GUEST BIO

Nicholas Spohn has devoted his life to all things personal development. Through studying health, spirituality, psychology, hypnosis, NLP, reiki and various other modalities he has created a comprehensive system to understand what drives human behavior. Nicholas is also an Airbnb super-host and creative financing expert. Most recently, he recently purchased an 1800’s jail which was converted into a bed and breakfast called Elkader JailHouse Inn.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

02:58  Nicholas’ background and how he got into the business

04:56  How he got his jail deal and how he built his real estate portfolio

06:31  His 3 steps of hypnotic influence

08:18  How he found his jail deal

09:12  How he analyzes a deals, upside potential and management improvement

11:26  A property that becomes the destination

15:12  How he views deals to make it work

19:00  How an easy website can change how the business flows

21:32  One of his most empowering beliefs

23:34  The number one secret to success as an airbnb host or as a Short term rental host

25:08  Why the owners of the house sold the place

25:48  Make mistakes and learn. That’s how you build a business

27:10  A part of being adaptable

28:15  Why Nicholas Podcast is recommendable when you want to start a short term rental business

30:05  Talks about the book Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

31:25  Where you can find more about Nicolas jail house

NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS):

“It’s not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change” - Charles Darwin

“Say yes and figure it out later” - Rock Thomas

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

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Website: elkaderjailhouseinn.com

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