About Me

I’m just an average guy. My claim to fame is that I dropped out of medical school to build a career in medical sales. Over the past 20 years, I’ve schlepped a bag around, trained Fortune-100 sales teams, and managed very talented groups of people. I’ve worked for very large companies like Johnson & Johnson, as well as very small start-ups. I have plugged away at the proverbial rat race for nearly two decades.

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If you’re at all like me, you probably dream of a life where you dictate your own terms and rules. Personally, I’d love to wake up whenever I choose and do whatever the heck I want every day. I’d love to have more time with my wife and kids. I want to stop trading time for money and being at the mercy of some overbearing boss. I’m tired of working to make someone else rich. No more worrying about fourth-quarter corporate reorganization and layoffs would be great, right? I’d like to be on vacation all the time instead of two weeks a year. Nearly four years ago, all this seemed like a fantasy.

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It all started with HGTV. My wife, Kristen, and I became fond of a particular show where a contractor worked with an unassuming couple to find a vacation home that could essentially pay for itself through short-term rentals. I arrogantly dismissed the idea explaining that it's just a TV show and that couldn't really work in the REAL world. Boy, was I ever wrong!

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Fast forward almost four years and here we are, growing our mountain vacation rental empire. Well, we have two properties so far which is more than one, so it's an empire to me! We are grossing well into six-figures annually, generating two passive streams of income, and growing every year. Our goal- financial freedom one day through passive streams of income generated through rental property.

 

While I certainly don't claim to be an expert on the vacation rental industry at large (I'm sure there are many great people out there with much more experience than me), I am definitely an expert on my experience in the business. I'm constantly asked about how and why we do what we do. So, I'd like to share my story with you along with the tips and tricks we've learned over the years to build our hospitality business. And, I'd love to hear from you along your journey so please feel free to reach out and send me an email sometime!

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Warmest regards,

Travis M. Eckert, MBA

Info@StartAVacationRental.com