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I've helped people acquire ~1B in Airbnbs 🏠 DM me "START" to get your 1st Airbnb. Learn more here 👇
Feb 18 17 tweets 3 min read
Trump said it…

It’s perfectly legal to buy a property, and offset 100% of its depreciation value against your W-2 income in 2025.

Here’s how: Image For context:

Trump officially signed 100% bonus depreciation back into Law with the big beautiful bill.

This is going to be the best year for Airbnb owners because…
Dec 26, 2025 10 tweets 2 min read
Every wealthy person I know owns an Airbnb because…

(a Thread) Image #1 - Massive tax benefits

The IRS states that if you work 500 hours on your STR business OR 100 hours (and more than anyone else)…

And your avg. guest stays are 7 days or less…

You’re eligible for the “STR loophole”.

This will save me $600,000 in taxes this year because…
Oct 24, 2025 15 tweets 4 min read
I launched a new Airbnb in May, and it has since booked over $500,000.

My secret?

I know which amenities get people to book.

Here are 7 must have amenities that give me the most returns on my money: Image I own some of the highest producing properties in the NC mountains.

Because I understand one concept…

If you compete on price, you attract budget travelers.

If you compete on experience, you attract high-paying groups.

Here are the 7 amenities I use to attract the latter:
Sep 23, 2025 11 tweets 2 min read
How my wife & I legally avoid taxes as a couple living in 🇺🇸 Image We bought this $1.25M property for just $79K down using creative financing.

(We split it 50/50 with a business partner, so we only invested ~$39.5k of our own money)

Here's how this saved us a ton on taxes this year: Image
Sep 17, 2025 17 tweets 4 min read
How my wife & I turned $105k into $22M worth of real estate in 6 years using the BRRRR strategy: Image In 2019 my wife & I worked in corporate 🇺🇸. Even though we both had 6 figure jobs, we were burned out from 60h weeks and knew we couldn’t repeat that for the next 40 years. This is when we set a goal to be financially free in 10 years.

Here's exactly what we did:
Sep 8, 2025 11 tweets 3 min read
How smart couples buy Airbnb properties to build cash flow and legally pay $0 in taxes 🇺🇲… Image If you earn $100k/yr combined & have $100k saved…

You can put 10% down on a $500k property with a 2nd home loan.

(To qualify, just plan to use it personally some each year).

This leaves you with $50k left for renovations, design & amenities to make it stand out on Airbnb.
Aug 28, 2025 17 tweets 3 min read
How my wife and I bought 9 Airbnbs and “retired” before 30 using the BRRRR strategy…

(explained) Image For context:

My wife and I own 12 Airbnbs.

They generate over $100K/mo in bookings.

They allowed us to quit our jobs in 2021 (4 Airbnbs at the time).

We got here by using the BRRRR strategy and this is how it works:
Aug 27, 2025 18 tweets 3 min read
Trump said it…

It’s perfectly legal to buy a property, and offset 100% of its depreciation value against your W-2 income in 2025.

Here’s how: Image For context:

Trump officially signed 100% bonus depreciation back into Law with the big beautiful bill.

This is going to be the best year for Airbnb owners because…
Aug 22, 2025 14 tweets 4 min read
"Airbnb is too saturated"

Our last 3 Airbnbs:

1st = $400K revenue last year
2nd = $395K revenue in the first 12 months
3rd = $378k booked in the first 6 months live on Airbnb

Here is how we are dominating the most competitive markets in 2025: Image #1 - I ask ChatGPT to give me 15 locations with massive tourism 3-5h drive from growing metro areas.

This ensures Airbnb demand year round.

For example my property in the Smoky Mountains is close to Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greenville, etc.
Aug 20, 2025 11 tweets 2 min read
“Is Airbnb even profitable in 2025?”

My wife & I listed this house on Airbnb in May.

Here’s what we expected to make vs what we actually made: Image We bought this 9 bed/8 bath in December last year for $1.85M.

