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How He Went From 18 to 140 Airbnb Units by Buying a 40 Year Old Company

Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast··5 August 2026·33 min

About this episode

Most operators grow their rental business one contract at a time. Cameron Masters skipped the line and bought his way from 18 units to over 140 in a single deal.In this episode, we sat down with Cam to walk through the whole acquisition, start to finish. He bought a 40 year old management company, one started by a founder of Vrbo, and he shares the exact moves that got it done.Inside this episode:How Cam went from 18 units to 140 plus by buying one companyWhy he skipped the bank and used seller financing plus a friends and family raiseHow he and his partner put in just 30 percent and got the seller to carry the restThe 10,000 dollar move that can save you from a 1 million dollar mistakeThe 35,000 dollar cost he forgot to check, and how it bit him after closingThe room full of bigger operators that made him stop thinking smallIf you have ever felt like real growth is out of reach, this one will change how you think about what is possible.Want to be in the room with operators doing deals like this? Check out the STR Secrets Mastermind: strsecrets.com/applyConnect with Cameron Masters on Instagram: @cameron.masters_New episodes every Monday.