From 25 to 100+ STR Units in Less Than 1.5 Years
Summary
This article is a compilation of episodes from the "Get Paid For Your Pad" podcast. It covers topics like scaling an STR business, revenue management strategies, the role of a CEO in an STR business, and comparing hotel versus STR revenue management. Hosts can gain insights into different aspects of the business and improve their operations.
Key Insights
- •STR pricing is dramatically harder than hotel pricing due to product uniqueness and operational constraints.
- •The article mentions that a host scaled from 25 to 110 STR units in 18 months, highlighting rapid growth potential.
- •The article discusses that CEOs waste 30 to 50 percent of their time on low-value activities, becoming more dangerous as businesses grow.
Action Items
- ✓Identify and address the biggest bottleneck in your STR business to drive growth.Effort: mediumImpact: high
- ✓Hosts should adjust systems that aren’t working quickly to improve efficiency and results.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
- ✓Review bookings to reveal pricing and demand signals and spot mistakes in minimum stays and pricing settings.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results: The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan is mentioned as a resource.
- →Heartwood Furnished Homes: Heartwood Furnished Homes is mentioned as a short-term rental management company.(david@heartwoodfh.com)
- →Freewyld Foundry: Freewyld Foundry is mentioned as a resource.(https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report)
- →Legends X: Legends X program is mentioned as a program for STR operators.
Common Mistakes
- ⚠Not knowing what to look at, when to look at it, or how to interpret booking behavior.
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