{Ep 28} Ashley Class from Built.with.Class

Superhost Unveiled

This episode is simply one of our best, Ashley is an amazing woman with a great story. She does it all, she owns and manages over 25 properties, she is a third-generation general contractor, she slept on an air mattress after moving to Charlotte North Carolina until she house hacked her first property, while she BRRRR it. She explains how she did it and so much more.

1. So tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and your background?
2. how did you get started in short-term vacation rentals?
3. You own a few, manage 20 or so, and design which on the design side is how I found you on Instagram. Are you a one-woman show? Or do you have a team?
4. You said you started with flipping properties, is it just like we watch on HGTV? Is this a good strategy for someone to get into real estate?
5. You said you house hacked, can you explain this? Is this the best way to get into real estate in your opinion?
6. Tell us about your take on Hospitality?
7. Was becoming a super host important to you from the beginning?
8. How were your first few guest experiences?
9. In reading your reviews it was brought up that you did a great job with communication. How do you handle guest communication? Do you use any outside software?
10. Cleaners and Laundry?
11. Besides Airbnb are you anywhere else? Vrbo? Booking.com? etc..
12. Can someone direct book?
13. Do you use software to help run your business?
14. You self manage it do you think anyone and everyone should do this?
15. What are your future goals?
16. Anything else we haven't touched on that you feel our listeners could learn from?
17. What's the best place if someone is looking to reach out to you to do so?

The best place to find out more about Ashley Class is on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/built.with.class/