I Quit My $1M Wall Street Job for Airbnb
Summary
Michael Chang shares his journey from working 80-100 hours a week in a $1M Wall Street job to building a $2.3M Airbnb empire with 34 units, 7 owned and 27 arbitraged, while only working 5 hours a week. He highlights how he used arbitrage and ownership strategies, scaling the business, and using tax strategies to save over $200k.
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