Ep 74 - From 1-11 Listings in 9 Months with Real Estate Agent Shane O'Connor

GUEST'S BIO Shane O’Connor is the CEO & Founder of Alchemy Real Estate & Alchemy Hosting. Alchemy is based in Tampa, FL, building a portfolio of Short-Term Rental assets primarily focused in Central Florida. By delivering vertically integrated, top-tier service from beginning to end in the investment process, Alchemy has grown from a single property (and single employee) to 11 properties & a team of four in less than a year. At that same time, Alchemy will have also delivered more than $3M in closed real estate deals for its clients.  Shane is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for 9 years. He received an M.S. Degree in Real Estate from the University of Florida. He runs the company with his brother, Captain Devin O’Connor, who is an active duty Marine Corps helicopter pilot in addition to being the Director of Operations for Alchemy.  HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 05:16 Shane O'Connor's introduction and background 07:45 Shane share his journey from being in real estate development to helping investors locate and manage properties 13:40 Lessons Shane learned about HOA issues 16:54 Managing properties as a real estate agent 19:10 Shane talks about being a real estate agent 22:41 Recognizing your limits and bringing in more help 25:21 Elevating yourself as a manager and a leader 29:58 Continuous learning resulting in being a valuable service provider 33:14 Trusting the experts 38:18 Tips for real estate agents tapping into managing properties or co-hosting 47:41 Holding yourself to a higher standard 50:19 Shane's tip for real estate agents looking for property managers 53:15 Acknowledgments to Shane 53:45 Where can people connect with Shane 54:21 Shane's #1 secret to success with STRs 57:32 Text "RESOURCES" to (978) 242-0001 to get the STR Secrets free resources 58:00 Subscribe to the Short Term Rental Secrets YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/shorttermrentalsecretsshow NOTABLE QUOTES "Don't be a secret agent." - Emanuele Pani "If you're gonna do something, be world-class." - Mike Sjogren "If you put good energy out in the world, it will come back to you."  - Shane O'Connor CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Shane O'Connor: Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Alchemy Real Estate: Instagram CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS  Michael Sjogren: Short Term Rental Secrets Facebook Group | Clubhouse | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Page | Linkedin  https://linktr.ee/the_airbnbguy   Emanuele Pani: Clubhouse | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin   FREE MASTERCLASS TRAINING - https://www.strsecrets.com/masterclass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices