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Meet Lodgify - your powerhouse all-in-one vacation rental software built especially for hosts just like you. From direct bookings to full automation, Lodgify provides everything you need to grow your brand, increase profits, and simplify daily operations. With over $3,000 worth of free onboarding, you’ll get personalised support to help you build a stunning direct booking website and manage reservations, payments, and guest communication all from one easy-to-use dashboard or mobile app. Join thousands of hosts who are ditching high OTA fees and taking back control with Lodgify’s trusted, flexible platform. Use code ABP20 for 20% off all yearly and bi-yearly plans until September 30th, 2025.
https://lodgify.com/?afmc=2cq
This episode comes from a place of responsibility. Behind the glossy marketing and bold promises in the property world are real people who trusted, invested, and paid the price when things went wrong. In this conversation, I explain why I can no longer stay quiet — why ethical investing matters, how Joint Ventures have been misused, and why some strategies are sold without honesty about risk. This isn’t about calling people out. It’s about calling standards back in.
“If this episode makes you uncomfortable, good — because it’s supposed to.”
“That’s not investing. That’s speculation dressed up as a strategy.”
“If the deal only works when everything goes perfectly, it’s not a good deal.”
“This industry doesn’t need louder mentors — it needs braver ones.”
“When someone trusts you with their money, you’re holding part of their life story.”
LINKS
FREE Airbnb Blueprint Coaching Community
HOST BIOS
Alex & Pooh have built a portfolio of over 16 Serviced Accommodation units and 10 Buy-To-Lets over the last 5 years. Their Airbnb business has allowed both of them to design a lifestyle on their own terms.
Pooh left the corporate world as an electrical engineer to spend more time with his young family, while Alex enjoys most of his time in sunny Spain, road cycling and hiking through the Tramuntana mountains.
By Alex MannockMeet Lodgify - your powerhouse all-in-one vacation rental software built especially for hosts just like you. From direct bookings to full automation, Lodgify provides everything you need to grow your brand, increase profits, and simplify daily operations. With over $3,000 worth of free onboarding, you’ll get personalised support to help you build a stunning direct booking website and manage reservations, payments, and guest communication all from one easy-to-use dashboard or mobile app. Join thousands of hosts who are ditching high OTA fees and taking back control with Lodgify’s trusted, flexible platform. Use code ABP20 for 20% off all yearly and bi-yearly plans until September 30th, 2025.
https://lodgify.com/?afmc=2cq
This episode comes from a place of responsibility. Behind the glossy marketing and bold promises in the property world are real people who trusted, invested, and paid the price when things went wrong. In this conversation, I explain why I can no longer stay quiet — why ethical investing matters, how Joint Ventures have been misused, and why some strategies are sold without honesty about risk. This isn’t about calling people out. It’s about calling standards back in.
“If this episode makes you uncomfortable, good — because it’s supposed to.”
“That’s not investing. That’s speculation dressed up as a strategy.”
“If the deal only works when everything goes perfectly, it’s not a good deal.”
“This industry doesn’t need louder mentors — it needs braver ones.”
“When someone trusts you with their money, you’re holding part of their life story.”
LINKS
FREE Airbnb Blueprint Coaching Community
HOST BIOS
Alex & Pooh have built a portfolio of over 16 Serviced Accommodation units and 10 Buy-To-Lets over the last 5 years. Their Airbnb business has allowed both of them to design a lifestyle on their own terms.
Pooh left the corporate world as an electrical engineer to spend more time with his young family, while Alex enjoys most of his time in sunny Spain, road cycling and hiking through the Tramuntana mountains.