

Short Term Rental Management
8 Figure Airbnb and Short Term Rental Real Estate Investor Luke Carl
Welcome to Short Term Rental Management. The show about managing your short term rental from anywhere in the world. Tips in tricks to become a better host. With your host, Luke Carl, a real estate professional that began his career buying short term rentals in vacation markets in order to use the cash flow to purchase long-term rentals. Luke is the proud owner of the longest running “Airbnb” in the Smoky Mountains, and has hosted over 4000 stays in his career. He owns hundreds of units with no partners -including multi-family, single-family long terms, and of course, short term rentals.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 29min
Minimum Night Stay
This week Luke is giving us all the advice on determining minimum stays. He'll go over choosing minimum night stay based on property size, bedroom count, and the advantages/disadvantages of minimum night stays. He'll also discuss the importance of keeping up with your listings and adjusting your rates and night gaps based on days of the week.
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
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For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Aug 22, 2023 • 57min
40K Income Increase with ADU
This week Luke and Tim are talking about Tim's latest remodel adventure! Tim has recently moved into the detached garage on one of his properties where he plans to remodel it while he lives there, and eventually turn it into another rental that increase his income up to $40,000/year. They'll talk about how to find good people to help with renovations, rules about having two rentals on one property, and much more!
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
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Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Aug 15, 2023 • 18min
After Hours Phone System
This week Luke has a quick episode to talk about after hours phone systems! He goes through different options for phone systems, how he implemented different emergency phone systems and examples for scripts you could use.
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
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Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Aug 11, 2023 • 19min
Circle of Seasonality
This week Luke is bringing you a bonus episode all about the circle of seasonality! Luke will be going over when to prep for slow months, when to prep for holidays, and how to keep your calendars booked!
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
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Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Aug 8, 2023 • 25min
Find Your Break Even Number
This week Luke and Tim are doing some math! They'll be discussing how to find your break even number for your own properties as well as finding a sweet spot for occupency rates, choosing your prices based on time of year, providing the best value possible and more.
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Aug 1, 2023 • 46min
Professional Management in the Finger Lakes
This week Luke is joined by Josh Briner! Luke and Josh discuss the seasonality of the finger lakes, where most tourists are travelling form, building a property management company and more!
Josh is the co-owner of Vibe Short Term Rental Management, a company that services the beautiful region of Upstate New York. He and his partner JC own short term rentals throughout Upstate New York and Long Term Rentals throughout the Midwest. Additionally, he is the creator of the Facebook groups, “Upstate New York Airbnb Investors” and “Upstate New York Airbnbs by Owner.”
Connect with Josh:
https://vibestrmanagement.com/
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Jul 25, 2023 • 22min
How to Handle a Situation
This week we're talking about how to properly handle a situation, both in real estate and life. We'll hear about the importance of embracing competition, using the enemy method and we'll also hear all about Luke's most recent jeep saga.
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Jul 18, 2023 • 32min
Housekeeper Hacks
This week Luke is talking about how to have the most successful experience working with housekeepers. He discusses the importance of making sure you are getting what you need without micromanaging your cleaners, timestamped photos, and he also shares some stories about times when having those photos has really helped him out.
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Jul 11, 2023 • 42min
Managing STR While On Vacation
This week Luke is joined by Tim again to discuss managing your STR while on vacation! They talk about the importance of implementing systems that work for YOU specfically, figuring out what you want your vacations to look like, communicating with your guests and more.
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA

Jul 4, 2023 • 54min
How to Be Better Than A Hotel
This week Luke is joined once again by Tim Grillot! They'll be diving into all the facets of hotel stay, how they differ from a STR stay, and some of the things you can do to become a fantastic host who gets great reviews!
How to connect with Luke:
The Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Join the Short Term Shop Facebook group!
Check out the Short Term Shop on Youtube
For more information on how to get into short term rentals, read Avery Carl's Book, Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth: Your Guide to Analyzing, Buying, and Managing Vacation Properties
- https://amzn.to/3Adg6PA