We put 20% down ($370,000).

And we funded most of the downpayment with a 1031 exchange from a sale on one of our Florida properties.

Now here’s where it gets interesting…
Aug 12, 2025 15 tweets 3 min read
How millionaires borrow money from the banks to build generational wealth: (A thread) Image Let’s say I buy a property for $100,000 all cash.

I don’t have a mortgage on it.

So my cash flow is going to be very high.

If I rent it out and collect $1,500 each month.

I’ll cash flow about $1,000 per month.

And that’s amazing.

But there is a more lucrative way:
Aug 11, 2025 12 tweets 3 min read
If you make $100k a year you can legally pay $0 in taxes if you buy a single Airbnb in 2025.

Here is how 👉 Image Let’s say you make $120k/yr in Minnesota…

Income tax: ~$18,378
FICA Taxes: ~$9,180
State taxes: ~$8,118

That’s $35,676 total, or ~109 days per year working just to pay taxes.

But if you read the tax code, you’ll realize you can legally pay $0 in taxes…
Jul 29, 2025 10 tweets 2 min read
Every wealthy person I know owns an Airbnb because…

(a Thread) Image #1 - Massive tax benefits

The IRS states that if you work 500 hours on your STR business OR 100 hours (and more than anyone else)…

And your avg. guest stays are 7 days or less…

You’re eligible for the “STR loophole”.

This will save me $600,000 in taxes this year because…
Jul 7, 2025 15 tweets 3 min read
🚨 It just happened…

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has been signed into law, and it comes with huge tax benefits for Airbnb owners.

This could start the biggest Airbnb gold rush in U.S. history.

Here’s everything you need to know: Image 1/ 100% Bonus Depreciation is back 🤯
(And it could be permanent!)

Normally, you depreciate a property’s value over 39 years.
Bonus depreciation lets you front-load a chunk of that “paper loss” into year one.
Jun 18, 2025 12 tweets 2 min read
We own 9 Airbnbs that make $30-50k/mo in profit.

If we lost everything tomorrow, here’s how we’d build it back from $0: Image 1/ We’d both get jobs with 6-figure earning potential (e.g. sales)

2/ Work overtime to improve our skills & job-hop for better paying opportunities

3/ Reduce our expenses & live on one income to save the other

- Stop eating out
- Drive a paid off car
- Skip vacation
May 28, 2025 15 tweets 3 min read
How millionaires borrow money from the banks to build generational wealth: (A thread) Image Let’s say I buy a property for $100,000 all cash.

I don’t have a mortgage on it.

So my cash flow is going to be very high.

If I rent it out and collect $1,500 each month.

I’ll cash flow about $1,000 per month.

And that’s amazing.

But there is a more lucrative way:
May 14, 2025 16 tweets 3 min read
How my wife and I bought 9 Airbnbs and “retired” before 30 using the BRRRR strategy...

(explained) Image My wife and I own 9 Airbnbs.

They generate over $100K/mo in bookings.

They allowed us to quit our jobs in 2021 (4 Airbnbs at the time)

We manage our properties from home which allows us to be “full-time parents”.

We got here by using the BRRRR strategy:
May 6, 2025 14 tweets 3 min read
5 years ago we made a “dumb” decision to liquidate our 401(k) and Roth IRA to buy an Airbnb…

Here’s how it went 👇 Image In 2018 we set a goal to become financially free in 10 years.

We wanted to retire by 35, not 65.

This made us realize retirement accounts were a trap.

The early withdrawal penalties and contribution limits keep you working throughout your best years.

Let me explain…
Apr 19, 2023 15 tweets 3 min read
How millionaires borrow money from the banks to build generational wealth:

(A thread) Image Let’s say I buy a property for $100,000 all cash.

I don’t have a mortgage on it.

So my cash flow is going to be very high.

If I rent it out and collect $1,500 each month.

I’ll cash flow about $1,000 per month.

And that’s amazing.

But there is a more lucrative way: