on Airbnb, and I kept the difference.   Michael: So good.   Craig: Yeah, that was probably like, maybe 10 or $15,000. Over the course of a year, we ended up getting shut down because the condo didn't allow Airbnbs. But it was good while it lastes. And then also, I got I asked my job, this is probably the biggest kind of lump sum things that I got. Is that a bigger pockets? I went and I asked my boss, hey, is there anything that I can do outside of my current scope of work, that would drive revenue and drive the business forward that I could also be paid for? Right? So basically asking for a bonus, but not just asking for it? Because I deserve it, but actually earning? Right? Like, how can I provide value to the company and then the company can be they give me a fraction of the value that I provided back? So it's a win win? And so that was another thing that I did. And I think I did that twice? For a total of, like, $45,000.   Michael: Nice. And just out of curiosity, I do. What did they say? Were they like, why would you ask that? I mean, How was that received? Because that's not a question that I hear people going and asking their bosses on any kind of regularity.   Craig: Yeah. So you know, we work bigger pockets is a was was a pretty small company at the time. And they were all about the hustle and all that right. And so I just figured, hey, it didn't hurt to ask, right? How do you be creative. And there was this project that was on the back burner for a while, but it kept wanting to get out of it kept wanting to get it out. They kept wanting to get it out. But like no one was the person to do it. And I was just asked, Hey, can I like, Can I do it? And can I get paid for it? And so what we did was the landlord forums. So we've I basically got in contact with a lawyer and every single state asked him to review our landlord forms, put them up on the BiggerPockets site for them to sell or include as part of the pro membership. And so because of because of that, they were like, yeah, we'll pay you $500 per state. So quick math, that's 25 grand. Right? And I'm like, like, Heck yeah, we'll do that.   Michael: That's incredible. So you were just hustling your your butt off for two, two and a half years and investing the whole time.   Craig: Oh, Yeah, I mean, I was saving mostly right, because I was, I was saving just everything I made from my house hacks. Everything I made from my job, I was very, very frugal, even at 40, and then those lump sum kind of bonuses and all that I would use to pay down my student loans. And you could argue that wasn't the most efficient use of my money. But my student loans were actually kind of expensive. They were like, 6%. But again, House hacks, or, you know, they never gotten in my way of house hacking. So as long as they're not in my way of house hacking, they're doing me good. And I just wanted to see that payment get removed, because like, once, once that debt is released, is just, you know, everything takes off.   Michael: You're off to the races. Yeah. So that's such I mean, such a great question. And a question that I get regularly as part of the Tech Academy is like, Hey, I've got these other debts here. And I also want to invest, where do I spend my money? First? What are your thoughts there?   Craig: Yeah, I think I think a house hack is always the number one thing that you should do. Right? And it also depends on the returns that you're expecting. So if you're expecting returns that are like 5-6-7 percent, and your loans are like 5-6-7 percent, you might as well pay off your loans, because you're paying it off with no risk. Whereas your 6% 7% is a risky six to 7%.   So yeah, there's no, there's no right or wrong way. Like I people. People have told me oh, you should have paid like you should pay off your all your debt first, before you start investing? It's like, well, no, because a house hack will make me 100%. And my student loans are at 6%. Right? That's a massive difference. I paid off my student loans in like 15 months, you know, like, I would never have been able to do that. If I was still saving to pay down my student loans. I still am paying them off today. Yeah, right.   Michael: So it's so good. It's so good. I've heard the response, a rebuttal to when suggested house hacking. Oh, but my won't cover my full payment, or I'm still gonna be paying 2500 bucks a month, whatever my mortgage? I mean, what do you say to people that have that response? Like, oh, if I don't live for free, it's it's a loss, or I didn't do it, right.   Craig: You do not need to live for free to have a successful house hack, especially if you're in a more expensive market, it's really hard to make it live to live for free. I know, I know, people that are house hacking in the Bay Area in LA in Chicago, like, more expensive places, for sure. Yeah. And they're not covering their mortgage, but maybe they're paying $1,000 a month to live in a place that would typically cost him two or $3,000 a month. So that's $1,000 in savings right there. And that's massive. So and not to mention that you're still going to get if you're in one of those big cities. You know, those cities tend to appreciate a lot faster than if you're in Podunk. Somewhere. Right. So yeah, I just think that, you know, those, get the getting that appreciation makes you very makes you very rich.   Michael: Yeah, yeah, I know one more. I'm actually about to close on my first Beriah house hack here in a couple weeks.   Craig: There you go.   Michael: Yeah, I'll we'll circle back in a couple of months. And I'll tell you how it's gone. Yeah, please do pretty soon. And so now I'm just curious. We always joke on these podcasts. They can be so self serving in going the short term rental route for the because basically it's a it's a full three two with an upstairs unit with a full adu short term rental, mid term rental or long term rental. What are your thoughts there for the house act?   Craig: Obviously depends on like where you are stuff. You're buying your place in San Francisco.   Michael: In Petaluma, so the North Bay,   Craig: Okay, okay. Yeah, I mean, if there's a good Airbnb market, and there's not rules and regulations, I would say, Airbnb will probably make you the most money. However, you know, you have a little bit more volatility, right, with summers are probably really good winters, maybe stink. You know, if there's a pandemic that hits then you're kind of screwed, right. Like, there's more, there's more risks with short term, medium term. Usually, it's like traveling nurses, they're always going to be Yeah, furnish finder. So those are good usually can charge a little bit more than on a long term. And then on a long term, obviously, everyone knows what that is so. I would say like, you should have plan A, plan B, plan C, right? So if you're gonna maybe your Airbnb in it for a couple years, while your nest egg is small to get a larger return on your investment, but then you maybe decide that you don't want to live and die by Airbnb reviews, you don't want to manage it, or you don't even want to manage a manager that's managing it. And then you're so you decide, you know, I'm going to switch it to a long term rental, and make it easy and a little bit more passive.   So yeah, whatever floats your boat. Because,   Michael: Yeah, that makes total sense. Cool, man. So now, it's so fun. We're jumping all over the place. But this is great. So turn the clock to yours, you become financially independent. I mean, you've reached the pinnacle of what so many of our listeners are trying to achieve. So what did you do? I mean, I don't see you on a beach with a Muy Thai in your hand right now. So what have you been spending your time doing over the last couple of years?   Craig: You know, I actually once I became financially independent, is when I quit my job, right? Because now I've got that buffer. a safety net. And I went in and basically started helping other people achieve financial independence through real estate investing through being a real estate agent. And so for the first year, right in 2020, I was basically just doing it all myself, I think I did, I did almost 100 deals myself that year. And I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off   Michael: That's like one every three days.   Craig: Yeah, it was nuts. It was nuts, for sure. And I was like, Okay, I'm either going to quit this, or build a team. And so we decided to build a team of investor friendly realtors in so that are all house hackers that are all investors. So we can talk topic and walk the walk, we got the vendors, we got the contractors, we're literally like a turnkey agent service, where wherever you need we guy. And we have, we're also building a really cool community of people here in Denver, of house hackers. So like, can surround like, we can all build each other up. And you know, we can all love each other. And someday, when we're all finally dependent, we can hang out with each other because no one's hanging out with a bunch of old people when you're in your 30s. Right.   Michael: I think that's the biggest problem. becoming financially independent young is like none of your friends, you don't have any homies to go play with.   Craig: you'll make friends that are financially independent, if you're in the community, if you're, if you're like achieving this financial independence, and you don't have a friend group that's doing it, then you got to find that friend group in your city, because I guarantee you it's in every city, you just got to find the people that are doing it. And then you'll find that you kind of transition away from your friends not pursuing it and hang out a little bit more with your friends that are.   Michael: That makes total sense. So now that you're an agent, I mean, how should people approach finding a house hacking friendly agent, if they're interested in doing this for themselves? Because not every real estate agent, as you know, are created equal?   Craig: Oh, for sure. They're hard. They're hard to find, right? Like you can reach out to me, honestly, we have a massive network of real estate agents all around the country that are investor friendly. So @thefiguy, you can just shoot me a message and we'll coordinate.   