BnB Financially Free

BnB Financially Free

Welcome to the BnB Financially Free podcast, hosted by Chantal Duame and Peter Hu from Good Neighbor. Join us as we dive into exciting conversations with ambitious individuals who share their experiences and insights on transforming earned income into passive income through short term rental investing. Our podcast offers a perfect blend of practical strategies and inspiring stories, featuring a diverse range of guests - from industry gurus to everyday people who have achieved extraordinary results in their STR investments, businesses, and personal lives. Whether you’re seeking tactical advice or simply chasing your best life, bnb Financially Free is here to join you in the journey.

Episodes

September 5, 2024 39 mins
On this episode, Chantal chats with Natalie Palmer about how she built a thriving co-hosting business that operates in different states and how she’s implemented systems to enjoy more time with family. Natalie keeps it real, sharing her fun take on what it’s really like to be a short-term rental host, and how running an active business in the short-term rental space can help fund future investments. Chantal and Natalie talk about ...
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We brought in cost segregation expert Yaron Pacht to share how conducting a cost segregation study can literally bring your tax liability down to zero! If you are a W2 earner, business owner or real estate investor you likely are paying too much in taxes. In this episode we discuss the short term rental loophole, material participation and bonus depreciation to show you how savvy investors are paying close to nothing in taxes every...
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Join in for a fun conversation between Chantal and Wil Slickers to talk about the future of Airbnb, hospitality and what emerging trends to look out for in the short term rental space. Wil has a network called Hospitality.fm which holds some of the top hospitality podcasts including short term rental shows, hotel shows and food and beverage. Wil has incredible insight and perspective to share as he has a bird's eye view on our indu...
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In this episode of BNB Financially Free, host Chantal interviews real estate investor and travel Guru Olivia Tati to delve into the exciting world of purchasing your first investment property. Olivia shares her journey of acquiring her first duplex, offering invaluable insights into the myriad loan programs tailored for first-time buyers. From leveraging 401ks to teaming up with family members, Olivia unveils creative avenues to ki...

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Join Chantal to discover if self managing makes sense for you. Chantal discusses her systems to spend an hour or less managing her portfolio through systems, hiring the right team and automations. Self management is not for everyone, but it is a great option for people wanting to save 20% to maximize their return. 

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Chantal and Travis get together to talk about why investing in short term rentals was not the right strategy for long time real estate investor and hard money lender, Travis. This is a super fun conversation about determining what real estate strategy makes most sense for you! Travis also shares insight for those considering a BRRRR BNB and using hard money loans to finance your purchase and benefit from sweat equity. Travis has be...

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April 4, 2024 46 mins
Join Chantal and Blake Dailey as they dive into investing into boutique hotels. Blake has a great story where he started off by house hacking and leveraged that knowledge into buying a few small hotels which snowballed him into buying a 130 unit, 7 million dollar hotel! Blake talks about how to find, analyze and manage hotels and makes buying them seem not so scary. The coolest thing is that at the time of this podcast recording Bl...
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Join Chantal and Kyle James of Atomic stays as they dig into what top earning properties do differently than the rest. Kyle not only has his own portfolio of properties that blow his competitor out of the water but he manages over 100 other short term rentals. Kyle shares insights on making properties experiential and talks key things to look out for during the purchase process to give you the best chance of high revenue. 

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Join Chantal as she chats with Thomas Barry founder of Hosting from the Heart on catering to a high end clientele in top ski destinations throughout Colorado. Thomas has such a great story and she shares how he started as a yacht hand and rose up to captain, managed billionaire estates and now owns and operates some of the top performing properties in Luxury markets. We dive into who the guest avatar is, systems for providing conci...
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February 22, 2024 45 mins
Join Chantal and Tyler Rowland as they break down Tyler’s highly lucrative first short term rental purchase in a remote mountain market. Tyler talks about launching his short term rental while  working his W-2 job, calculating risks, and getting over some of the fears to take leap into Real Estate investing. Tyler talks about the importance of knowing your neighbors, and being an asset to the community. He also talks about creating...
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Ciara Salayandia and Chantal sit down to discuss how Ciara purchased a commercial property as her very first investment purchase! She talks about finding the deal, creatively funding it and all that really goes into running a successful campground. Ciara is a wealth of knowledge and doesn't hold any of the details back. She is passionate about educating people on how they can accomplish big deals as well. Ciara previously worked as...
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Join Chantal Duame, the co-founder of Good Neighbor Realty, for a solo episode packed with valuable insights on financing your next short-term rental purchase. With her extensive experience, Chantal explores a variety of financing methods, including primary residence loans, second home loans, investment property loans, creative financing, and commercial options.

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We are thrilled to start the year with John Andrew, the founder of Wander. John Andrew and his company have successfully acquired over $40 million in real estate and are experiencing rapid growth. They have also started establishing partnerships with owners of extraordinary real estate in prime locations. Wander is revolutionizing the way people travel, combining the luxury of hotel stays with the convenience of short-term rentals....
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Many dream of breaking free from the corporate grind by building enough passive income to replace their strategy, so we brought on Mike Brockway, who did just that. Mike is a full-time real estate investor who has achieved financial freedom through building a real estate portfolio. He is also an incredible networker and connector which has led to even more success in his investment journey. In this episode, we will discuss how Mike...
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We brought on founder of Rent to Retirement Zach Lemaster to discuss strategies that helped him scale his real estate portfolio cash flow to 7 figures! Zach is also a successful business owner and founded Rent to Retirement which is the nation's leading turnkey investment company. We talk about creating a successful business, finding financial freedom through strategic investing, scaling by leveraging debt and the power of tax stra...

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We sat down with Troy Vigil from Elite Tax & Accounting LLC to answer all our burning questions about cost segregation, bonus depreciation and real estate professional status. This is definitely a technical episode for investors who are looking to implement aggressive tax saving strategies to offset their tax liabilities.    While there are seven ways you can materially participate in order to qualify, here are the top 3 ways S...
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November 13, 2023 42 mins
We are joined by Emir Dukic who is the founder and CEO of leading STR data analytics tool Rabbu. Emir talks about building Rabbu, market trends and what is working in short term rentals today. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey from owning a house hack, to scaling a property management business, to adding more value to short term rental investors through connecting them to the best vendors in the Airbnb/VRBO business. Emir t...
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John Bianchi is the founder of Point Analytics, a leading Airbnb Data Consult Company as well as the Head of Data for Techvestor, a STR Investment fund. John has been part of analyzing close to 100 purchases with Techvestor who owns some of the top performing properties around the country. John teaches us how to deep dive into the data to determine what causes one property to significantly outperform a similar asset, as well as wha...
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In this episode of BNB Financially Free, host Chantal Duame chats with newlyweds Hannah and Reid about their journey in real estate investing. The episode begins with an unexpected twist when a truck crashes into their living room in the middle of the night. This incident prompts them to move out and turn their property into a highly profitable short-term rental. Hannah takes a bold leap and transforms the property into a groovy th...

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Terri-Leigh, our resident professional designer delves into the secrets of truly unique, upscale design and how it can greatly increase your STR revenue.  Gone are the days where you can throw together a few couches and beds from facebook marketplace and make a killing.  She shows us exactly what STR guests are looking for and what they're willing to pay more for.  We also go over the importance of speed to launch because the longe...
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