REI122: Airbnb Investing Deep Dive w/ Travis Zappia

Robert Leonard brings back Travis Zappia to chat all about investing in Airbnb properties and the short-term rental investing strategy. Travis Zappia is a FIRE advocate who has started to get into real estate investing in the last three years. He purchased his first house hack in 2016 and decided to rent out each bedroom individually while living in the master bedroom. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - New laws significantly limiting Airbnbs in Atlanta. 04:33 - If a new approach to STRs is needed due to the new laws. 07:21 - How to diversify an STR portfolio. 11:11 - How to get started with STRs. 13:19 - How to manage your time as a W2 employee and investor. 20:57 - Why W2 jobs can actually benefit you as an investor. 22:43 - Which rules to have in place. 24:29 - Which STR platforms to use. 29:31 - How to insure your STRs. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Related episode: Listen to REI103: The Truth About Airbnb Investing w/ Travis Zappia, or watch the video. Related episode: Listen to REI088: Airbnb & Short-Term Rentals w/ Tony Robinson, or watch the video. A new newsletter all about house hacking. Learn about TIP’s Investing Starter Packs on real estate. Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth book. Gary Keller’s book The Millionaire Real Estate Investor. All of Robert’s favorite books. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Toyota Airbnb DeleteMe Yahoo! Finance Fundrise Public NetSuite NerdWallet Connect with Robert (@therobertleonard): Website | Instagram | Twitter Connect with Travis: Instagram | Airbnb Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm