{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5afc793a028014b853c89db4/62d59dfd9c7af30012e18366?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Hectic Host to Legend in Less Than 1 Year","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5afc793a028014b853c89db4/show-cover.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How do you grow from one rental cabin in the woods to becoming well on your way to being Colorado's premiere boutique portfolio of luxury vacation rentals?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thomas Barry has worked in the private service industry with very high net worth families, offering high-touch hospitality services for 25 years. He started his STR business <a href=\"https://www.hostingfromtheheart.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hosting from the Heart</a>, with his wife, Tina, in 2015 after the birth of his first child. Over the past seven years, HFTH has grown to 18+ unique luxury properties.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Thomas joins me to walk us through the home-away-from-home guest experience and the technologies Hosting from the Heart used that led to homeowners seeking them out for help in managing their luxury mountain properties.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listen in as Thomas shares ‌how he went from a hectic host and W-2 employee to a full-time STR entrepreneur. Plus, what he and his team learned from Legends X that helped them double their growth target in just 12 months to take them closer to their goal of being Colorado's premiere boutique portfolio of luxury vacation rentals.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Topics Covered</h2><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How expanding their family led Thomas and his wife to try the Airbnb model</li><li>The core values and sole purpose of Hosting from The Heart (hint: it's not just about the money)</li><li>The opportunity HFTH found through master leasing</li><li>How their use of dynamic pricing led to more owners signing with HFTH</li><li>The 3 big changes the Legends X STR Accelerator program helped Thomas make to catapult the growth of his business</li><li>How Thomas went from hectic host and W-2 employee to full-time STR host</li><li>An inside look at where Hosting from the Heart is focusing after attending the Legends X Mastermind</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Connect with Thomas Barry</h2><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hostingfromtheheart.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hosting From the Heart</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hosting_from_the_heart/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HFTH on Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><h2>Resources</h2><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.overnightsuccess.io/workshop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Register for The Step-By-Step Plan For Scaling Your Airbnb Business to $1M and Beyond</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.strlegends.com/x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Legends X STR Accelerator</a></p><p><a href=\"https://getpaidforyourpad.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get Paid for Your Pad Newsletter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.strlegends.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STR Legends Mastermind</a></p><p>Email <a href=\"mailto:jasper@getpaidforyourpad.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">jasper@getpaidforyourpad.com</a></p>","author_name":"Freewyld Foundry"}