From Redundant to Rental Riches: How I Built a 6-Figure Property Business in Under 2 Years

This week Kelly Maxfield joins the podcast as she shares her journey from corporate redundancy to building a thriving short-term rental business. With determination fuelled by her clear "why" of more freedom and family time, Kelly and her husband built a 6-figure portfolio within just 2 years - all while continuing to travel the world. Learn Kelly's key strategies for acquiring properties, automating and systemising processes, and designing memorable guest experiences without breaking the bank or burning out. https://airbnbconsultant.co/  KEY TAKEAWAYS Making strategic moves early in life like investing in property can have massive compounding effects over time. Kelly bought her first house at 17 through creative financing. Work cultures can easily turn toxic. Kelly left her stable corporate role after 13 years due to new management and policies. Major setbacks often open new doors. Kelly was made redundant but saw it as the perfect opportunity to focus on building her short-term rental business. You don't need huge capital or in-depth training to start in property. Kelly started small with her own cash and learned key concepts through online research. Systems and support staff like housekeepers are vital so the business can run smoothly with less owner involvement. Consistent cash flow funds Kelly's nomadic lifestyle but legacy wealth for her kids via property is still her long-term "why". BEST MOMENTS  "We get a lot of contractors. We’re about 50 per cent direct booking contractors, which I love, I love. Contractors are the best." "This is another reason why we took on the rent to S8. We ran out of properties she said, have you got anything else? She'd filled all three of our houses. Constantly!”   "Just, just do it. Just jump in and do it. As long as you've got, because we didn't do it completely blind of like no, you know, no financial knowledge at all." "We lived in rubble for such [a long time], and that's just not us at all, but it's quite funny, we've never ever looked back and missed that lovely comfy house that we had." "I always say I'm very local to the property, so if there's anything you need just let us know. And quite often we don't hear a thing, and I don't mind not hearing a thing." ABOUT THE GUEST Kelly Maxfield LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-maxfield-b6009282?originalSubdomain=uk Mobile/WhatsApp: [phone] Email: [e-mail] HOST BIO Alex & Pooh have built a portfolio of over 16 Serviced Accommodation Units and 10 Buy-To-Lets collectively over the last 5 years.  This AirBnB Business has allowed each of them to create their own tailor made ‘lifestyle by design’. Pooh chose to escape the corporate life as an electrical engineer instead to spend his time at home with his young and growing family, and Alex likes to spend most of his time in sunny Spain enjoying his love for road cycling or even hiking in the Tramuntana mountain ranges. CONTACT US Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lifebeyondbroke Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lifebeyondbroke TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lifebeyondbroke YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Lifebeyondbroke/