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Learning with Abhijit: A 14-Day Short-Term Rental Series

Welcome to the Learning with Abhijit series, a two-week crash course in building, running, and scaling a profitable short-term rental (STR) business. Each day tackles one practical lesson, from picking the right location to cutting costs and automating your operations.

The Series

Day 1: Getting Started Welcome to the series. What "Learning with Abhijit" will cover and why STR is worth your attention.

Day 2: Short-Term Rentals with Abhijit The fundamentals: what makes the short-term rental model different, and where the opportunity is.

Day 3: Thinking About Starting a Short-Term Rental? The first questions to ask yourself before you buy or list your first property.

Day 4: Flexibility and Convenience Why short-term rentals give owners more control and flexibility than traditional long-term leasing.

Day 5: Location Is Everything The single biggest driver of STR success, and how to evaluate a market before you commit.

Day 6: 143% Revenue Growth in STR? A look at the numbers behind rapid revenue growth and what makes it possible.

Day 7: Location, Deeper A second pass on location: refining your market pick and spotting high-demand pockets.

Day 8: Your Property, Your Rules Setting house rules and standards that protect your property and improve the guest experience.

Day 9: Getting the Most Out of Your Property Maximizing returns from the home you already have.

Day 10: The Right Systems and the Right Team Why sustainable STR success comes down to strong systems and the people running them.

Day 11: Not All Locations Are Created Equal How to tell a great STR market from an average one.

Day 12: Simplify Hosting with Automation Using automation to cut manual work and run your STR more efficiently.

Day 13: Building a Loyal Guest Base Simpler than you think: how to turn first-time guests into repeat bookings.

Day 14: How I Cut STR Costs by 40% The cost-reduction tactics that made the biggest difference, wrapping up the series.