Michael: Awesome.   Craig: Or, you know, I think if you go on to bigger pockets and shoot out a message in the forums, that's a good place. BiggerPockets has an agent, kind of finder as well, it's pretty good. But those guys, the only my only shtick with that is you just got to make sure you've got them, right, because I'm not sure that I think BiggerPockets is vetting them, but we don't know how well they're vetting them. And so it's always so don't blame BiggerPockets if you find an agent through their site, and they suck, right, like it's still on you to vet them. And there's a handful of questions that can be asked and all that kind of stuff.   Michael: Awesome. Awesome. And I love it. I love it. So you're working as an agent, you got a full team, what's next for you?   Craig: Yeah, so we're continuing to grow the team. So we just expanded into Colorado Springs. So now we're kind of covering all the Front Range in Colorado, and we're looking to kind of just keep expanding kind of throughout the country. So, you know, we don't know where we're going next. But we're planning to, you know, hopefully hit all 50 states, and just help. You know, our whole goal is help people achieve financial independence through real estate investing. Our big hairy audacious goal is to reduce the US retirement age to 55.   Michael: So Killer.   Craig: Yeah, so if we can get enough people to start house hacking, or even just start seeking financial independence, even if it's not the real estate, you know, I think that number could easily be put downward cuz I think it's going up now. I think it's like, 67. I heard it's like, they're pushing it up. So   Michael: Yeah, I think the age that you can collect social security keeps getting pushed up. That's crazy.   Craig: Yeah, let's let's have a bunch of young, financially free retired people. So we can actually like love it, do something and change the world with our newfound energy.   Michael: With the with the time and money that we have.   Craig: Yeah, absolutely.   Michael: Yeah. That's so good. Craig, you also wrote a book, which is so humbly not mentioning, what's it called? And what can people expect to find in it if they pick it up?   Craig: Yeah, so the book is called the house hacking strategy. It's published through bigger pockets. And basically it is your how to guide in the house hack. Basically walk you step by step through the entire house hack process, whether it's finding a deal, getting the loan, analyze the deal, getting your tenants you know asking those questions like What questions did you ask your lender? What questions did you ask your realtor? Just you can reiterate your playbook for a house hack so yeah, I think I definitely poured my heart and soul into it. And yeah, it's been it's been doing well   Michael: That's great and that's available on Amazon on bigger pockets where can people find it?   Craig: Yeah, you can find it you can go to bigger pockets calm slash house hack that there you can find the book as well as other bonus material that's only sold on bigger pockets. I think I give you like the house hacking calculator. Some leases like some rent by the room type leases a couple other things and then all your purchase purchases on Amazon. It's cheaper, but you don't get all that all the sweet stuff. So   Michael: Okay. Right on. So yeah, definitely. All you listeners go check that I've read it. It's a great book. I think you really We're going to enjoy it. So Greg, I'm curious, where have you seen people go wrong with House hacking? Because I mean, it sounds great. In theory, it sounds like you can't lose. But like with every investment, there's got to be some risks and downsides. So where have you seen people get tripped up?   Craig: Honestly, like, I've never met a person that's bought a house hack that regrets it. However, I'm totally serious. Like, I, I've literally never seen it, but where I see people potentially tripping up, and they're not that they trip up, it's just that they don't make it as efficient as possible, is the kind of slack I'm trying to get tenants in. Right. And so I decided, like, once you go under, once you get past the appraisal process, like the thing is probably going to close. So get right, get, you know, get your listing up, start creating it, like the minute you close. Start, try and start trying to find tenants. And, you know, post, get your listing posted, and then go into your Facebook groups that reach out to people and ask around, hey, does anybody know anybody looking for a room? And, you know, if you're proactive and get it done, I see people renting out five, six rooms in two or three weeks. So   Michael: Holy crap,   Craig: Yeah if you're proactive on it, right? But if you're not and you think they're just gonna, everyone's gonna come to you in only three or four months. So   Michael: Yeah, yeah. And so aside from Airbnb furnish finder, maybe Facebook, where are you seeing people post their listing that gets a lot of traction? Are those really the main sites?   Craig: Those are those are big ones. Facebook marketplace is really big. You know, if you're going to rent by the room, there's roomies and Roomster, which are really good. If you're gonna do your traditional kind of rental, like if you're doing a duplex, you want to rent out a four unit. You know, Zillow, Trulia, hot pads, all those typical, typical sites. Yeah,   Michael: That's awesome. And in terms of screening tenants, I mean, I've used I live with roommates for forever. And I'm very comfortable having that conversation on how to screen a roommate. But how do you screen a tenant a potential tenant?   Craig: Yeah, so the first thing you want to do is, is basically like, so someone says they're interested, right? You put all your criteria in the listing, right? So if it's, Hey out, you know, you need a 700 credit score, clean background, clean credit, whatever, like, you got to put all your criteria listed in the in the listing, okay, hopefully, that screens people, but some people are stupid, and they just, they just request it anyway. Or they don't read it. Yeah. And so usually, if someone, if I'm getting a lot of feedback, like, hey, I want to come see they want to come see it, I want to come see it. I hold like an open house type thing.   So that way, you know, people stands you up, they're not wasting your time, right? It's like, hey, on Thursday, from five to 7pm, I'm going to be at the house, come by and see, please, and I sit there, and I just like my computer, whatever. And as they come in, I show em the house. And honestly, I've only ever once I feel this a million times, only one time have I ever had two people show up at once. So some sort of serendipity there. I don't know, maybe I'm just lucky. But and even if they do show up to people at once, it's kind of nice, because then it shows like this in competition, like whoever it was quick,   Michael: I got a rush.   Craig: Yeah. And so you know, just by seeing them in person and talking to them and showing them the house in that five or 10 minutes, you get a pretty good idea of whether you want to live with this person or not. So if they seem cool, you say, hey, like, Yeah, I'll send you an application, fill out the application. We'll go from there. And then on that application, you know, they got to do a background check, a credit check, pay stubs, land, land, past landlord, recommend, references, employer reference, all these things. And like, make sure that they meet your criteria. And if they meet your criteria, you let them in, if they don't see ya.   Michael: Love it. Love it. Man, crack. This has been so awesome. Any final tips for folks, as we're getting you out of here?   Craig: he whole point of house hacking is to get started and get started soon. Time is your biggest enemy on House hacking. So don't go and try to look for like the best you with the best value add or whatever it is right? Just like look what's on the market right now. And try to figure out what is the best deal that's on the market right now? And try to go after it. Because again, right? Like, if you wait six months and find a good deal, right? That means you can't buy your second property for a year in six months. So you're losing out on six months of appreciation, six months of cash flow six months of tax benefits, and that that compounds every year, right? So then it's like, Okay, the next one, you can apply to yours in six months. And if you like, you know, I did this analysis one time where it's like, what if someone bought an okay deal every year for 10 years, versus someone bought an amazing deal every 18 months. The person who bought one deal a year for 10 years, ends up being like a million dollars richer than the person who just buys one every 18 months, because they've got 10 properties versus like five or six.   Michael: Yeah, that's so nuts. That's so nuts. Man. Real estate is this insane vehicle when you start really getting into the weeds and running models like that. That's incredible.   Craig: That's true.   Michael: Awesome. Well, Craig, if people want to learn more about you, where can they reach out? Learn about you ask you questions. Have people get in touch?   Craig: Yeah, so we have a podcast it's called investor fi. We have you know, I think a similar audience so definitely feel free to check that out as well as the fire guy on Instagram and tick tock so feel free to hit me up on Instagram Tik Tok   Michael: Right on thanks again Craig for hanging out appreciate you Take care man talk to you soon.   Craig: See you Michael thanks for having me on.   Michael: Alrighty everyone that was our show a big thank you to Craig for coming on and hanging out with me. I had a lot of fun. I always joke I get to selfishly ask all these professionals and experts questions that I've had on my mind. Hopefully you got a lot out of it and are thinking about now house hacking because I think it's a pretty kick butt way to get started or to help boost your real estate investing career. As always check us out wherever you listen to your podcast, give us a rating or review. We look forward to seeing the next one and Happy investing    

**This Podcast Was Recorded Before the COVID-19 Lockdown** If you've ever wondered or even thought for a mere moment about running an AirBNB, or offering up your own home as an AirBNB, then listen up. Michelle Thomas is a local lady working at Wiseberry Heritage RealEstate who for many years has been AirBNBing out her home to different guests, local and international. She's got some good stories to tell, a lot of inside information and some pitfalls to avoid. Looking at buying, selling or investing on the Central Coast? Want to stay up to date with everything Our Heritage? Like our Facebook Page Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Spotify Visit the Wiseberry Heritage Real Estate website to find the right real estate agent or property management team: https://www.wiseberry.com.au/heritage/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiseberryHeritageGroup Want to stay up to date on the latest Central Coast properties? Want to make the change and try coastal living? Join the Coastie's Property Preview Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coastiepropertypreview Proudly Partnered with Wiseberry Real Estate --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heritage-media/message

Steve & Myka are back with an action packed episode discussing Airbnbing during the Texas Snow Debacle, Removing Bad Tenants and using furnished finder to generate leads. All this plus soooo much more, LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Steve's Airbnb/STR Management Company: WWW.ARGESTRENTALS.COM Call Steve directly for a free consultation or just to say hi! 817-566-4777 (yes it's really me! Lol) Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis​ IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd​ Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg​ Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer...​ Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/​ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642...​ Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve & Myka are back with an action packed episode discussing Airbnbing during the Texas Snow Debacle, Removing Bad Tenants and using furnished finder to generate leads. All this plus soooo much more, LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/​ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642...​ Steve's info: Join the amazing SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROFIT ACADEMY like I just did and really up your game! www.strprofitacademy.com/letlivethrive use code LLT for $200 off!! www.argestrentals.com (Steve's DFW management company) www.airbnb.com/rooms/45921721?s=…9582-e3c490d8c0fa www.airbnb.com/room/44686852 www.airbnb.com/rooms/46706264?s=…b424-6f14c8349c7f www.facebook.com/stevenche iG @stevenCheSuarez iG @argestRentals cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis​ IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd​ Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg​ Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer...​ Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

