Transatlantic Host: Managing Your U.S. Airbnb from Italy with Chris Van Arnam
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Transatlantic Host: Managing Your U.S. Airbnb from Italy with Chris Van Arnam
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About this listen
We sit down with Chris Van Arnam, an STR operator who’s not just building high-performing short-term rentals in the Smoky Mountains, but doing it while living halfway across the world in Italy.
Chris walks us through how he built a 10-cabin portfolio rooted in data, operational efficiency, and design differentiation. He opens up about why he sold off part of his portfolio, how he pivoted into new construction, and what it’s really like managing from a different continent.
We unpack:
- How Chris sourced and scaled his first 10 properties
- The power of data when choosing a market
- Why operational density matters—and how to achieve it
- What makes a short-term rental truly “differentiated”
- The hard lessons from new construction vs. heavy renos
- Building a property management company (even when you didn’t plan to)
- How to operate a U.S.-based STR portfolio from Europe with precision
Whether you're just getting started or are in the thick of growing your portfolio, this episode is packed with real-world insights from someone who’s quietly built a scalable STR business from scratch.
🎧 Tune in, take notes, and get ready to think differently about scale, systems, and strategy.