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Airbnb, PadSplit, Corporate Rentals, Arbitrage, and Live Let Thrive cover all the creative ways to rent out your properties to maximize profits. We also cover creative ways to buy properties. Come along for the ride and have some fun along the way!

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October 21, 2026Episode 3551 hr 24 min

Cops Kicked In Our Airbnb Door for a Fugitive — What 10 Years of Hood Rentals Taught Us

Send us Fan Mail Steve was catching up with the guy who used to clean their old Dallas units when he got reminded of this one: the police called Steve asking about the guest in one of their Airbnbs just north of downtown, then kicked in the door and arrested her — she was on the run from a killing in California. The cops told the cleaner to clear the place out, and he kept the PS5 and the Bose headphones. That's the hood-rental school both hosts came up in, and they say it still beats anything a guru will sell you: you see every situation, you learn which guests your price attracts, and you learn that an apartment manager who's a little too eager to let you Airbnb is a red flag. Episode 355! Myka and Stevie Stacks start at Texas Roadhouse and Chick-fil-A — customer service is what you charge extra for — then get into Stephen Jackson saying today's players lost their hunger. Myka's research says Arkansas only dropped 6% in the 2008 crash against 19 to 26% nationally, and Steve thinks Texas has a lot more room to fall this time, with refinances down 60%. An AI pyramid scheme whose sales call was a robot, AI-touched profile photos on every Airbnb booking, and listener Vincent Reyes on RMLOs for owner-finance deals. Then the $30K flip vs $12K a year in rent fight, backup Wi-Fi when AT&T goes down, charging construction crews for the beer-can trash, midterm security deposits ($1,500 vs $2,000), why Steve won't front rent for a third-party housing company, a 4-bed, 2-bath that did about $20K in two months, robo-taxis and a future with no driveways, and why the hungriest people win. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Books • The Frictionless MTR System — Vivian Yip (the step-up pricing Myka is using) • The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho • As You Like It — Shakespeare ("Sweet are the uses of adversity") Podcasts • The BetterLife Podcast — Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart • Founders — David Senra • The Joe Rogan Experience People • Stephen Jackson on today's NBA players • Shout-outs: listener Vincent Reyes, Josh from the YouTube comments, Myka's mentor Tools & programs: RMLOs for owner-finance buyers, cost segregation and the short-term rental tax loophole (talk to your CPA), PriceLabs, Starlink, T-Mobile Home Internet, Via in Arlington, Waymo, Zoox, ChatGPT, Claude CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:54 Texas Roadhouse: Hospitality Is the Business 4:31 Chick-fil-A vs Zaxby's: Service Sets the Price 6:19 Nice Place or Great Service? Rentals Need Both 6:35 We Got Rid of All Our Hood Dallas Units 7:54 Starting in the Hood Teaches You Everything 8:37 Cops Kicked In the Door: Our Guest Was a Fugitive 10:38 Cheap Pricing Attracts Guests Who Cancel 12:14 Arbitrage Tip: An Eager Landlord Is a Red Flag 13:44 How Myka Got Overstays Out 14:27 Stephen Jackson: Players Lost Their Hunger 17:25 Arkansas Only Dropped 6% in 2008 18:49 Texas Has More Room to Fall This Time 19:53 Refinances Down 60% — Be Prepared 20:46 The AI Pyramid Scheme Pitch 22:25 The Sales Call Was an AI Robot 24:04 AI Photos on Every Airbnb Profile 26:44 Listener Vincent Reyes on RMLOs 29:16 Why Owner-Finance Sellers Use an RMLO 31:08 "$30K on a Flip Beats $12K a Year in Rent" 31:48 Myka's Rebuttal: Taxes and Cost Segs 33:25 Flip, Wholesale and Hold: Use All Three 35:38 Coaching Programs vs Doing Deals 37:07 AT&T Outages: Backup Wi-Fi for Rentals 39:48 Construction Crews Are Heavy Gamers 40:45 Charging Guests for Trash Through Airbnb 42:27 Midterm Security Deposits: $1,500 vs $2,000 45:06 Pet Fees and Utility Caps 46:39 Watch Out for Third-Party Housing Companies 47:27 The Middleman Deal: Arbitrage It or Walk 51:14 The Frictionless MTR System 52:30 4-Bed, 2-Bath: $20K in Two Months 53:39 Buy a 3-2 With an Office, Make It a 4-2 57:10 People Come Here Hungry 1:00:11 The Investor Who Never Heard of Cost Segs 1:02:33 Myka's Parents and the Value of Hard Work 1:04:42 "Hard to Wake Up at 4AM on Silk Sheets" 1:08:26 Uber Exec: No One Will Need a Car 1:12:01 Single? PadSplit, No Car, Uber Everywhere 1:15:03 Houses Without Garages or Driveways 1:16:25 The Case for PadSplit in Nice Neighborhoods 1:18:22 "Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity" 1:20:15 Founders Podcast: Happiest in the Fire 1:23:41 Where to Find Us Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

