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STR Investing, The Podcast

STR Investing, The Podcast

By: Taylor Jones & Mark Lumpkin
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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.

Subscribe and start turning your STR goals into results.


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Episodes
  • Monday Market Data: Breakdown of Asheville, NC Market
    Dec 8 2025

    This week’s Monday Market Data Report heads to Asheville, North Carolina—a market packed with charm, hype, and more than a few misconceptions. Is it oversaturated, or still full of opportunity? Mark breaks down the real numbers by bedroom count to find out where the smart money wins.

    What you’ll learn:
    • How 3-bedrooms stack up—why the top 10% outperform the average by nearly $30K a year
    • The massive jump from 3 to 4 bedrooms, and what it takes to earn six figures in Asheville
    • Why 5-bedrooms only pay off if you’re a top performer
    • The surprising “sweet spot” for investors—6+ bedrooms nearly double revenue over smaller homes
    • How ADR, occupancy, and design decisions shift the math in one of the Southeast’s hottest STR markets

    If you’re eyeing the Blue Ridge Mountains, this data drop will show you where to buy, what to build, and how to stand out.

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    6 mins
  • How To Underwrite A Short Term Rental
    Dec 5 2025

    Fail forward, buy smarter.

    In this solo deep-dive, Taylor breaks down real-world STR underwriting—no hype, just numbers. If you’ve ever “made a spreadsheet sing” to justify a deal, this one’s for you. Learn the exact framework he’s used to evaluate hundreds of thousands of properties over the past four years and how to stay disciplined when emotion wants the win.

    What you’ll learn

    • The anatomy of a winning pro forma: purchase price, debt structure, closing costs, and true Total OOP (down payment, reno, amenities, furniture, vendors).
    • Building an optimization list that actually moves RevPAR (from paint to pickleball).
    • Revenue the right way: comping like-for-like, using data tools (AirDNA/Rabbu), and modeling Low / Mid / High scenarios.
    • Expense reality check: utilities, supplies, PM software, cleaning fees in vs. invoices out, HOA, taxes, insurance, CapEx & reserves.
    • NOI vs. Free Cash Flow: what lives “above the fold,” why debt service ≠ mortgage, and how to compare deals apples-to-apples.
    • Return stack 101: cash-on-cash, principal paydown, long-view appreciation (why you should zoom out 20–25 years), and a primer on the STR tax play.
    • The baseball mindset: why looking at hundreds of deals to land a few great ones is normal—and healthy.

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    Episode Sponsored By:
    STR Search

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    13 mins
  • Monday Market Data: Breakdown of Boise, ID Market
    Dec 1 2025

    Monday Market Data
    Boise, ID


    Airbnb Performance Data
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    3 Bedroom

    Annual Revenue
    50th Percentile: $32,343
    75th Percentile: $40,762
    90th Percentile: $53,556

    Average Daily Rate
    50th Percentile: $139
    75th Percentile: $171
    90th Percentile: $220

    Occupancy
    50th Percentile: 56%
    75th Percentile: 66%
    90th Percentile: 77%
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    4 Bedroom

    Annual Revenue
    50th Percentile: $42,915
    75th Percentile: $53,988
    90th Percentile: $67,302

    Average Daily Rate
    50th Percentile: $191
    75th Percentile: $242
    90th Percentile: $308

    Occupancy
    50th Percentile: 54%
    75th Percentile: 63%
    90th Percentile: 72%
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    5 Bedroom

    Annual Revenue
    50th Percentile: $48,954
    75th Percentile: $58,966
    90th Percentile: $65,074

    Average Daily Rate
    50th Percentile: $235
    75th Percentile: $268
    90th Percentile: $305

    Occupancy
    50th Percentile: 48%
    75th Percentile: 57%
    90th Percentile: 69%
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    6+ Bedrooms

    Annual Revenue
    50th Percentile: $79,853
    75th Percentile: $92,830
    90th Percentile: $100,616

    Average Daily Rate
    50th Percentile: $296
    75th Percentile: $508
    90th Percentile: $635

    Occupancy
    50th Percentile: 45%
    75th Percentile: 57%
    90th Percentile: 64%
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    Which market do you want to see next?


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