Airbnb — Blog — Zeona McIntyre

If you have been following along lately, I am continuing to tell stories of my most fantastic Real Estate fails in celebration of Ken Corisini’s newly released book (Check out Chapter 17, it’s me!): “Profit Like The Pros”.

As I mentioned in my last post, while this book is all about our most profitable deals and biggest wins, I think there is a lot to learn from our failures as a community. I love to share mine widely, not only to keep my ego in check, but also to be transparent as a fellow investor and mentor in the field.

Reflections & Resources during this time of Quarantine

I know I haven’t written in awhile and I feel a responsibility to address these changing times, share resources and maybe some insights on the vacation rental business and this transition in life as we know it.

Airbnb, Hosting, Personal GrowthZeona McIntyreApril 13, 2020resources, innovate, Creative Hosting Comments

5 Apps to Help You Save Up for Your Next Airbnb Investment

Hi Everyone,

My apologies that it has been awhile. My aim is to publish every two weeks but, unfortunately my Niece passed away in early Feb and I have been giving myself more space away from work to grieve. It has been challenging and my energy levels have been unpredictable. I have a lot of love and support in my community which has helped, I just thought I should let you know where I am at.

Thank you for understanding. In the meantime I have had some help from a friend to bring these resources below to you. I am hopeful that I will be on my normal schedule soon enough.

How Did My Homes Perform? Annual Review!

Hello friends,

As we are nearing the end of the year, the reality of the impending need to get all my numbers crunched is starting to set in. Yay spreadsheets!

In March or April when I finally had all of last years numbers together, I had the idea to share them with you but then somehow it got pushed aside for one more interesting idea or another. Good news! I have them here for you today.

My aim in sharing the real life numbers with you is to a show a true snapshot of what you can expect from owning Airbnb rentals. At the end of the day, I am eternally grateful for the $36,840 of profit I was able to generate off of just 6 homes. Yet, when I step back and look at the numbers, considering all the hard work and time put in, it looks low to me and not an impressive, slam dunk of what some expect bnbs to be.

Real Estate Investing, Investing, Hosting, AirbnbZeona McIntyreDecember 9, 2019Numbers, Spreadsheet, Education Comments

New Offering! Let us build your Airbnb Listing & House Manual

I want to share two friend success stories before we get into the whys and hows:

Friend #1 had been thinking about listing her spare bedrooms for 8 or 9 months but could not get around to doing it. I told her I’d come over to chat with her about it and I got her so excited that we took photos and listed the 2 rooms on the spot! That’s what I call taking action! She had bookings the following day and now those rooms pay the mortgage on her 4bdrm home.

Hosting, Airbnb, ServicesZeona McIntyreJuly 17, 2019house manual, listing creation Comments

Guest Post: How this Combat Veteran replaced his income with Airbnb!

It’s funny how life works out sometimes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.”

This is how I choose to look at my path to FIRE.

Guest Post: New Airbnb Strategy? “Try Before You Buy”!

“My idea merged my interest in the short term rental and real estate markets. A while back, I found an Airbnb press release where Chip Conley, the former head of hospitality at Airbnb explained that Airbnb was partnering with Realtor.com. In that partnership, potential home buyers were encouraged to use Airbnb to get a feel for an area before deciding where to settle.”

Swapping Secrets with Famed Blogger: The Abundant Host

I imagine some of you avid readers have come across my friend Amy’s popular blog in the Airbnb space: The Abundant Host. As it turns out, we are both entrepreneurial, world-traveling women residing in Boulder, so we were bound to connect! Amy gracefully agreed to share some of her secrets with us, including some exciting new courses she’s working on for 2019. She’ll also be posting a “top secrets” article from me as well, so check that out on her site!

Airbnb, Co-Hosting, HostingZeona McIntyreFebruary 1, 2019Interview, the abundant host, airbnb, cleaning, book, hosting, cohostComment

Upcoming Q&A in Denver & Latest Podcast Interview to go live!

I have a few fun announcements:

Toilets to Tenants, a Landlord meetup group in Denver, asked me to come do a Q&A at their next event! Their events are free and open to the public. We will be discussing local Denver Short Term Rental laws, pros and cons to listing your home on Airbnb, whether or not to use a management company - like myself, etc.

Hosting, Airbnb, Co-HostingZeona McIntyreNovember 29, 2018podcasts, meetup, q&a, airbnb, hosting, interviewComment

Should you attend GuestyVal next year? My review!