October 14, 2026Episode 35425 min

Texas Rentals: 0 Deals Cash Flow at 7.625% — Arkansas Still Does With 5% Down

Send us Fan Mail Myka had Claude build a dashboard in about five minutes: every 2016-and-newer 3-bed, 2-bath-and-up house for sale in his Arkansas and Texas markets, run against HUD rents at a 7.625% rate. On the Arkansas side the screen is mostly green — a 2018-built four-bedroom in Jacksonville, right by the Air Force base, listed at $175,000 after 111 days on market, cash flows $526 a month over the payment at sticker price, and still works at 5% down. Then he flips it to Texas and the whole screen goes red. In Grand Prairie: 28 listings, and zero that cover their own mortgage, taxes and insurance — with HOAs already filtered out. Raw, uncut and solo this week. Episode 354! Myka is on his own for a late-night one about a market that is shrinking, not crashing — he walks back last week's word and says prices are correcting to COVID levels. Wholesalers are sending deals with a contractor already attached. Texas property taxes on top of the Fed's hike are killing the numbers, which is why he 1031'd out of Texas into Arkansas. Why you have to be a sniper now instead of throwing buckshot, why a midterm-only buyer still needs to be where short-term is allowed, and what happens if midterms slow down: insurance clients, and the house they want — 3/2 or 4/2, fenced yard, garage. Then home ownership turning into a luxury and the $200K-a-year debate, why new builds with no garage are off his list, lowballing $175K down to $150K and sending 20 to 40 offers a day, the neighbor with a 3% rate who can undercut you, Arkansas's ADU-by-right law and 10,000 square foot lots, the property that did $70,000 its first year, sub-to deals, and the 2-1 buydowns catching first-time buyers. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Books • Profit First — Mike Michalowicz (how Myka sets aside vacancy and capex) People • David Greene and Brandon Turner, former hosts of the BiggerPockets podcast — the 2-1 buydown warning • Shout-outs: Steve "Stevie Stacks" and Mahogany Tools & programs: Claude (the deal dashboard), HUD rent data, Redfin, Navy Federal's second-home loan (Myka's tip: 5% down, no PMI — confirm current terms with them) CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:38 Deals Are Shrinking, Long-Term Cash Flow Is Dying 1:18 Wholesalers Sending Deals With a Contractor Attached 1:44 Texas Property Taxes Are Killing the Deals 2:18 A New Build Sitting 311 Days in Arkansas 3:12 Buy Where Short-Term Is Allowed, Even for Midterms 3:49 Be a Sniper With Your Deals, Not Buckshot 4:38 Texas: Rough for Investors, Different If You Live Here 4:59 Why Myka 1031'd Out of Texas Into Arkansas 5:18 Not Crashing — Correcting to COVID Levels 6:26 $20K Off Isn't a Discount — Check the Cash Flow 6:55 If Midterms Take a Hit: Insurance Clients 7:31 The House They Want: 4/2, Fenced Yard, Garage 7:53 "Home Ownership Is Turning Into a Luxury" 8:16 $200K a Year to Live Comfortably in Texas? 9:51 If Your Realtor Won't Lowball, Get a New One 10:24 The Claude Dashboard: Arkansas vs Texas 10:57 Arkansas: Built 2018, 111 Days on Market 11:44 Cash Flow All-In vs PITI Only 12:15 Using HUD Rents as the Floor 13:17 New Builds With No Garage Are Off the List 14:03 Jacksonville, Arkansas: Right by the Air Force Base 14:56 Tip: 5% Down on a Second Home, No PMI 15:29 Send 20, 30, 40 Offers a Day 16:18 Build This Dashboard in Claude in 5 Minutes 16:56 Lowballing $175K Down to $150K 17:28 Why So Many Yards Have No Fence 17:44 Duplexes: The Cash Flow Is Thinning Too 19:05 Flip to Texas: Everything Goes Red 19:51 Grand Prairie: No HOA, Short-Term Allowed 20:28 A $4,426 Payment vs $5,500 Midterm Rents 20:44 The Neighbor With a 3% Rate Can Undercut You 21:46 Arkansas ADU by Right on 10,000 Sq Ft Lots 22:16 $70,000 in Year One 22:51 Will Texas Ever Go Big on ADUs? 23:36 What Still Works in Texas: Sub-To 24:08 2-1 Buydowns Are Catching First-Time Buyers 25:01 Fan Mail and Where to Find Us Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

