Mastering the Short-Term Rental Market with Dave Knight

Selfwealth Real Estate with Luc Boiron

Dave Knight is a first responder, podcaster, and real estate investor. We have him on the Self Wealth Real Estate podcast today to help us better understand what’s happening in the short-term rental space and how real estate investors can effectively navigate the challenges that they are facing.

Listen now to learn more about the short-term rental market, the challenges investors are experiencing, and how you can navigate them to keep your short-term rentals profitable!

Key Talking Points of the Episode

00:00 Introduction

01:20 Who is Dave Knight?

02:45 What kind of real estate properties is Dave exploring?

07:17 Why is Dave drawn to doing bigger real estate projects?

10:00 What makes a good investment for Dave?

12:34 What kind of short-term properties drive high demand in today’s market?

13:12 How can you make your short-term rentals profitable in today’s market?

16:15 How can you manage bigger properties and the number of guests that stay in them?

18:51 How are new regulations and policies affecting the short-term rental market?

22:09 What factors contribute to the challenges in today’s short-term rental market?

24:35 What challenges do real estate laws bring to short-term rental investors?

30:10 What lessons did Dave learn from flipping properties?

32:30 What was Dave’s worst real estate deal like?

36:03 What lessons did Dave learn from his worst deal ever?

38:42 How did the loss impact Dave’s relationship with his partners on the deal?

40:19 What were Dave’s best deals like?

42:19 Why does Dave like selling properties when they’re vacant?

45:15 What kind of buyers does Dave usually deal with?

46:30 What has changed in Dave’s real estate investing business?

48:45 What is Dave’s advice to his younger self?

50:06 What is the most overhyped exit strategy in real estate today?

53:36 How can you learn more about Dave and his business?

Quotables

“When things change so quickly, it’s difficult when your projects take 12-14 months and a lot can happen in that time.” “You learn way more in the difficult times than in the good times.”

“Put yourself in rooms where people are doing something that you wanna do. That gets you exposed to ideas that you never would’ve thought of, specifically mindset, the way people are thinking.”

Links

Instagram: Dave Knight

https://www.instagram.com/daveknighter/

Website: First Responders Wealth Network

https://www.911wealthnetwork.com/

Podcast: First Responders Wealth Network Podcast

https://www.911wealthnetwork.com/podcast