GUEST'S BIO

Shane O’Connor is the CEO & Founder of Alchemy Real Estate & Alchemy Hosting. Alchemy is based in Tampa, FL, building a portfolio of Short-Term Rental assets primarily focused in Central Florida. By delivering vertically integrated, top-tier service from beginning to end in the investment process, Alchemy has grown from a single property (and single employee) to 11 properties & a team of four in less than a year. At that same time, Alchemy will have also delivered more than $3M in closed real estate deals for its clients.  Shane is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for 9 years. He received an M.S. Degree in Real Estate from the University of Florida. He runs the company with his brother, Captain Devin O’Connor, who is an active duty Marine Corps helicopter pilot in addition to being the Director of Operations for Alchemy. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

05:16 Shane O'Connor's introduction and background

07:45 Shane share his journey from being in real estate development to helping investors locate and manage properties

13:40 Lessons Shane learned about HOA issues

16:54 Managing properties as a real estate agent

19:10 Shane talks about being a real estate agent

22:41 Recognizing your limits and bringing in more help

25:21 Elevating yourself as a manager and a leader

29:58 Continuous learning resulting in being a valuable service provider

33:14 Trusting the experts

38:18 Tips for real estate agents tapping into managing properties or co-hosting

47:41 Holding yourself to a higher standard

50:19 Shane's tip for real estate agents looking for property managers

53:15 Acknowledgments to Shane

53:45 Where can people connect with Shane

54:21 Shane's #1 secret to success with STRs

57:32 Text "RESOURCES" to (978) 242-0001 to get the STR Secrets free resources

58:00 Subscribe to the Short Term Rental Secrets YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/shorttermrentalsecretsshow

NOTABLE QUOTES

"Don't be a secret agent." - Emanuele Pani

"If you're gonna do something, be world-class." - Mike Sjogren

"If you put good energy out in the world, it will come back to you."  - Shane O'Connor

CONNECT WITH THE GUEST

Shane O'Connor: Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin

Alchemy Real Estate: Instagram

CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS 

Michael Sjogren: Short Term Rental Secrets Facebook Group | Clubhouse | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Page | Linkedin 

https://linktr.ee/the_airbnbguy  

Emanuele Pani: Clubhouse | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin  

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