
How to Make Up to $20K/Month with Airbnb Co-Hosting (No Rentals Needed)
Real Estate Rookie
What is Airbnb co-hosting?
Garrett defines co-hosting, contrasts light versus full-service roles, and explains legal distinctions.
Can’t break into real estate investing? Maybe you don’t have enough money to buy a rental property or the track record of a confident investor. Thankfully, there’s a way to make money in real estate without owning rentals, and it could even help fund your first property. Today’s expert makes $20,000 in monthly cash flow with this strategy—Airbnb co-hosting!
Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Today, we’re joined by one of BiggerPockets’ resident short-term rental experts, Garrett Brown. Garrett has owned everything from normal long-term rentals to unique stays in hot vacation markets, but one of his favorite “investing” strategies doesn’t even require you to own rental properties. The best part? With some research, people skills, and passion for hospitality, any rookie can build a profitable co-hosting business from scratch in just a few months!
Garrett shows you exactly how to do just that in today’s episode, step by step. You’ll learn where to find clients, what to charge for your services, and how to make your fledgling business stand out in 2026. Garrett even shares his go-to tools and software that make co-hosting a breeze!
In This Episode We Cover
How to build a profitable Airbnb co-hosting business (step by step!)
How Garrett scaled to $20,000 in monthly cash flow with this strategy
Two proven strategies to find (and land) your very first co-hosting client
The number one way to make your co-hosting business stand out in 2026
Must-have AI tools and software that make it easier to run your Airbnb business
And So Much More!
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