STR Investing, The Podcast
Unlock financial freedom through short-term rental investing with hosts Taylor Jones and Mark Lumpkin. Each week, they sit down with the biggest names in the STR industry to uncover what’s working right now — from acquisitions and design to operations, marketing, and scaling portfolios.
Taylor has helped acquire and manage over 500+ STRs, while Mark brings years of hands-on experience transforming properties into high-performing investments.
Together, they break down real strategies, real numbers, and real stories that help investors grow smarter and faster.
Whether you’re buying your first Airbnb or expanding a multi-market portfolio, this show is your roadmap to building wealth and freedom through short-term rentals.
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STR Investing, The Podcast
How To Acquire High Performing STRs
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In this episode of the STR Investing Podcast, Taylor sits down with Pedro Rivera, Head of Customer Success at Summer OS, to explore how his unique background in hotel acquisitions and build-to-rent communities shaped one of the most powerful tools in the short-term rental space.
Pedro shares:
- The key differences (and surprising similarities) between hotel and STR investing
- What institutional real estate gets right—and wrong—about short-term rentals
- How Summer OS was born out of frustration with unreliable data and plug-and-play tools
- Why accurate competitive sets, lot size, and submarket awareness are critical for STR success
- What most investors miss when projecting revenue and tracking performance
- Why operators must keep their hands on the wheel—set-and-forget doesn't work
- What’s next for Summer OS, including real-time variance analysis and revenue trend forecasting
If you’re scaling your STR portfolio, building underwriting systems, or struggling to trust the data, this episode is a goldmine.
Explore Summer OS: https://www.summeros.com
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Episode Sponsored By:
STR Search
STR Search is the industry leading property finder service. They've helped investors acquire over 215 profitable STRs across the US. If you'd like the data professionals to help you find your next STR, reach out to STRsearch.com
