Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast
Ep 166 - Home Swapping Your STR with Hostshare Founders Landon & Sean Wilkinson
Sep 4, 2023
Guests Landon and Sean Wilkinson, founders of Hostshare, share their journey into real estate and short-term rentals. They discuss gaining equity in hotels, creating a software, and their vision for the sharing economy. Their unique model allows hosts to share unbooked nights for the cost of cleaning fees.
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Quick takeaways
- Hostshare allows short-term rental hosts to share unbooked nights for the cost of cleaning fees, creating a community of hosts who can enjoy up to three weeks of free travel.
- Hoshare provides benefits to both individual hosts and management companies, allowing hosts to monetize vacant nights without losing revenue and providing a cost-effective way for hosts to trade value and access new travel opportunities.
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The Evolution of the Sharing Economy
The podcast discusses how Hoshare, a new niche in the sharing economy, is the next logical step. It allows short-term rental hosts to share unbooked nights in exchange for the ability to travel for the cost of cleaning fees. The concept is inspired by shared ownership models seen in other industries, such as airplanes and sailboats. The goal is to create a community of short-term rental hosts who can barter their vacant nights and enjoy up to three weeks of free travel on the platform. Hoshare aims to provide a unique value proposition for hosts and foster a network effect as it grows.
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