October 7, 2026Episode 3531 hr 9 min

$220 a Month on AI Makes $10K — But Kids Shouldn't Touch ChatGPT Until 18

Send us Fan Mail Myka pays $220 a month for AI — $200 for Claude, $20 for ChatGPT — and says it can bring in about $10,000 a month. The proof is specific: he photographed a page of Vivian Yip's The Frictionless MTR System, told Claude to apply her step-up minimum-stay method, and it pulled the PriceLabs data and set it up without him — one-night stays for the next three days, then three nights, then seven, then 14, climbing to 30. A two-night booking landed the same day a midterm guest checked out. On his mom's property, the same pricing turned one cancellation into $13,000 in about three days. Then Steve asks whether his daughter should be using AI, and the guy who builds with it every day says no: no generative AI until 18, and his own son isn't allowed on ChatGPT. Episode 353! Steve is reading Sam Walton's autobiography and it explains his whole model: he'd rather be the Walmart of rentals than the Neiman Marcus — a 3/2 furnished for $5K to $7K, priced under the competition, run at volume for workers and families. From there: why guests keep stripping the mattress covers (buy the zippered ones), owner-finance sellers asking 9 to 10% with 20% down after the Fed hike, the BetterLife Podcast debate over whether wholesaling should be regulated, the Texas rule that sent Steve's owner-finance purchase through a third-party approval, wholesalers who rip off grandma and why Myka got licensed anyway, the PadSplit host who became a top agent by accident, and why neither of them will manage an MTR-only house in an HOA. Then lowball offers and realtors with "commission breath," whether small 3/2s work as midterms in DFW, "Claude is AI with dementia," the $40-a-month starter stack, NIL and why Dabo Swinney is the cautionary tale, getting your rent reduced at renewal — and Myka's call that the Texas real estate market is crashing, with an offer on his own listing coming in $150K under ask. Plus Airbnb's winter release: 3D floor plans, dynamic pricing and smart setup. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Books • Sam Walton: Made in America — Sam Walton's autobiography (what Steve is reading) • The Frictionless MTR System — Vivian Yip (what Myka is reading; the step-up minimum-stay method) • Profit First — Mike Michalowicz (the profit-first numbers Myka has AI rebalance each month) Podcasts & shows • The BetterLife Podcast — the "should wholesaling be regulated?" debate • BiggerPockets — the forums where Myka and Steve started out • Cam Newton — on NIL and the transfer portal • Mark Simpson — the Airbnb winter release rundown Also mentioned: I, Robot (the Will Smith movie) Tools: Claude, ChatGPT, PriceLabs, Stripe, Plaid, Monday.com, Slack, ClickUp CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 1:21 What Sam Walton and Jerry Jones Have in Common 2:58 Sam Walton's Playbook: Small Margins, Big Volume 4:13 "I'd Rather Be the Walmart Than Neiman Marcus" 5:13 DFW Long-Term Rental Numbers Don't Work 6:03 Furnishing a 3/2 for $5K to $7K 6:36 Know Your Guest: Housing Miners and Workers 8:46 Guests Keep Taking Off the Mattress Covers 10:56 Did the Fed Hike Change Seller-Finance Rates? 12:12 Should Wholesaling Be Regulated? 13:06 The Texas Rule on Repeat Owner-Finance Sellers 17:01 Wholesalers Who Rip Off Grandma 19:27 Why Myka Got His License 20:14 The PadSplit Host Who Became a Top Agent 21:19 The Bad STR Advice Realtors Give 22:49 Why Steve Won't Manage MTR-Only Homes 24:06 Myka's Management Rules: No HOA, STR Allowed 25:38 Lowball Offers and "Commission Breath" 26:45 Getting to the Owner When a Listing Expires 29:12 The Furnished Airbnb for Sale by the Stadium 30:00 Do Small 3/2s Work as Midterm Rentals? 34:01 New Builds on Arlington's Rough Blocks 35:15 $220 a Month on AI, $10K a Month Back 36:06 Vivian Yip's Step-Up Minimum-Stay Method 37:22 Claude Pulled the PriceLabs Data Itself 37:45 ChatGPT Thinks, Claude Does 40:37 "Claude Is AI With Dementia" 41:12 Monday.com, Slack and the Switch to ClickUp 43:40 Where a Beginner Should Start With AI 47:23 Generative vs Agentic AI 49:28 Guardrails: How Much Access to Give AI 50:02 $13,000 in 3 Days From Cancellations 51:11 Should Kids Be Using AI? 52:21 "They Should Be 18 Before Generative AI" 56:26 NIL, Dabo Swinney and Adapting or Losing 59:58 Negotiate Everything Right Now 1:03:30 "The Texas Real Estate Market Is Crashing" 1:05:26 Airbnb's Winter Update: 3D Floor Plans, Dynamic Pricing 1:08:53 Where to Find Us Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

