
The Short Term Show
The Short Term Show is your home for all things short term rental (Airbnb) investing and management. Host Avery Carl interviews successful real estate investors and CEOs of Airbnb related startups to bring inspirational and actionable content to listeners. Whether you are an experienced Airbnb investor or co-host, or you’re just getting started, The Short Term Show is your home for all things short term rental content.
About the host: Avery Carl bought her first Airbnb in 2015, and has since built a portfolio of over 250 doors, is the author of bestseller Short Term Rental, Long Term wealth, and is the CEO and Founder of The Short Term Shop, the country’s largest Airbnb-specific real estate team, with over 5,000 Airbnb investors served in 20 markets. The Short Term Shop has been named the #1 team worldwide at EXP 3x, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, and USA Today.
Latest episodes

Aug 27, 2021 • 33min
Benefits of Cost Segregation with Yonah Weiss
Yonah Weiss is a leading expert in the real estate market when it comes to cost segregation and how to make the most profit, with the least loss from your real estate investments. He is not only an investor himself, but he additionally is a consultant who offers cost segregation studies to help people get the maximum tax deductions while staying within the tax code. He is an expert when it comes to helping people increase their cash flow and grow their businesses to exponential heights - his average customer recognizing up to $250,000 in increased tax depreciation expense.
Delve into the world of cost segregation with us and learn how you can level up every single one of your investments.
Discussion Points
How to accelerate a portion of depreciation
Meaning of cost segregation
When to do a cost segregation
Relationship between furniture and depreciation
How value is determined based on cost segregation
Meaning of 100% bonus depreciation
How to avoid income tax liability
Price of the cost creation study
The Short Term Shop University
The Short Term Shop Facebook Group
IGMS
Real Estate Professional Tax Status
Crushing It!
The Way of God
Yonah Weiss’ Website

Aug 20, 2021 • 39min
Taxes and Short Term Rentals with Brandon Hall
Brandon Hall is THE real estate CPA of The Real Estate CPAs. He has a wealth of knowledge around financials and taxes in real estate investment. Chatting to Avery Carl in today’s episode, Brendon shares some fantastic nuggets of advice applicable to both new and seasoned investors. Avery asks questions based on what she knows, from experience, people have concerns about. From clarifying passive income to explaining when to make use of cost segregation in your property - he explains all of it concisely and in layman’s terms. So no more excuses!
So strap in and prepare to be “in the know” about property taxes at the end of this episode.
Discussion Points
About Brandon Hall
Move into short term rentals
Is Short term rental - Schedule E vs C and Passive vs non-passive income
Qualifying as a real estate professional for tax benefits
Cost segregation
Types of properties cost segregation makes sense to do on
Accelerating Depreciation
LLC vs Personal Ownership in terms of Tax
Advice for new investors
Brandon’s favorite book
Resources
The Short Term Shop University
The Short Term Shop Facebook Group
How to win Friends and Influence People book
Tax-Smart real estate investors Facebook Group
Real Estate CPA YouTube Channel
The Real Estate CPA Website

Aug 6, 2021 • 33min
BRRRR'ing and Subdividing a 5 Plex Short Term Rental with Joe Prillaman
Joe Prillaman found himself in a suddenly-booming short term rental market soon after he purchased a few properties in the area. He calls it “lucky” but the fact is that he also worked very hard figuring out the market, learning the tricks of the trade, and building relationships with other investors in the area before his first investment. So it may be thanks to a bit of luck that the market turned a corner, but he still did his part to ensure he could benefit from the upturn.
In this episode, show host Avery Carl gets Joe to open up about his journey to becoming a short-term rental property investor and to share openly how he finds and chooses properties to invest in. He has some great insights around investing in multi-plexes and why he has decided to focus on those going forward. Joe believes in the slow and steady approach to short-term rental investment and so far, it seems to have paid off for him.
Discussion Points
Joe’s background in Property Investment
Starting out buying a BRRRR
Having a team around you for guidance when starting
Why Joe got into short term rental investment
What is a good deal to Joe
How Joe is finding multiplexes
Joe’s Financing process
Getting into a great market on a low budget
Number one mistake investors make
Finding out more about the market you’re interested in
Advice to 20-year-old Joe
Joe’s advice to new investors
Favorite book that impacted Joe’s mindset
Resources
The Short Term Shop University
The Short Term Shop Facebook Group
Set For Life book

Jul 30, 2021 • 37min
Tips for Picking Your Short-Term Rental Market
Tony Robinson is a short term real estate investor who learned from a young age the importance of holding property to build wealth rather than immediately jumping to wholesaling. Ever since he received enough capital to do so, Tony has been profiting from his well-calculated short term investments. He currently works actively in both the Smokey Mountains and Joshua Tree, California. He is an expert when it comes to understanding your market and making the right decisions whether you are purchasing your first short-term rental homes or adding additional real estate to your portfolio.
In this episode, show host Avery Carl has an in-depth conversation with Tony about the differences between the different real estate markets and how the specific needs of the property change geographically, and as the tourism and the population of the area changes throughout time. We additionally speak about the differences between short and long term rentals and the risks that may come with either investment. Tony speaks about the characteristics of the property that should be carefully researched prior to purchase, and how to know the right questions to ask before agreeing to the sale.
Discussion Points
Tony’s Background in Real Estate
Overview of Tony’s real estate experience
How to tailor your selling tactics to different markets
Method of using vacation home mortgage to buy homes
Tips for picking and knowing your market
Difference between short-term vs long-term rentals
Risks of short-term rentals
Why to avoid markets with out short-term rental regulations
Importance of looking at previous ownership in rentals
Why person running a rental is more important than the asset itself
Suggestions for starting out in a newer rental market
Tips for getting started and asking the right questions
Picking your market, knowing your budget, making connections
The Short Term Shop University
The Short Term Shop Facebook Group
IGMS
Your Porter
Smart BnB
OwnerRez
Beyond Pricing
Pricelabs
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Profit First
Bigger Pockets Real Estate Rookie Podcast
@TonyJRobinson
Real Estate Robinsons

Jul 14, 2021 • 35min
How to leave 2 6-Figure Jobs with Vacation Rental Investing
Pavan Mediratta and his wife Tracy left their corporate jobs - “retiring” to manage their vacation rental business with greater success than they imagined possible. Their business has boomed because they continued to make great purchase decisions and continued to self-manage all their properties.
In today’s episode, Avery Carl picks Pavan’s brain about topics ranging from his short term rental buying decision-making process to choosing a housekeeper. He shares insight into the way he negotiates for a property in the current extremely competitive housing market to make sure he gets the properties he wants. There are few people with his level of experience in the vacation rental market so this episode is once again brimming with great advice for new and experienced investors alike.
Discussion Points
How Pavan Mediratta got started in short term rentals
The markets they focus on
The important things to consider when managing a rental remotely
Finding the right housekeeper
How to deal with cleaning and maintenance problems
Changing from long-term rentals to short term rentals
Walking away from a steady income
Choosing a unit according to its size
Identifying a market to go into
Good markets/deals in the past vs current market conditions
Advice for “young Pavan”
Favourite Book
Dispelling limiting beliefs of new investors
Resources
The Short Term Shop University
The Short Term Shop Facebook Group
Cashflow Quadrant Book

Jul 13, 2021 • 1h 4min
Investing in Short Term Rentals with Your Spouse
Avery Carl - real estate agent extraordinaire hosts The Short Term Show - the podcast with a focus on short term investment for long term wealth in real estate. Husband and wife team, Luke and Avery Carl, together with a great team, run a successful short term real-estate business called “The Short Term Shop”. Avery and Luke co-founded the business after realising that there’s a market for people who want to get into investing in short term rental property - but don't know where to start.
The guest today is none other than Avery’s husband Luke. He is the education and management specialist for The Short Term Shop University while Avery specializes in connecting investors with short term rentals with the highest ROI potential, and then training them to manage their short term rental from anywhere in the world.
Discussion Points
Luke’s Background
Getting into real estate investing
Luke’s First Deal
First Single Family home Long term rental investment
Why do short term rental investments?
Getting advice from the “enemy” on getting started in short term rentals
The value of a mentor
Structuring a partnership in property investment
What constitutes a good deal?
Managing a property
Hiring a housekeeper
Avoiding bad reviews by weeding out bad guests
Software to assist property management
Advice for “newbie” short term rental property investors
Luke’s most recent favourite book
Resources
The Short Term Shop University
The Short Term Shop Facebook Group
IGMS
Your Porter
Smart BnB
OwnerRez
Beyond Pricing
Pricelabs
The Six Week Rule (STS YouTube)
Don’t be a Dick (Book)