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Always Be Building
The Always Be Building Podcast explores business, entrepreneurship, markets, and current events with insightful commentary and engaging conversations. Whether it's building a company, expanding your knowledge, or creating a better life, we’re all building something.
Hosted by entrepreneur Max Gagliardi—who has founded companies across Energy, Real Estate, Tech, Hospitality, and Media—the show brings unique perspectives on the forces shaping our world.
Originally launched as Talk Energy, the podcast ran for 160 episodes focused on the energy sector before evolving into Always Be Building. New episodes drop weekly.
Always Be Building
#196: Techvestor STRs - Taylor Jones
This episode's guest is Taylor Jones with Techvestor, a large scale vacation home short term rental fund.
Taylor is always posting some amazing STR content on Twitter showing his company's properties and the strategies they use to scale a fast growing STR fund.
This episode we discuss what Taylor looks for in a market before investing in short term rentals. We dive into how his company has been able to scale quickly and what advantages that scale brings to his investors.
We talk about the challenges of managing properties remotely and the type of team it takes to efficiently manage their portfolio. We then cover what Taylor looks for in a property and how different elements like amenities, lot quality, floor plans, and uniqueness can make a huge difference on profitability. Lastly, we discuss the future of the STR asset class and how Taylor sees it evolving over time.
Hope you enjoy the show!
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