September 23, 2026Episode 3521 hr 18 min

Buy a Quad, Live in One, Repeat — 20 Doors in 5 Years

Send us Fan Mail Myka's advice to anyone starting today: buy a two-bed one-bath quad, live in one unit for a year, then go buy the next one. Four units still falls under single-family financing. Do that five years straight and you're sitting on 20 doors before year six — and interest rates stop mattering to you. Episode 352! A Friday night one. The Feds hiked rates, houses are sitting, and Myka and Steve get into what you actually do about it: seller credits that hand you $30K back at closing, getting a seller to carry 60 grand at 0% behind a DSCR loan, and how Steve structures balloon payments so he can extend if rates never come down. Then Steve tells the Ashley Hamilton story — buying $500 houses in Detroit off tax returns when everyone said don't invest in Detroit. Plus: why insurance and ALE tenants are the closest thing to a recession-proof guest, midterm reservations getting cancelled in Hawaii and Arkansas, why a single-family rental is a single point of failure, Myka's new-build construction loan and the containerized duplex, the "firewall agents" blocking every seller-finance offer, and a real AI workflow — letting ChatGPT supervise Claude, and Claude building a contracts app in the background while they record. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:30 Friday Night Episode, Cheers 3:10 The Fake Brand That Fooled Google 6:49 The Feds Hiked Rates — Now What? 8:03 Seller Credits: $30K Back at Closing 9:50 DSCR Loan + Seller Carrying 60 Grand 11:02 Zeona's 0% Second-Lien Trick 11:52 Is It a Good Time to Buy in Texas? 13:41 Lumber Prices Are Going Crazy 14:39 Construction Loan, Then Refi Into One 17:15 Containerizing the Duplex Build 17:48 "We're Just Gonna Get an Apartment" 19:08 Ashley Hamilton & the $500 Detroit Houses 22:43 Buy a Quad, Live In One, Repeat 24:48 How Long Until the Balloon Payment? 28:16 Extending the Balloon if Rates Stay High 30:07 Insurance Tenants & Breaking a Lease 30:45 Midterm Cancellations in Hawaii 31:03 What's a Recession-Proof Guest? 32:59 Insurance Costs Inside the Deal 36:47 Putting PadSplits Inside Multifamily 39:22 Single Family = Single Point of Failure 41:37 Put Your Business Docs Into Claude 43:00 Let ChatGPT Supervise Claude 45:03 New Agents With AI vs 30-Year Agents 46:19 Claude Is Building My Contract App 50:19 The Contractor Discount and the Points 50:55 "Firewall Agents" and Seller Finance 52:22 Keep Everything in Writing 56:20 The California Money Guy Behind the Flip 57:53 Who Actually Gets the Tax Advantages 58:36 Why Lupita Should Get Licensed 1:00:15 The Agent as Creative-Deal Middleman 1:05:57 Netting My Old Salary From Rentals 1:06:56 "Why Do You Still Live There?" 1:10:17 Taking the Whole Family on the Trip 1:15:34 Experiences Over Stuff 1:16:27 One Airbnb to Owner Finance & New Builds Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

