Meet Hayden Laverty, Founder of CHJ Development, a real-estate developer in Portland, Oregon focused on acquiring, designing, and constructing the city’s most significant short-term-rental residences.

Hayden learned pretty early on in life that he wasn’t cut out for the traditional 9 - 5.

After working at two internships during his junior and senior years of college at Intel and Price Water Cooper, Hayden realized that he loved working hard, pushing the envelope of convention, and didn’t have much patience for bureaucratic friction. 

So, after graduating from Arizona State University, Hayden decided to shoot his shot by starting his own business.

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In this episode of Behind the Stays, Hayden shares:

1. The story behind the opportunity he saw in the short-term rental real estate development and management game

2. How he’s scaled his business to over 200 units under management

3. Why he thinks OTAs like Airbnb should charge hots more

4. What he’s learned as a young entrepreneur about the importance of focus, grit, and differentiation.

This episode is brought to you by DEN Outdoors.

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About the Show

Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  

Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.