Atlanta Airbnb host Syerena Orr shows us how she house-hacked her way to BIG money making properties and is making BIG profits in the ATL. Take notes on this one y'all, LIVE LET THRIVE!! Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/​ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642...​ Steve's info: Join the amazing SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROFIT ACADEMY like I just did and really up your game! www.strprofitacademy.com/letlivethrive use code LLT for $200 off!! www.argestrentals.com (Steve's DFW management company) www.airbnb.com/rooms/45921721?s=…9582-e3c490d8c0fa www.airbnb.com/room/44686852 www.airbnb.com/rooms/46706264?s=…b424-6f14c8349c7f www.facebook.com/stevenche iG @stevenCheSuarez iG @argestRentals cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis​ IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd​ Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg​ Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer...​ Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

Atlanta Airbnb host Syerena Orr shows us how she house-hacked her way to BIG money making properties and is making BIG profits in the ATL. Take notes on this one y'all, LIVE LET THRIVE!! Steve's Airbnb/STR Management Company: WWW.ARGESTRENTALS.COM Call Steve directly for a free consultation or just to say hi! 817-566-4777 (yes it's really me! Lol) Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis​ IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd​ Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg​ Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer...​ Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/​ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642...​ Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we interview Atlanta Airbnb host Natalie Stringfield. Natalie breaks down her process of getting extreme cash flow by only renting out 5+ bedroom homes. If you want to make the big bucks then go BIG. Tune IN! Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/​ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642...​ Steve's info: Join the amazing SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROFIT ACADEMY like I just did and really up your game! www.strprofitacademy.com/letlivethrive use code LLT for $200 off!! www.argestrentals.com (Steve's DFW management company) www.airbnb.com/rooms/45921721?s=…9582-e3c490d8c0fa www.airbnb.com/room/44686852 www.airbnb.com/rooms/46706264?s=…b424-6f14c8349c7f www.facebook.com/stevenche iG @stevenCheSuarez iG @argestRentals cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis​ IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd​ Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg​ Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer...​ Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