September 9, 2026Episode 35159 min

PadSplit Changed the Rules Overnight — 22 Days of Empty Rent

Send us Fan Mail PadSplit changed its booking window to 30 days without warning hosts - Myka discovered a guest booked 22 days out, leaving a room empty with zero revenue. He and Steve break down what that means for cash flow when you're counting on six rents from one house, and why they're now wary of adding more PadSplit units as cities start cracking down. The conversation covers their current MTR sweet spot (four-bedroom houses with pools command a thousand-dollar premium), the hidden exit advantage of owner-finance deals in Texas, why new-build duplexes with rate buydowns beat traditional mortgages right now, and Airbnb's new 15% host fee driving operators toward direct booking. Steve explains why he'll hand keys back to a seller before he bleeds cash on a bad market, and Myka walks through why he only wants houses now - no more apartment arbitrage headaches. Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

September 2, 2026Episode 35056 min

Airbnb Held His Payment — Then the Guests Vanished ($2,600 Gone)

Send us Fan Mail Airbnb held Steve's $2,600 payment on a 48-day booking, then cancelled the reservation after the seven-day hold window ended. When he arrived at the house, the guests had vanished—no cars, AC turned off, and 96 degrees inside. He suspects they were birth tourists who had a baby in the U.S. and left the country without paying the second month. The hosts discuss standing firm on leases with difficult midterm guests, the risks of properties that can't do short-term rentals, new AI features from Hospitable including dynamic pricing, and why cast a wide net instead of limiting yourself to midterm-only markets. They also cover arbitrage lease options, the importance of Ring doorbells, and how being polarizing beats being perfect in the short-term rental game. Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

August 28, 2026Episode 34958 min

DFW Is Getting Ugly: We’re Done With 1–2 Bedroom Arbitrage

Send us Fan Mail Myka and Steve announce they're done with 1-2 bedroom arbitrage in DFW after years of profitable operations. With the market shifting - houses sitting for months, price cuts everywhere, and midterm bookings drying up for small units - they're pivoting hard to purchasing 3-4 bedroom houses and pad splits in C/D neighborhoods. The conversation covers what's working now (workforce crews want 4+ bedrooms, corporate housing providers reaching out directly), what's dying (travel nurses vanished post-COVID, intern bookings slowed), and why they'd rather own five paid-off houses than juggle dozens of arbitrage leases as ACs break in 111-degree heat and property tax bills double overnight. The episode digs into Steve's new real estate license and how he plans to use creative finance to grab distressed flips before foreclosure, Myka's strategy of living off W-2 income while rental cash flow compounds, the coming 2026 market crash they're positioning for, and why both hosts would rather have equity and tax benefits than another one-bedroom lease in Arlington. They also preview their Friday meetup at Chicken and Pickle in Grand Prairie and explain how to find midterm tenants now that Furnished Finder inquiries have slowed. Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

