Loading…
Hosted by Mark Lumpkin & Taylor Jones · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 139 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
Unlock financial freedom through short-term rental investing with hosts Mark Lumpkin and Taylor Jones . Each week, they sit down with the biggest names in the STR industry to uncover what’s working right now — from acquisitions and design to operations, marketing, and scaling portfolios. Taylor has helped acquire and manage over 500+ STRs, while Mark brings years of hands-on experience transforming properties into high-performing investments. Together, they break down real strategies, real numbers, and real stories that help investors grow smarter and faster. Whether you’re buying your first Airbnb or expanding a multi-market portfolio, this show is your roadmap to building wealth and freedom through short-term rentals. Subscribe and start turning your STR goals into results.
Mark Lumpkin & Taylor Jones hosts STR Investing, The Podcast, a business show with 139 episodes published.
San Diego has some of the strongest STR revenue numbers we’ve seen—but getting into the market comes with a major hurdle. In this Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down the San Diego, California short-term r
What does it actually take to keep a short-term rental guest-ready - not just clean? In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with Jonathan Wicks, Founder of Well & Good, one of the largest vacation rental cleaning and se
Is Indianapolis a good market for short-term rentals? In this week's Market Monday, Mark Lumpkin breaks down the numbers behind one of the Midwest's most event-driven STR markets. From the Indianapolis 500 and NFL games
Owning a short-term rental is exciting - but are you legally protected? In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with Katie Johnson, Founder of STR Law, to discuss the legal side of owning and operating vacation rentals.
In this week's Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down the short-term rental market in College Station, Texas—home of Texas A&M University and one of the country's most seasonal STR markets. Football weekends
In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with George Salas, Founder of Empress Capital, to discuss what it really takes to build a scalable short-term rental business. George shares his incredible journey from immigrating
In this week's Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down the short-term rental market in St. Louis, Missouri—and the data reveals one of the biggest opportunities we've seen all year. With more than 25 million
In this week's Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down one of the most requested short-term rental markets in the country: Destin, Florida. With more than 8 million annual visitors across the Destin and Fort
AI is changing the way travelers discover short-term rentals—and it’s happening faster than most hosts realize. In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with Gil Chan, Founder & CEO of Crafted Stays, to discuss how AI sea
In this week's Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down the short-term rental market in Asheville, North Carolina, combining revenue by bedroom count with amenity data to show investors exactly where the bigge
Most short-term rental owners assume Airbnb and Vrbo handle all of their lodging taxes. They don't. In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with Julie Banting Rogers from Avalara to uncover one of the biggest blind spots
In this week's Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down the short-term rental market in West Palm Beach, Florida, combining bedroom-count revenue data with amenity-stack analysis to show investors exactly wher
What does it take to stay relevant in the short-term rental industry for nearly three decades? In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with Michael St. Pierre, a hospitality veteran with 28 years of experience spanning v
In this week's Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin breaks down one of the most competitive short-term rental markets in America: Sevierville. With more than 15 million annual visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains and
Tax season just got a lot more interesting. In this episode, Mark Lumpkin sits down with CPA and real estate tax strategist Ryan Carriere to break down one of the most powerful tax strategies available to short-term rent
In this week’s Monday Market Data Report, Mark Lumpkin heads to the Pacific Northwest to break down the short-term rental market in Seattle, Washington. With more than 5,000 active listings, nearly 40 million annual visi
A dirty property can ruin a guest experience before the vacation even begins. In this episode, Mark sits down with Logan, founder of Dream Clean Team, one of the largest vacation rental cleaning companies on Florida's Em
Yosemite is one of the most visited national parks in America, attracting more than 4 million visitors every year. But when it comes to short-term rentals, the opportunity may be even bigger than most investors realize.
AI is moving faster than most short-term rental hosts realize. In this episode of the STR Investing Podcast, Mark Lumpkin welcomes back Boostly founder Mark Simpson for a deep dive into how AI agents, automation, and dir
Mark Lumpkin breaks down the short-term rental market in Galveston — one of the fastest-growing and most competitive beach markets on the Gulf Coast. With over 6,000 active listings and supply up more than 50% in just tw
Galiano Tiramani
Co-Founder · Boxabl
2 appearances on this show
Mark Simpson
The Significance of the Cross · St. Brigid
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Vigil
UpClose Marketing
1 appearance on this show
Josh Hatter
CEO · Curated Vacation Properties
1 appearance on this show
Ben Wolff
President and CEO · Palladyne AI
1 appearance on this show
Sabrina Guler
former engineering project manager at Apple, co-founder
1 appearance on this show
Mark Lumpkin
strcribs.com
1 appearance on this show
Taylor Jones
Deputy Legislative Director · Burn Theory Fire Kitchen
1 appearance on this show
John Bianchi
AirDNA Data Guy
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Wicks
Well & Good
1 appearance on this show
Detected from recent episode content. Sponsor presence is a real signal of listener purchasing power and show monetisation.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
STR Investing, The Podcast has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their business audience.
STR Investing, The Podcast is hosted by Mark Lumpkin & Taylor Jones. The show is categorised under business (investing) and has published 139 episodes.
STR Investing, The Podcast has published 139 episodes.
STR Investing, The Podcast regularly covers business, investing. It sits in the business category, with a investing focus.
STR Investing, The Podcast is accessible for guests with genuine business expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
STR Investing, The Podcast hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of STR Investing, The Podcast average 21 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates STR Investing, The Podcast's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 5 days ago.