This week we interview Atlanta Airbnb host Natalie Stringfield. Natalie breaks down her process of getting extreme cash flow by only renting out 5+ bedroom homes. If you want to make the big bucks then go BIG. Tune IN! Steve's Airbnb/STR Management Company: WWW.ARGESTRENTALS.COM Call Steve directly for a free consultation or just to say hi! 817-566-4777 (yes it's really me! Lol) Myka's Info: FB: www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis​ IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: www.sharebnb.com Myka's Consulting: 1-on-1 Consulting - Clarity.fm/sharebnb Timeshare Course - gum.co/qErMd​ Sign up for Minut – Use promo code MYKAA Sign up for Stayfi - stayfi.com?lmref=xSakAg​ Get $65 off your next Airbnb trip - www.airbnb.com/c/mykaa5?refer...​ Sign up for Pricelabs - Referral Code - NpgYJI Holler at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/​ Join our Fan Group: www.facebook.com/groups/18642...​ Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I interview Ben and Alyson Einsphar. In 2019 we helped them buy their first Denver house hack. They are house hacking in Arvada, CO by Airbnbing part of their home. Their Arvada Airbnb house hack was featured on an earlier deal analysis podcast.

Joey Roth was working full time as a program manager at Airbnb in San Francisco when he decided to give it all up to move to Hawaii to fulfill his lifelong dream of building his own treehouse… even though he had no experience working on a house ever. Since then, he lives full time in Big Island, Hawaii  Airbnbing out his treehouse and other properties on the island. In this episode, Joey talks about how he built his house on his own with no prior experience, how the house is completely sustainable, and how he lives off Airbnbing houses in Hawaii. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Been on this journey and getting nowhere! Lol. In this episode I talk about why getting a tiny house is harder than it looks. I've been wanting to get tiny houses so I could work towards my goals of owning places around the world, building a house, and Airbnbing places out for passive income.

Airbnbing can be hectic, so we need all the shortcuts we can get--AND all the discounts. Cyber Monday's gonna be BIG over at TheHostingJourney.com/cybermonday. Let 2020 be an Epic hosting year.

Turnovers are the worst part of Airbnbing, but they don't have to be. We speak with Assaf Karmon, the Founder and CEO of TurnoverBnB, the revolutionary app that makes cleaning/turning over your Airbnb a breeze! We talk this and Soooooo much more so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Reach out to Assaf! www.turnoverbnb.com Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turnovers are the worst part of Airbnbing, but they don't have to be. We speak with Assaf Karmon, the Founder and CEO of TurnoverBnB, the revolutionary app that makes cleaning/turning over your Airbnb a breeze! We talk this and Soooooo much more so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Reach out to Assaf! www.turnoverbnb.com Hear more Airbnb tips, pointers and unedited craziness from Steve and Myka on thier brand new Patreon Page! www.patreon.com/LiveLetThrive Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) Androiders: www.stitcher.com/podcast/live-let-thrive Myka's Info: sharebnb.guestybookings.com/ Myka's Consulting: sharebnb.com/timeshare-arbitrage-consulting-2/ sharebnb.com/airbnb-str-consulting/ www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing & info: www.facebook.com/stevenche (ADD ME!) cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Steve and Lupita on Island Life HGTV!!! www.hgtv.com/shows/island-life/…south-padre-island Mahogony Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

