The JV Pod

What makes a property actually work for mid-term rentals? In this episode 85, Jesse Vasquez breaks down how to evaluate a rental property before buying or arbitraging it. Jesse shares the four factors every real estate investor should understand: location, layout, numbers, and furnishings. He explains how hospitals, colleges, construction, jobs, and major infrastructure can create mid-term rental demand, why vacation markets aren’t always ideal, and how to analyze the numbers before committing to a property.Through this Podcast, you will also learn how to choose the right investment property, build a pipeline to reduce vacancy, understand corporate housing demand, and create a comfortable furnished rental that works for 30+ day stays.Host: Jesse Vasquez (Founder of AirVenture Academy)⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 What Makes a Property Work for Mid-Term Rentals?02:36 The 4 Things That Make a Winning Rental Property03:25 Location: Why Hospitals Matter for Mid-Term Rentals05:10 Why You Shouldn’t Chase Vacation Rental Markets06:38 Layout: The Best Property Types for Mid-Term Rentals09:18 Numbers: The Rental Property Numbers You Need to Hit13:26 Why a Property Can Look Great on Airbnb but Fail as an MTR15:22 Furnishing: How to Furnish a Mid-Term Rental Without Overspending16:30 How to Reduce Vacancy Before Your Property Is Ready18:00 How to be 90% Ahead of all the Operators

Santonio Cathery went from his first mid-term rental to 14 units, building a corporate housing business that now generates $20K+ per month. In this episode, he breaks down how he used systems, rental arbitrage, relationships, and corporate housing demand to scale his rental business and eventually leave his six-figure job.Anyone into mid-term rentals, real estate investing, rental properties, corporate housing, rental arbitrage, or building a scalable rental business, this episode is packed with practical lessons from Santonio’s journey.▫️ Host - Jesse Vasquez (Founder of AirVenture Academy)▫️ Guest - Santonio Cathery (Founder of SLC Corporate Housing)#realestateinvesting #midtermrentals#rentalbusiness#corporatehousing#realestate

Most entrepreneurs think working harder is the fastest path to success. But what happens when ambition turns into burnout?In Episode 83 of the JV Pod, Jesse Vasquez sits down with Mallory Rowan to unpack her experience with entrepreneurship, burnout, ambition, and building wealth without sacrificing your health and identity.At just 24, Mallory burned out after years of pushing herself through competitive powerlifting, a growing business, and an intense “hustle” mindset. She experienced physical symptoms, financial pressure, and eventually reached a point where she felt like she had lost her personality and her spark.But burnout became a turning point.Mallory explains how stepping back from her first business changed the way she thought about money, business, investing, and success. She shares how creating a simple baseline income through social media management gave her the freedom to pause, rethink her path, and figure out what she actually wanted.The conversation also dives into how to tell the difference between burnout and outgrowing your business, why slowing down doesn’t necessarily mean losing your ambition, how to separate your identity from your business, and the “Toddler Test” she uses to uncover what she really wants.For entrepreneurs, business owners, investors, and anyone feeling stuck in the cycle of hustle and productivity, this episode offers a different perspective on what sustainable success can actually look like.▫️ Guest: Mallory Rowan (Entrepreneur)▫️ Host: Jesse Vasquez (Founder of AirVenture Academy)#entrepreneurship#burnout#business#investing#realestate

Most midterm rental investors assume small towns have no demand. But population doesn’t equal demand.In Episode 82 of the JV Pod, Jesse Vasquez breaks down how he built a successful midterm rental portfolio in California’s Central Valley by identifying corporate housing demand that most operators completely overlook.From travel nurses and engineers to construction workers, displaced families, and corporate employees, Jesse explains where the real demand comes from and how to find it in markets that don’t look attractive at first.He also shares how he landed a multi-year contract with one of the largest wine distributors in the US and filled six properties with 30 engineers from a single conversation.For anyone interested in midterm rental investing, corporate housing, furnished rentals, real estate investing, rental property management, or building a midterm rental business, this episode will show you how to stop thinking like a host and start thinking like an operator.🟡 Join the AirVenture Academy: airventureacademy.com/?🟡 Join the PLACED Cohort: https://mtr.airventureacademy.com/placed▫️ Host: Jesse Vasquez (Founder of AirVenture Academy)#midtermrentals#rentalbusiness#corporatehousing#business#investing

We know that everybody wants corporate clients for rentals but nobody does a thing and that is why they are not getting bookings. As we know, the midterm rental market has grown over 136% in the last six years. Monthly stays now represent nearly one in five rental bookings nationwide. Extended stay hotel demand hit its strongest quarterly increase since 2022. The demand is real, it is growing, and it is accelerating.So why are so many operators sitting vacant right now?Because listing on Furnished Finder and waiting is no longer a strategy. The market has matured. There are 300,000 listings on Furnished Finder today versus 20,000 pre-pandemic. Your property is competing with 15 times more inventory than it was five years ago.The operators winning right now are not waiting for bookings. They are building direct relationships with insurance relocation companies, corporate housing agencies, healthcare staffing firms, construction contractors, and workforce housing providers even before the demand ever hits a platform.This episode of Midterm Monday breaks down exactly what has changed, who the real clients are in 2026, how to find demand before it goes public, and what B2B corporate housing sales actually looks like for individual operators.▫️Host: Jesse Vasquez (Founder of AirVenture Academy)#corporatehousing #midtermrentals #rentalbusiness #realestate #insurancehousing