Podcast Episode
12 Books Build the Mindset of a Successful Property Manager

About this episode
What does it actually take to build a successful property management business?In this episode, Jeremiah answers a listener who wants to leave a six-figure career in IT security and build a property management company managing 50 short-term rentals within one year. He already owns three STRs, understands investing, and has proven he can succeed academically. But succeeding as an entrepreneur requires a very different mindset.Jeremiah breaks down 12 books that helped shape the way he approaches business, property management, sales, leadership, failure, and growth. These aren't books about managing Airbnb properties. They're books about developing the mindset required to build a company that can.The conversation covers why action often beats perfect planning, how to become comfortable with rejection, why consistency matters more than hard work, how self-talk influences performance, and why great property managers eventually have to become great salespeople and leaders.If you're thinking about starting a property management company, growing an existing STR management business, or trying to make the jump from employee to entrepreneur, consider these 12 books your required reading.This episode draws on ideas and lessons from Michael Masterson, Stephen R. Covey, Robert Kiyosaki, Darren Hardy, David J. Schwartz, Napoleon Hill, Shad Helmstetter, Bob Burg, John David Mann, Andrea Waltz, Richard Fenton, John C. Maxwell, and Simon Sinek.