Meet Daniel Johnson, founder of Deacon Stays — a collection of curated stays near Wake Forest University. 

Daniel has always been interested in real estate and investing and started his hosting as many do in the Airbnb arbitrage arena back in 2018.

He thoroughly enjoyed the experience of hosting and was impressed by the returns STRs could generate compared to other real estate investments (Daniel is also a financial advisor that specializes in working with real estate investors).

In this episode, Daniel and I discuss: 

• The surprising pros about building a collection of STRs near a college campus
• How to build a brand for your STR business ON the Airbnb platform 
• His thoughts on REITs and other more passive investment opportunities in STR funs 
• And how he‚Äôd approach buying right now amidst a more challenging market

Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn

Book a Stay at Deacon Stays

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I want to meet you all in person!

Annette and Sarah from Thanks for Visiting were kind enough to invite me to come speak at TFVCON on SEO Strategy for STR Hosts and I can‚Äôt wait to participate in this dynamic event.

I‚Äôd love to meet all you listeners in PERSON‚Ķso please consider coming to the event.  You can use the discount code ‚ÄúBTS‚Äù as in ‚ÄúBehind the Stays‚Äù at checkout for $150 off any ticket level.

About the Show

Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  

You can subscribe, for free, at www.sponstayneous.com. 

Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.