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By: Sandy Lee
Narrated by: Sandy Lee
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My son joked that we should get a ski condo near his college. The idea clunked around in my head for a year. Then I made the largest purchase of my life. Three more properties followed within two years. I retired within three. And I bought every one of them after 2020, at the prices and interest rates people now say make this impossible. Not because I scaled to forty doors. Because I bought four short-term rentals, in four states, and ran them well. Short-term rental investing gets sold as a numbers game. More doors, more units, more hustle. This book makes a different argument: a small, well-chosen portfolio can fund a retirement, hold its value, and give you places you actually want to be. The vacation home you have quietly wanted for years is not an indulgence you earn later. It can be the asset that pays for the life. I spent three decades in engineering and construction before I bought anything. I am not a guru and I have no shortcut to sell you. What I have is a record. Four homes in Colorado, Alabama, Texas, and North Carolina, all self-managed in five to ten hours a week. Superhost on Airbnb with all four homes Guest Favorites. Premier Host on Vrbo. 334 guest reviews at 4.99 out of 5, with 98.5 percent five-star and not one review below four. The highest-earning home in its neighborhood, in all four markets. And a long-term financial model I believe in, plus an honest account of what this takes. Inside: How short-term rental income streams stack, and how they can outperform the stock market How to choose markets and vacation rental properties that hold up over decades The five metrics that actually matter, and why most comparisons mislead you How to build systems that let a four-property Airbnb and Vrbo business run in a few hours a week Why hospitality is caring in advance, which is very good news if you are an introvert The most expensive lesson I have learned in this business, and what seventeen windows cost me I also tell you what I would do differently, where I wish my cash flow were higher, and the mistake I would make again anyway. This book is for you if you are drawn to real estate investing but a little concerned about what it takes. If you are thinking about retirement income, or a legacy, or buying one good rental property and letting time do the rest. You do not need to start young. You do not need dozens of properties. Don't wait for joy. Build it now.©2026 Sandra Lee (P)2026 Sandra Lee
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