I returned home late Tuesday night after 16 hours of flying from the beautiful Tel Aviv, where I spent 10 leisurely days. Jet lag is still in full swing for me and I am writing this in the 5am hour. Of course the GuestyVal conference was only 3 days, but for such a long trip, I felt the need to stretch it out and explore.

Hosting, Investing, AirbnbZeona McIntyreOctober 27, 2018Conference, GuestyVal, Guesty Comments

Interview Series: How Tiny House Living Can Help You Meet Your Financial Goals

Those of you who follow me on Instagram or Facebook, may have seen glimpses of my sister’s off the grid Tiny Home in Maui, Hawaii. Zeena, her husband, and his father poured almost 2 years of nights and weekends into building the little dreamboat. Last year they introduced a baby into the mix and the results are just adorable. She recently started a blog to tell the story of the Build and how the 3 of them Live and Thrive in the small space.

Longmont CO Meetup: Airbnb Q&A w/ MMM!

My blogger friend, Mr Money Mustache (who featured me about a year ago), has recently built a Tiny Home/Conference Room at his HeadQuarters (Co-working Space) + has a new 4 bedroom Longmont home he would like to learn to monetize. He will be hosting a Q&A, asking all his selfish questions as he learns how to get started. We will open up to other questions towards the end and then break out into a casual mix and mingle Meetup.

Meetup, Airbnb, Early RetirementZeona McIntyreSeptember 17, 2018Comment

A St. Louis Meetup!

I will be in St. Louis hustling (see: buying / selling / moving furniture, emptying garages and basements, and updating photos) for a week and yet, I love to balance work and play, so I've planned a meetup!

Denver Meetup, This Wednesday!

I got invited by Colorado Airbnb Hosts to do a live interview at their Meetup this Wednesday with a Q&A after and some free hangout time for casual chats.

I'd love to see you all there, especially those who weren't able to make the last Boulder meetup.

Hosting, Airbnb, Co-Hosting, MeetupZeona McIntyreApril 28, 2018Airbnb, Meetup, Colorado Airbnb Hosts, co-hostComment

Guest Post: Increase Your Airbnb Income & Make the World a Better Place

I am pleased to introduce Tim Wadsworth an Airbnb Host and Professor at CU Boulder, who is creating a Non-Profit called Greater Good Hosting, which allows hosts to share a percentage of their earnings with select charities while advertising their efforts on their listings, which in turn will bring in more bookings from Guests who also want to support good causes.

Hosting, AirbnbZeona McIntyreApril 20, 2018Airbnb, hosting, Creative Hosting, non profit, charity Comment

New Service Addition - Timeshare Management!

I'm dropping a quick note to announce that we are now offering Timeshare Management and are excited to take on new clients.

Hosting, Airbnb, Services, Travel HackingZeona McIntyreMarch 29, 2018services, airbnb, homeaway, vrbo, timeshare, Short Term Rentals, booking.comComment

House #2, How I Bought My 1st Out Of State Property

I just got off a consulting call where we talked all about how to buy out of state, and I get asked about how I research and my techniques for this often, so I thought I would finally share them with you here. Here’s the story of how I bought my first house in St. Louis:

Investing, Hosting, AirbnbZeona McIntyreMarch 15, 2018Real Estate Investing, Out of State Comments

Interview Series: Getting Creative, How One Host Monetized Her Backyard!

Today I am just giddy to introduce a new friend of mine Shelly Young. A few nights ago, a friend and Co-host client of mine, told me that he randomly met a woman who was a reader of my blog and follower of my podcast interviews. He was out in Colorado Springs visiting his college roommate and she turned out to be their neighbor. She told him that I got her inspired to start Co-hosting and she already has three properties she’s airbnbing! Awesome!

How to Hire and Train a Rockstar Cleaner!

You can have the perfect location, a well appointed, gorgeous home and guests lining up around the block to stay there, but without a great cleaner, you’ve got nothing.

Sure, a lot of people just starting out will try their hand at cleaning themselves and yet, it can be a tedious task over time and if you decide to leave town or want to scale your business, you will definitely need someone to tag in, so this is an important skill for all.

I just booked my Airbnb stay for free! See how I did it.

Who doesn’t want to travel for free or damn well close to it? I know I do. I love travel hacking and although I travel for nearly nothing, I’m definitely not an expert in all the flashy terms and tricks, but I know some basics that are easy, repeatable and not time-consuming. Here are the ways I maximized those free dollas! Holla!

Hosting, AirbnbZeona McIntyreJune 29, 2017airbnb, Property Management, co-host Comments