From STR Property To Money Machine

🔥 THE SMOKIES STR GAME HAS CHANGED. ARE YOU CHANGING WITH IT?
The Smokies vacation rental market is not the same market it was a few years ago.
More properties. More competition. More sophisticated guests. Higher expectations.
Today, owning a great cabin isn’t enough.
Your short-term rental has to operate like a BUSINESS.
That’s why this month at GRID Smokies, we’re bringing owners, investors, operators and local experts together for an interactive STR roundtable:
🏡 FROM PROPERTY TO MONEY MACHINE

The 4 M’s of STR Investing

💰 MONEY — Finance It
How are successful investors financing properties today? We’ll talk lending, capital, reserves, deal structure and knowing your numbers before you buy.
📣 MARKET — Market It
Having a cabin doesn’t mean people will book it. We’ll dig into positioning, photography, amenities, pricing, OTAs, reviews, direct bookings and what actually makes a property stand out.
⚙️ MANAGE — Manage It
Who cleans it? Who answers the phone at 11 PM? Who handles maintenance? Who protects the guest experience?
We’ll talk self-management, co-hosting, property management, vendors, systems, technology and building an operation that can actually perform.
💵 MONEY MACHINE — Monetize It
The goal isn’t simply collecting bookings.
How do you improve revenue, control expenses, create additional income, build equity and turn your STR into an asset capable of producing long-term wealth?
And we’re excited to have Erin Kavanagh, REALTOR®, Productivity Coach/Mentor, STR owner and short-term rental advisor with THE CAZA GROUP, joining the conversation.
Erin brings 23+ years of real estate experience, a hospitality background and hands-on experience buying, operating and helping clients scale short-term rentals.
But this isn't going to be another room where someone talks AT you for two hours.
This is a ROUNDTABLE.
Bring your questions.
Bring your experiences.
Bring the problems you're dealing with right now.
And bring what you've learned that might help another owner.
If you own a cabin, manage vacation rentals, invest in real estate, work in hospitality, provide services to STR owners—or you're thinking about buying your first Smokies property—
🔥 GET IN THE ROOM.
MONEY → MARKET → MANAGE → MONEY MACHINE
Come for the conversation.
Stay for the relationships.
Leave with ideas you can actually put to work.
👇 RSVP and bring another STR owner or investor with you!

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