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Podcast: BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
Episode: Why Hosts Are Backing Away from Travel Sites and Building Direct Bookings w/Mark Simpson
Description: Most people stumble into short-term rental investing. At some point, they realize a long-term rental, mother-in-law suite, or family cabin could become a revenue-generating, passive income machine. So what do they do? They go online to all the big travel sites, upload their listing, and start hosting. After a few months or years, they buy another short-term rental, and now, they’ve got multiple properties across a few different sites. The reviews are flowing, and the revenue with it. But one day, it stops.This happened to Rob when his listing got locked—halting his revenue. Without much...