RE Investor of 18yrs+. Owner/operator of 18 short term rentals and counting. Follow to join me on this journey.
Louisville, KY
Joined September 2007
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Jay Bowman retweeted
I’ve had a fair share of requests to discount my nightly rate on my STRs.
In response, I made the decision to RAISE my prices.
I’m not looking for everyone to rent my place. If average guests think theyre in spitting distance of getting a deal, then Im too close to a number theyre willing to pay.
I want only the best guests.
“Jay, you’re such a jerk. Why would you do that?”
Why? The best guests:
- understand the quality I’ve provide
- recognize they are paying for that quality
- know true quality is hard to come by
- treat the quality accordingly
If I wanted a money grab and all the hassles that come w it Id have developed a Holiday Inn or Red Roof Inn style STR.
There’s nothing wrong w that. Theres a customer for every product. It’s just not for me.
Jay Bowman retweeted
You don’t need an opinion on everything.
You don’t need to care about everything.
The human existence for all of history until like 1780 was centered on your hometown, likely the only place you would ever live.
You are better off totally zoning out and skipping:
- meme coins
- getting rugged
- what someone said online
- who is having kids with who
- fighting about places you have never been, with people you don’t know
- why planes are crashing
- aliens
- applovin
- why the operators podcast is slowly becoming the number one
You should call your friends.
You should focus on you and your business.
You should take a walk.
Jay Bowman retweeted
Congratulations to all the people of Philadelphia. May you celebrate your win safely before climbing back into your dumpsters tonight
Jay Bowman retweeted
A universal truth in business & life:
"You can't want it more than they do."
- You can't want the coworker to dig into the opportunity more than they do.
- You can't want your partner to care for you more than they do.
See people for who they are & your decisions will shift.
Jay Bowman retweeted
In case you wondered how loud the Yum is... Let's watch that winning set point again, @LouisvilleVB! #GoCards 🏆 🏐💪
Jay Bowman retweeted
Reminder, if you’re not happy alone, you won’t be happy in a relationship. Happiness comes from perfectly seared ribeyes, not from another person.
Jay Bowman retweeted
You know that episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee where Norm MacDonald tells the Bill Cosby joke?
I think of it every time I get a quote from a contractor. – at Louisville, KY
Jay Bowman retweeted
Most City's Airbnbs: "The bold design and walkable location to entertainment is so cool. This is a place I would have lived before I settled down."
Louisville Airbnbs: "This sexy design feels like a mix of a cigar and bourbon bar. Let's have a shot before we break their bed and tear this town apart." – at Lyndon, KY
Jay Bowman retweeted
July 4, 1939
Lou Gehrig gives one of the shortest and greatest speeches ever
Gratitude looks good on everyone.
Jay Bowman retweeted
Primer time.
Tricorn Black to follow.
I'm usually not a fan of painting brick but this already had two different deteriorating colors and a different style brick in the back than the rest of the building.
Time to get all the little bricks in line and have them march to the same tune. – at Louisville, KY
Jay Bowman retweeted
Who needs drugs when you can buy stuff like this?
This 100 year old four story downtown commercial building is crying out to be rescued.
Jay Bowman retweeted
In 1986, Charlie Munger gave a commencement speech at Harvard.
He told the class he couldn't tell them how to be happy. But he could tell them how to guarantee misery.
Here are his 7 prescriptions:
Jay Bowman retweeted
“Throughout all my years of investing I've found that the big money was never made in the buying or the selling. The big money was made in the waiting.”
--- Jessie Livermore
