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I've sold several short-term rentals in my portfolio over the years and I’m about to do it again. This isn’t clickbait. It’s the strategy that built my $22M portfolio starting with just $125K.
If you’re sitting on equity and stuck on cash, selling might be the smartest move you can make. I’ll show you how I level up into better properties, get huge cost seg wins, and scale without injecting new capital.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Why I’m Selling My Airbnbs
01:28 – The Real Reason Holding Long-Term Might Be Costing You
03:07 – I Sold My Dream Property—Here’s What Happened
05:21 – How I Turned $620K Into $3.4M in 7 Months
07:10 – What Most Investors Miss About Equity and Cash Flow
09:02 – My Exact 1031 Exchange Strategy to Avoid Recapture
11:04 – The New Montana Property I’m Buying and Why
13:18 – Why I Only Hold STRs for 2–3 Years
15:02 – Scaling with the 5-5-2-50 Plan (Even If You Start Small)
16:38 – From $125K to $22M: How I Built It Without More Cash
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