Sean Rakidzich is joining us on today’s episode of Blue Gems. Sean is a STR arbitrage guy who has built his business from the ground up by arbitraging. With this unique strategy, Sean has been able to make STRs truly passive without taking a profit cut. If you want to follow this strategy for your own STR portfolio, Sean is explaining the steps to take to get you from 0 doors to 150 or more.

Across almost every industry, people are having a hard time finding and keeping good employees. Sean is talking about how his company finds quality employees from cleaners to management. Content creation has been a big factor in Sean’s career. Through all his hard work and investments, Sean now lives for himself and doesn’t have to set an alarm clock in the morning.

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[00:00] Episode teaser [00:30] Show intro [01:03] Sean’s background

[01:33] Why arbitrage and not purchasing?

[03:16] What about the passive income aspect?

[05:40] Software to make things passive

[07:24] Systemizing your business

[11:19] What are rule sets?

[13:33] Generating leads

[16:00] The process of furnishing all the new doors

[18:09] Hiring and finding cleaners

[19:59] Who handles all the guests?

[21:32] Blue Gems Management

[22:00] Is Sean doing anything different from competitors?

[24:12] How does Sean pick up co-host clients?

[24:56] Growing an audience through content creation

[27:21] How much time does Sean use for content

[29:40] Would Sean go back and change his channel?

[30:30] Sean’s hobbies

[32:54] Advice for real estate newbies

[33:11] What is a day in the life?

[34:11] The last blue gem

[37:38] Closing it out