From work-promotion tips to tricks I use at restaurants to save money, this podcast will dive head first into what it actually means to be frugal and the concrete steps to create formidable wealth for yourself. www.FamVestor.com/Podcast   [Jobs] -Started Snow Shoveling -Selling things on Ebay -Fundraised with Glowsticks around 4th of July to Buy a Motorycle -Worked as dishwasher and Custodian -Worked at Taco Bell as a Cashier -Used Taco Bell capital to start flipping cars -Selling on Amazon (episode 13) [College] -Commuted to College From Home, Didn't have to pay for a dorm -Got good grades -Applied for FAFSA -Did a Work Study -Received the DoD SMART Scholarship [Vehicles] -Bought and sold 19 cars (famvestor.com/cars) -Drove a 55mpg Motorcycle (Motorcycle Insurance was $300/year as opposed to the $2000/yr a car would have been) -Avoiding Car Payments or leasing -Bought a used, 40mpg, low maintenance, roll-up windows, 1.5L, Toyota Yaris -Vanpool [Market Investing] -Started buying stocks -Started buying index funds through a Roth-IRA (famvestor.com/roth) -100% Match on 401k -Maxing out Retirement Accounts [Food and Services] -Only ever ordered water as a drink at restaurants -Takeout or choose restaurants that don't require tip -Don't pay for haircuts -Don't drink coffee or alcohol -Packed my own lunch to school and work -Avoid subscription services -Cheap T-mobile Family Plan -No TV -Internet Bill, shared -Stopped playing video games [Education] -Started listening to podcasts (BiggerPockets, Mad Fientist) -Started listening to audiobooks (Library, free audible trials) -Started listening to motivational, self-help books (Richest Man in Babylon, Millionaire Next Door, 4 hour workweek) -Started saying yes to almost all opportunities that fell in my lap -Started welcoming change -Abundance Mindset -Surrounding Yourself with Other Successful People -Expanding Circle of Influence (toastmasters, fellowships, meetups) [Travel] -Credit Card Hacking (Episode 2) -Staying with Family and Friends -AFVclub -Cooking Meals on Vacation -Eating at Buffets [Boldness] -Asking for exchanges/compensations (United, REI Garage Sale, White Castle, Reef Sandals) -Applying for Jobs -Putting yourself out there [Housing] -Living at home, 9 adults, 1 baby, 1 bathroom (Episode 4) -Started House Hacking (episode 5) -AirBnBing spare room [Budgeting] -Marry a thrifty wife (episode 009) -Make saving money a game -Started Tracking Expenses (episode 4) -Set a budget -Spend only cash

So Ryan's still out of town, and Victor's still AirBNBing his room, so the Guys invited Vokaron and Bills over to go through some of the listener letters for Mack's birthday. A quick warning: Everybody (but Mouse) drank a little something, and it's gets pretty ignorant. Tune in!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Zhou Nutrition: At Zhou Nutrition, we believe greatness comes from within. We make supplements in our own facilities in the heart of Utah with carefully crafted formulations to support essential wellness, mind, mood, beauty, and the keto lifestyle. https://www.zhounutrition.com/ · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Special guests Erica and A.J. hop on and tell us all about the wonderful and profitable world of Airbnb Co-Hosting! And why they prefer it to Arbitraging or even Airbnbing out of their own home. You're gonna wanna take notes and start Co-hosting TODAY! Soooooooo LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Contact Erica & A.J. www.ealodging.com ealodging@gmail.com Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guests Erica and A.J. hop on and tell us all about the wonderful and profitable world of Airbnb Co-Hosting! And why they prefer it to Arbitraging or even Airbnbing out of their own home. You're gonna wanna take notes and start Co-hosting TODAY! Soooooooo LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Contact Erica & A.J. www.ealodging.com ealodging@gmail.com Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) Androiders: www.stitcher.com/podcast/live-let-thrive Myka's Info: sharebnb.guestybookings.com/ Myka's Consulting: sharebnb.com/timeshare-arbitrage-consulting-2/ sharebnb.com/airbnb-str-consulting/ www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing & info: www.facebook.com/stevenche (ADD ME!) cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Steve and Lupita on Island Life HGTV!!! www.hgtv.com/shows/island-life/…south-padre-island Mahogony Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

Steve & Myka dish on Airbnb shakedowns and threats from guests, Airbnbing in "Gentrified" neighborhoods, Transitioning to Long Term Rentals and Making huge money playing video games? All this and sooooooo much more, LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) Androiders: www.stitcher.com/podcast/live-let-thrive Myka's Info: sharebnb.guestybookings.com/ Myka's Consulting: sharebnb.com/timeshare-arbitrage-consulting-2/ sharebnb.com/airbnb-str-consulting/ www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing & info: www.SLfamilyRentals.com www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920 www.facebook.com/stevenche (ADD ME!) cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Steve and Lupita on Island Life HGTV!!! www.hgtv.com/shows/island-life/…south-padre-island Mahogony Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/

Steve & Myka dish on Airbnb shakedowns and threats from guests, Airbnbing in "Gentrified" neighborhoods, Transitioning to Long Term Rentals and Making huge money playing video games? All this and sooooooo much more, LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys talk Thriving in the slow season, successful Airbnbing in the hood and why taking your personal info (and photos) off your listing is a good idea. All this and soooooo much more so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys talk Thriving in the slow season, successful Airbnbing in the hood and why taking your personal info (and photos) off your listing is a good idea. All this and soooooo much more so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) Androiders: www.stitcher.com/podcast/live-let-thrive Myka's Info: sharebnb.guestybookings.com/ Myka's Consulting: sharebnb.com/timeshare-arbitrage-consulting-2/ sharebnb.com/airbnb-str-consulting/ www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing & info: www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920 www.facebook.com/stevenche (ADD ME!) cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Steve and Lupita on Island Life HGTV!!! www.hgtv.com/shows/island-life/…south-padre-island

Airbnb has seen rapid growth in the last 10 years, and now boasts more than three million available properties in more than 65,000 cities around the world. With so many listings on the site it's important to get your listing right.Many first-time Airbnb hosts focus on getting the practical elements right such as kitchen supplies, comfortable beds and bedding and packaged bathroom products to name a few. The practical elements do matter and it is important to nail this, however these aren't the only important elements.If you search listings in your area, you may find hundreds or thousands of listings offering the same basic needs, so how do you stand out from the crowd? In the world of Airbnb, a picture is worth a thousand words to a potential guest but this doesn't mean that you have to furnish you property with expensive furnishings and decor.This week I speak to Sofia Bak, who quit her job in pursuit of happiness. She couldn’t find her path for a long time, but then ended up Airbnbing a living room in her apartment in Alameda (outside SF) to make rent and making that first step helped her to see her purpose.Now renting 4 apartments and Airbnbing 3 of them, she set up her niche business “ARTbnb”, which she does inexpensively but makes them look really cool.Topics that we discuss include:*Top tips for setting up unique and exciting Airbnb’s on a budget*Making the most of what you already have including posters and drawings*Where to find great bargains and unique furnishings*How to create your space and style around a key focal pieceConnect with SofiaAirbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/users/11993614/listings Connect with JasperEmail: jasper@getpaidforyourpad.comTwitter: @GetPaidForUrPadInstagram: @GetPaidForYourPad Facebook: www.facebook.com/getpaidforyourpadAirbnb News Facebook GroupTo subscribe to the podcast, please use the links belowClick Here to Subscribe via iTunesClick here to Subscribe via Stitcher (Android users)If you like the show, please consider leaving the show a review in iTunes or Stitcher. A couple minutes of your time can help the show immensely! Thanks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The wives hop on to tell it like it is! We talk life, family, work and balancing it all while Airbnbing! We go deep on this episode, so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wives hop on to tell it like it is! We talk life, family, work and balancing it all while Airbnbing! We go deep on this episode, so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL! SIGN UP TO AIRBNB THROUGH OUR LINK AND GET A FREE CONSULTATION WITH GUYS! www.airbnb.com/host/homes?irgwc=…did=&af=126295512 CREATE AN AWESOME GUESTBOOK WITH A HOSTFULLY ACCOUNT FREE! www.hostfully.com discount code: LIVE LET THRIVE Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) Androiders: www.stitcher.com/podcast/live-let-thrive Myka's Info: sharebnb.guestybookings.com/ Myka's Consulting: sharebnb.com/timeshare-arbitrage-consulting-2/ sharebnb.com/airbnb-str-consulting/ www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing & info: www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920 www.facebook.com/stevenche (ADD ME!) cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Lupita's info: https://www.instagram.com/moshitiki.92 https://www.facebook.com/moshitikimakeup.23/

Freedom Friday5/11/2018 Napping, AirBnBing, Barbecuing While Black, Ray McGovern, Jesse Ventura - Callers!/

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from May 9, 2018. For more go to http://www.tytnetwork.com/join.  Hour 1:John Iadarola, Jayar Jackson, and Brooke Thompson. Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing updates.   Hour 2: Brett Erlich, Kim Horcher, and Maytha Alhasssen. Neighbor accuses Airbnb guests were stealing from the property. Mormon church cuts ties with boy scouts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great Jasper Ribbers from Get Paid For Your Pad joins the cast as we discuss the Living and Airbnbing internationally, Starting your own podcast, Writing your own book and, of course, Cheap Rum! All this and sooooo much more, so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great Jasper Ribbers from Get Paid For Your Pad joins the cast as we discuss the Living and Airbnbing internationally, Starting your own podcast, Writing your own book and, of course, Cheap Rum! All this and sooooo much more, so LIVE LET THRIVE Y'ALL!!! SIGN UP TO AIRBNB THROUGH OUR LINK AND GET A FREE CONSULTATION WITH GUYS! https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes?irgwc=1&irclid=Wc80AGzqIRLIyBSSs7RWl0YkUkjUgCT%3AIzsyxM0&ircid=4560&c=Live%20Let%20Thrive&sharedid=&af=126295512 CREATE AN AWESOME GUESTBOOK WITH A HOSTFULLY ACCOUNT FREE! www.hostfully.com discount code: LIVE LET THRIVE Hit up Jasper: www.getpaidforyourpad.com HIT THE GUYS US UP! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) Androiders: www.stitcher.com/podcast/live-let-thrive Myka's Info: sharebnb.guestybookings.com/ Myka's Consulting: sharebnb.com/timeshare-arbitrage-consulting-2/ sharebnb.com/airbnb-str-consulting/ www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing & info: www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920 www.facebook.com/stevenche (ADD ME!) cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!)

