Host Mark Lumpkin sits down with Stefan St. Marie, founder of Revnest, to unpack how his journey from first-time Airbnb host to tech entrepreneur is helping solve one of the short-term rental industry’s most frustrating pain points: transparency in regulations and property data.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

• How Stefan turned a wild first guest experience into a thriving property management business
• Why “being a good neighbor” is the foundation of sustainable short-term rental success
• The origin story behind Revnest: a marketplace built to buy and sell STR-ready properties
• How Revnest is changing the game with verified revenue data, instant communication, and regulation insights
• A first look at Revnest’s newest tool: a crowdsourced, constantly updated short-term rental regulation map
• Why this regulation tool could become one of the most powerful resources for STR investors and how you can contribute
• How Stefan’s team is partnering with local experts and brokers to deliver hyper-accurate compliance data at scale

If you’ve ever struggled to figure out STR rules in a new market, or wished there was a better way to vet listings and verify numbers, this episode is a must-listen.

Learn more and explore the map: Revnest.com
Contact Stefan: stefan@revnest.com

Taylor is joined by Galiano Tiramani, co-founder of Boxabl—the groundbreaking housing company known for building foldable, factory-made homes that can be deployed in under a day. From military housing to backyard ADUs and Airbnb-ready tiny homes, Galiano walks through how Boxabl is shaping the future of modular living and short-term rental opportunities.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How the “Casita” unit is built, shipped, and set up in as little as one hour
• The RV loophole that bypasses permitting and building code bottlenecks
• Ways Boxabl homes are already being used for disaster relief, workforce housing, and STRs
• Plans to expand into larger homes, townhouses, and multi-unit developments
• Why Boxabl is considering becoming its own real estate developer
• How ADU-friendly laws in states like California and Arizona are opening doors for investors
• Ideas for turning Boxabl units into high-performing Airbnb properties, roadside motels, or couples’ getaway communities

If you’re in real estate, hospitality, or just love innovation—this is one to bookmark.

Connect with Boxabl:
Email: hello@boxabl.com
Website: boxabl.com

We sit down with Chris Van Arnam, an STR operator who’s not just building high-performing short-term rentals in the Smoky Mountains, but doing it while living halfway across the world in Italy.

Chris walks us through how he built a 10-cabin portfolio rooted in data, operational efficiency, and design differentiation. He opens up about why he sold off part of his portfolio, how he pivoted into new construction, and what it’s really like managing from a different continent.

We unpack:

• How Chris sourced and scaled his first 10 properties
• The power of data when choosing a market
• Why operational density matters—and how to achieve it
• What makes a short-term rental truly “differentiated”
• The hard lessons from new construction vs. heavy renos
• Building a property management company (even when you didn’t plan to)
• How to operate a U.S.-based STR portfolio from Europe with precision

Whether you're just getting started or are in the thick of growing your portfolio, this episode is packed with real-world insights from someone who’s quietly built a scalable STR business from scratch.

🎧 Tune in, take notes, and get ready to think differently about scale, systems, and strategy.