Green Bay Football-Themed Airbnbs: PigskinJourneyman’s Short-Term Rental Business

📚 Unlock the secrets to building wealth! My book and 12-module Masterclass cover everything I’ve learned about passive investing and creating financial freedom. Watch it on-demand for FREE: http://thewealthelevator.com/master 🤝 Join the Hui Deal Pipeline Club and get a one-on-one call with me to discuss your investment goals: https://thewealthelevator.com/club The host interviews Matt, a former arena football quarterback and investor, about turning a nest egg from an earlier retail venture (selling the “wacky whistle,” which expanded from Hawaii to Dubai’s Global Village) into a football-themed short-term rental business, PigskinJourneyman.com. Matt explains how he built and self-manages themed properties near sports destinations—starting near Lambeau Field in Green Bay, expanding to South Bend near Notre Dame (including a two-house “Rockne compound”), and adding a pool property near the Pro Football Hall of Fame area in Massillon/Canton, Ohio. They discuss amenities and design, tools like Turno and PriceLabs, seasonality, platform reliance vs. direct bookings, operational workload, and regulatory risk. Matt shares 2025 plans to open a Jim Thorpe–themed property in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and considers future restructuring and possible expansion into boutique hotels or other ventures. 00:00 Podcast Twist Intro 01:18 Wacky Whistle Origins 02:00 Dubai Retail Chaos 03:59 Product Longevity Mindset 06:15 Real Estate Pivot Begins 06:54 Football Brand Story 09:20 Family Football Inspiration 10:29 No Guru Policy 14:21 Canton Market Strategy 17:26 Purchase Rehab Numbers 20:21 Revenue Ops Systems 22:26 Rockne Compound Expansion 24:18 Two Houses One Compound 25:14 Compound Pricing Strategy 27:13 Minimum Nights Party Risk 27:43 Dynamic Pricing With PriceLabs 29:29 Direct Booking Challenges 31:16 Next Market Jim Thorpe PA 33:17 Who Books These Stays 36:39 Scaling Risks And Diversification 37:35 Future Markets Hawaii Texas 39:13 Graduating Beyond STRs 42:13 Life Logistics And Time Zones 45:18 Wrap Up Links And Advice Connect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanekawaoka/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWealthElevator Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheWealthElevator Lane Kawaoka is a developer and multi-family syndicator who owns 10,000+ rental units and is the leader of “Hui Deal Pipeline Club” which has acquired over $2.1 Billion AUM of real estate by syndicating over $200 Million Dollars of private equity and most importantly distributed more than $45M back to our investors since 2016. Check out our Top-50 Investing Podcast, The Wealth Elevator. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.