August 26, 2026Episode 34813 min

The Claude Dashboard That Runs My Entire Rental Business

Send us Fan Mail Myka walks through the custom Claude AI dashboard that manages his entire rental operation - from pulling live Price Labs data and calculating optimal Airbnb/Vrbo discounts based on local market conditions, to connecting with QuickBooks for P&L tracking and automating guest invoicing. He prices Vrbo listings 30-50% higher than Airbnb and adjusts monthly discounts seasonally, dropping them to 10% in high season when he can command $3,600/month, then raising them as school starts in August and demand softens. The episode covers practical AI implementation for short-term and mid-term rental operators: connecting Claude to PMS systems like Hostfully through APIs, automating guest messaging via StayFi integration, managing direct bookings through email and phone, and using a Mac mini to run automation scripts 24/7. Myka emphasizes that AI only works as well as the operator understands their own business, requires manual oversight to catch mistakes, and needs periodic retraining as agents learn shortcuts that may not serve your goals. Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

August 19, 2026Episode 3471 hr 8 min

PadSplit’s New Superhost Rules and a $15,000 Fire Alarm

Send us Fan Mail Steve discovers his poolman was in two car accidents, leaving three pools turning green with guests already checked in. At 100+ degrees on a Sunday, he grabs his scrub brushes and shocks all four pools himself - three rentals plus his own - spending hours in the heat to save the bookings. One pool had overflowed after a backup guy forgot to return and turn off the hose. The hosts cover PadSplit's new superhost criteria that ding acceptance rates, a city requiring a $15,000 commercial fire alarm system for STRs under 30 days, recession-proof plays like cookie-cutter starter homes and PadSplit, Brandon Turner's apartment fund losses forcing his move from Maui to Texas, Airbnb's AI customer service saving money while denying review removals, STR influencers selling courses to newbies who lose money on arbitrage, and Steve's daughter wanting to house-hack near UNT. Steve also catches two PadSplit tenants visiting each other's rooms on camera. Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate

July 29, 2026Episode 3461 hr 35 min

The FIFA World Cup Flop — and Rents Down 30% (with Mikey B)

Send us Fan Mail The FIFA World Cup turned out to be a massive booking flop for DFW short-term rental hosts. Properties that were pricing at $3,000 per night in March dropped to barely 2x normal summer rates by game week, with hotels dumping room blocks and new inventory flooding the market. Mike Brown nearly landed a six-figure contract for 25 people over two months but lost it when the international client demanded move-in within three days - a red flag timeline that would have bypassed proper vetting. The episode covers current market shifts: rents dropping 20-30% in Texas multifamily, Pad Split emerging as the affordable housing play at $160-180 per week, and Arlington neighbors threatening City Hall over "multifamily zoning on single-family land." Steve closed another owner-finance deal at 6.75% with $11,900 down and is running six-bedroom Pad Splits while Myka preps for his second realtor exam attempt. The crew discusses AI automation for guest messaging, the nightmare of plumbing with six tenants sharing bathrooms, a guest hitting 1,000 gigs of internet in two days, and an $863 electric bill nobody caught until months later. Support the show Work with us. Interested in professional management or consulting? Myka — Sharebnb: www.sharebnb.com Steve — Argest Rentals: www.ArgestRentals.com Sign up for PadSplit with Steve's link and get a free 1-on-1 PadSplit strategy call with Stevie Stacks: padsplit.com/hosts Myka's other podcast, Entrepremarriage — building wealth without losing the marriage: youtube.com/@Entrepremarriage All our links: linktr.ee/liveletthrive #airbnb #airbnbhost #shorttermrentals #midtermrentals #padsplit #rentbytheroom #coliving #corporatehousing #BRRRR #realestate #realestateinvesting #VRBO #shareeconomy #airbnbsuperhost #airbnbpodcast #sharebnb #liveletthrive #liveletthrivepodcast #biggerpockets #directbookings #bookdirect #dfwrealestate