Ep 82 - Extreme Themed Short Term Rentals with Bryndee Barton

GUEST'S BIO Bryndee Barton started her first real estate company in 2013 along with her husband, Kyle. What started as a side gig of duplexes turned into a full-time business flipping houses, creating vacation rentals, and developing larger multifamily deals. Her specialty is managing large re-construction projects remotely, as she has successfully managed and completed projects across 7 different states. Bryndee now focuses on Loma Homes vacation rental development—creating premium, extreme-themed homes for guests to get an immersive experience that leaves them with unforgettable memories. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 04:35 Bryndee Barton's introduction and background 05:37 How Bryndee got into real estate and the STR industry 07:25 Managing properties out of state 09:36 Bryndee's tips on how to vet out contractors 12:13 Team players and accountability 15:19 Bryndee talks about her first extreme-themed STR deal 18:21 Numbers that matter when picking a market 20:47 Rule of thumb in annual revenue 22:24 Bryndee talks about their extreme-themed vacation spaces 25:13 How Bryndee and Loma Homes works on their extreme-themed rentals 27:05 Making your property stand out on competitive markets 29:14 Horror story of a design manager 30:56 Bryndee's goal for Loma Homes 32:06 How to fund themed STRs 36:26 Tips before raising funds and investing in STRs 39:49 Acknowledgments to Bryndee 40:46 Where can people learn more about Loma Homes 41:28 Bryndee's #1 secret to success with STRs NOTABLE QUOTES "It's a lot of work and there's also times that you want to give up but it's also validating when you see the first guest come through and the joy in the children's eyes." - Bryndee Barton "It is so fun to make the world a little bit better even if it's just one house at a time." - Bryndee Barton "The more things you know, the more ways you know how to play the game." - Emanuele Pani CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Bryndee Barton: Linkedin Loma Homes: Website | 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 FREE MASTERCLASS TRAINING - https://www.strsecrets.com/masterclass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices