Here’s the list of top influencers in the short-term vacation rental industry with larger portfolios. People who actively share insights, tools, and strategies on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and podcasts.
Most of these influencers have a goal to achieve 100+ vacation rental units and some want to scale to $1.000.000 per month in revenue.
These creators and operators influence millions of hosts, investors, proactive property managers and are part of the global hospitality ecosystem.
Let's get started...
Top Short-Term Rental Influencers
Michael Elefante
Why follow: Michael Elefante is a 8 Figure STR Investor & Entrepreneur $30M+ /year. Uses the business model ownership with BRRRR to STR which means Buy, Rehab, Rent (short-term), Refinance, Repeat. Instagram, Youtube, X, Tiktok, Linkedin.
James Murphy
Why follow: James Murphy is a STR investor with $25M+ in bookings without owning any properties (rental arbitrage). Instagram, Facebook, X.
Humza Zafar
Why follow: Humza Zafar is a STR investor and coach who generated $15,000,000 with STR (rental arbitrage). Instagram, Youtube, TikTok.
Fareed Abedini
Why follow: Fareed Abedini is a passive STR investor and has $4+ Million in bookings (rental arbitrage). Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok, Linkedin.
Redeet Negate
Why follow: Redeet Negate is sharing his journey in building his STR portfolio in Dubai with his goal of $1m/month (rental arbitrage). Instagram, Youtube.
Bergthor Palsson
Why follow: Bergthor Palsson is podcasting and documenting his journey to subleasing 100 STR Apartments in Dubai (rental arbitrage). Instagram, Youtube with podcasts.
Jorge Contreras
Why follow: Jorge Contreras delivers STR Arbitrage Services. 30M+ Portfolio and 3,000+ Clients since 2018.
Milad Mahmoodi
Why follow: Milad Mahmoodi is founder of VenturaStays and STR investor in Dubai, Bali and London.
Faisal Al Ashkar
Why follow: Faisal Al Ashkar is co-founder of bbmates.com and STR investor in Dubai, Bali and Budapest.
Chi Ta
Why follow: Chi Ta is a STR investor and earned $10M+ earned with STR.
Sean Rakidzich
Why follow: Sean Rakidzich is a STR investor, Youtuber and his students have generated over $1 Billion with STR.
Shaun Ghavami
Why follow: Shaun Ghavami is a STR investor, Youtuber and helps people with STR businesses on 10xBNB. Using co-hosting, property management and other strategies.
Chris Thomas
Why follow: Chris Thomas is a 8-Figure Superhost and mentoring 9-5er's on how to generate $11.5K/month with STR.
Bill Faeth
Why follow: Bill Faeth is a STR Coach, 8-figure Business Builder and has a $22M short term rental portfolio.
Tony J Robinson
Why follow: Tony J Robinson is a STR investor and build a $12M STR Portfolio in 3 years.
Rob Abasolo
Why follow: Rob Abasolo (Robuilt) shares entertaining educational content on Youtube for creative property builds and passive income. His niche is STR investing, tiny homes, glamping, STR design.
Chris Choi
Why follow: Chris Choi is a Self-Made Millionaire and Real Estate Investor (100+ STR properties nationwide)
James Svetec
Why follow: James Svetec is a STR investor, Youtuber and helps people make fulltime income with STR on BnB Mastery.
Jafor Karim
Why follow: Jafor Karim went from $55k per year to $55k per month with rental arbitrage and is teaching others how to do it.
Michael Sjogren
Why follow: Michael Sjogren is a hotel and STR investor, Youtuber and coach at Short Term Rental Secrets.
More STR Influencers
Michael Rolle, Ibrahim Braimah, Piers BK, Adam Hager, Ryan Garnhum, Milan Sanchez, Quentin West, Nikki Koppedraaijer, James Graham, Richie Matthews, Daniel Rusteen, Mark Simpson, Damian Sheridan.
Looking for global independent strategic advice to grow in hospitality ecosystem? Join our hospitality accelerator, 7-star experience network or contact us.