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Episode #163 What Does It Take To Retire & Run Your Vacation Rental Full Time? Interview with Steve Cummings
Episode 16319th April 2024 • Vacation Rental Revolution Podcast • Shawn Moore
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Welcome back to another episode of The Vacation Rental Revolution Podcast. Today I’m joined for the second time by my good friend and short-term rental investor Steve Cummings. This is a special episode because Steve has just recently decided to leave his day job to pursue vacation rental investing full-time.

Together we discuss:

-When do STRs start changing your life?

-What does it take to play this game full-time?

-If you stick to the process you will not leave money on the table.

-How the right approach to communication can affect your reviews.

Check Out Steve’s Properties Here:

https://www.sunsetadventurebranson.com/

https://www.ozarkadventurebranson.com/

https://sweetadventures.net/

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As always pick one thing you can do today to build a life you don’t want to take a vacation from!

Cheers,

Shawn

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