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b'GUESTS BIO\\n\\nBrian Fontenot - is a Real Estate Investor, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, World Traveler, and Short Term Rental Arbitrage Operator with 20+ units in the Houston area.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nHIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE\\n\\n03:59 \\xa0Brian\\u2019s biography/introduction\\n\\n05:10 \\xa0How Brian started and what led him on this path.\\n\\n06:24 \\xa0What convinced Brian to quit his 9-5 job and start his STR business.\\n\\n08:43 \\xa0How Brian got into his 1st deal.\\n\\n10:18 \\xa0What Brian did to acquire his 1st rental property.\\n\\n11:11 \\xa0What Brian and his team are focused on for their STR business.\\n\\n12:43 \\xa0How Brian identifies what the vacancies look like when looking for a property.\\n\\n15:09 \\xa0What they use for their background and screening.\\n\\n16:56 \\xa0How they organize needy and greedy things like keys and stuff.\\n\\n18:01 \\xa0What other systems do they use besides AutoHost.\\n\\n19:30 \\xa0What Brian\\u2019s team looks like.\\n\\n22:18 \\xa0Brian\\u2019s journey to having a good-sized team for his business.\\n\\n24:20 \\xa0What Brian\\u2019s pricing team looks like.\\n\\n25:41 \\xa0What he does in his business now.\\n\\n27:52 \\xa0How he finds investors and what he offers to find potential investors.\\n\\n30:06 \\xa0Raises money and gets investors on for arbitrage.\\n\\n32:27 \\xa0How they pivot and learned on the heat of Covid.\\xa0\\n\\n36:09 \\xa0Providing value to the people we want to serve.\\n\\n37:09 \\xa0Are they pivoting to a week-long stay or just with shorter-term stays.\\n\\n38:30 \\xa0Looking at International properties.\\n\\n39:39 \\xa0Brian\\u2019s goals and vision for the business.\\n\\n42:06 \\xa0Where can people get in touch with Brian.\\n\\n42:57 \\xa0Brian\\u2019s #1 secret to success in short term rentals.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nNOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS):\\n\\n\\n\\n"Take the leap. There\'s nothing holding you back." - Brian Fontenot\\n\\n\\n\\n"Just the ability to be able to work from anywhere. People don\'t take it lightly but I think people now see the beauty of it and now people are more flexible about going to different places and where they stay and such." - Brian Fontenot\\n\\n\\n\\n"We just want to be positioned to be able to offer every possible option that people could look to so that we can be able to make the most with our costumers." - Brian Fontenot\\n\\n\\n\\n"As long as you anticipate the people\'s needs that you serve, you will find success to highest degree." - Brian Fontenot\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nCONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianlfontenot\\n\\n\\n\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianlfontenot/\\n\\n\\n\\nLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianlfontenot/\\n\\n\\n\\nWebsite: https://brianlfontenot.com/\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'