#212: How to Live Off Short-Term Rentals with Kirby Atwell, USMA ‘05

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Once you start thinking about residual results, meaning you do something once that will pay you in perpetuity, then things change in your life. I try to do more things to create these residual results because that gives you so much more capacity, autonomy, and control over your time.”</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Kirby Atwell (USMA ‘05)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirby Atwell started his first full-time property rehabbing company, iCandy Homes, with two good friends after leaving active-duty military service in 2011. Five years later, Kirby formed Green Vet Homes, an investment company that leveraged everything he’d learned over the previous 10 years in order to support military veterans and their families. Today, Kirby also hosts a podcast and educational platform called Living Off Rentals. Kirby believes that owning high quality, cash flowing real estate is a great business model for someone who wants to create a lifestyle they desire.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How real estate enabled Kirby and his wife to quit their W2 jobs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why short-term rental properties are so profitable</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What makes a good short-term rental investment property </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why decision making is easier when you have a vision and set clear goals</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirby also shares how his interest in entrepreneurship through real estate began, why he decided to focus in on short-term rentals, and the criteria he uses to assess whether or not a short-term rental property will succeed in his chosen mark