The amazing Shelby Pracht drops by to tell her story. She retired in her 20's from her day job by utilizing Airbnb! She owns and manages hers and other folks' Airbnb's in the beautiful ski town of Mammoth Lakes, California. Hear about her ups, downs, tips, melt downs, and crushing it moments while Airbnbing her way to financial freedom, truly an inspiring story. And be sure to stick around til the end of the show for our first LLT Q&A segments where we answer YOUR questions! All this and so much more, so LIVE LET THRIVE yall! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The amazing Shelby Pracht drops by to tell her story. She retired in her 20's from her day job by utilizing Airbnb! She owns and manages hers and other folks' Airbnb's in the beautiful ski town of Mammoth Lakes, California. Hear about her ups, downs, tips, melt downs, and crushing it moments while Airbnbing her way to financial freedom, truly an inspiring story. And be sure to stick around til the end of the show for our first LLT Q&A segments where we answer YOUR questions! All this and so much more, so LIVE LET THRIVE yall! SIGN UP TO AIRBNB THROUGH OUR LINK AND GET A FREE CONSULTATION WITH GUYS! https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes?irgwc=1&irclid=Wc80AGzqIRLIyBSSs7RWl0YkUkjUgCT%3AIzsyxM0&ircid=4560&c=Live%20Let%20Thrive&sharedid=&af=126295512 CREATE AN AWESOME GUESTBOOK WITH A HOSTFULLY ACCOUNT FREE! www.hostfully.com discount code: LIVE LET THRIVE Contact Shelby: www.shelbypracht.com HIT US UP! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) @user-31077541 Myka's Listings: www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing: www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920

The boys are back in full force! We talk about Bud n Breakfast, Long term Airbnbers, Furnished Finder, Never Renting to Locals, and Partying with Guests! All this and soooooo much more....so LIVE LET THRIVE! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are back in full force! We talk about Bud n Breakfast, Long term Airbnbers, Furnished Finder, Never Renting to Locals, and Partying with Guests! All this and soooooo much more....so LIVE LET THRIVE! SIGN UP TO AIRBNB THROUGH OUR LINK AND GET A FREE CONSULTATION WITH GUYS! https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes?irgwc=1&irclid=Wc80AGzqIRLIyBSSs7RWl0YkUkjUgCT%3AIzsyxM0&ircid=4560&c=Live%20Let%20Thrive&sharedid=&af=126295512 CREATE AN AWESOME GUESTBOOK WITH A HOSTFULLY ACCOUNT FREE! www.hostfully.com discount code: LIVE LET THRIVE www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 CALL US DARNIT! BE HEARD ON THE SHOW! =) https://soundcloud.com/user-31077541 Myka's Listings: www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing: www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920

Special Guest Sue Hoyuela hops on and tells us all about the Airbnb life in Sunny Southern California! She kicked so much butt at it she was able to replace hers and her husband's jobs with Airbnbing full time, working less and making way more money! She also makes mad cash with timeshare rentals! Be sure to take notes and take your Airbnb game to the next level with tips and advice from the great Sue! And LIVE LET THRIVE!!! Hollar at Steve and Myka! www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-530-0239 (KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING!) IG: @liveletthrive FB: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLetThrive/ Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18642... Rent Steve's Dallas Condo! Mention LLT and get 15% off! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44686852?check_in=2020-09-22&check_out=2020-09-23&s=67&unique_share_id=d71c9932-5a34-4b59-a3d8-51cfe3287157 cell: 817-566-4777 (send me a shout!) Myka's Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/myka.a.artis IG: @sharebednbreakfast IG: @mykaartis Airbnb listings: sharebnblistings.com littlerockairbnb.com jacksonville-airbnb.com Myka's Consulting: Clarity.fm/sharebnb Mahogany Fitt's info: www.facebook.com/Mahoganyfitt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Guest Sue Hoyuela hops on and tells us all about the Airbnb life in Sunny Southern California! She kicked so much butt at it she was able to replace hers and her husband's jobs with Airbnbing full time, working less and making way more money! She also makes mad cash with timeshare rentals! Be sure to take notes and take your Airbnb game to the next level with tips and advice from the great Sue! And LIVE LET THRIVE!!! SIGN UP TO AIRBNB THROUGH OUR LINK AND GET A FREE CONSULTATION WITH GUYS! https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes?irgwc=1&irclid=Wc80AGzqIRLIyBSSs7RWl0YkUkjUgCT%3AIzsyxM0&ircid=4560&c=Live%20Let%20Thrive&sharedid=&af=126295512 CREATE AN AWESOME GUESTBOOK WITH A HOSTFULLY ACCOUNT FREE! www.hostfully.com discount code: LIVE LET THRIVE Sue's contact info! For folks starting out and renting their place, get a $50 bonus when you host your first guest, go to www.AirbnbOpportunity.com To learn how to make a six-figure income with Airbnb, go to https://SueHoyuela.com/about/ To get a $500 discount off the purchase price of my course, go to https://SueHoyuela.com/start and use coupon code: Thrive www.liveletthrive.com liveletthrive@gmail.com 469-300-9100 CALL US DARNIT! BE HEARD ON THE SHOW! =) Myka's Listings: www.airbnb.com/users/show/100605868 Steve's Listing: www.airbnb.com/users/show/2547920

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