From Hectic Host To Millionaire Manager
Summary
This article is an episode breakdown of the podcast 'Get Paid for Your Pad' which discusses how to transition from a 'hectic host' to a 'millionaire manager' in the STR business by focusing on systems and team building. The episode also touches on revenue management strategies and comparing hotel revenue management to STR revenue management.
Key Insights
- •STR rate drops must be deeper near arrival.
- •The episode highlights the 3 pillars to becoming a millionaire manager: Vision, Operations, and Scale.
- •Most STR operators underperform not because they lack tools, but because they don’t know what to look at, when to look at it, or how to interpret booking behavior once it shows up.
- •Small daily price changes can increase exposure on OTAs.
- •STR pricing is dramatically harder than hotel pricing.
- •The article discusses the 5 stages of Airbnb hosting: Traditional host, Side hustle host, Hectic host, Rising star, and STR legend. The focus of the episode is how to graduate past the hectic host stage.
Action Items
- ✓Hosts should focus on working ON the business, not just IN it.Effort: mediumImpact: high
- ✓Review every booking to reveal pricing and demand signalsEffort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Hosts should consider implementing systems and building a team to scale their STR business.Effort: mediumImpact: high
Tools & Resources
- →Get Paid for Your Pad: The article references the 'Get Paid for Your Pad' podcast.
- →Freewyld Foundry: The article mentions Freewyld Foundry.
- →From Hectic Host to Millionaire Manager: The article mentions a free training, 'From Hectic Host to Millionaire Manager'.
Watch Out For
- ⚠Failing to schedule revenue management leads to underperformance.
- ⚠Relying on last-minute demand as hotels do, is a mistake.
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