How did I manage to scale the business?
Summary
Dave Cordner started his STR business by managing his parent's Airbnbs and used the opportunity to grow the business and plug in another system or person to help manage the workload. In his area, the tourism industry has massive demand, with people wanting to make money from Airbnb but not knowing how to do it.
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