{"podcast":{"title":"Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast","slug":"short-term-rental-secrets-podcast-142895","podcast_index_feed_id":142895,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/str-secrets/","website_url":"https://www.strsecrets.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e68956e1-6a6e-48c3-9079-efb3bb0b6c37/str-secrets-podcast-cover-new.png","author":"MICHAEL SJOGREN","episode_count":376,"summary":"The Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast is dedicated to providing actionable content to help new and seasoned real estate investors launch, automate and scale their Airbnb business and fast track their journey to financial freedom. You can enjoy the podcast and other free resources at www.STRsecrets.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T14:19:33.530059+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-term-rental-secrets-podcast-142895"},"episode":{"title":"He Was Running 6 Businesses, Managing 30 Properties, and Losing His Family | Dave Menapce","slug":"he-was-running-6-businesses-managing-30-properties-and-losing-his-family-dave-menapce","published_at":"2026-06-15T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-term-rental-secrets-podcast-142895/he-was-running-6-businesses-managing-30-properties-and-losing-his-family-dave-menapce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-term-rental-secrets-podcast-142895","url":"https://www.strsecrets.com/ep-298-he-was-running-6-businesses-managing-30-properties-and-losing-his-family-dave-menapce/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d53107f6-6fb2-4c28-a296-5b58d19b41df.mp3","summary":"His wife said something to him that he'll never forget. \"I would let every business burn to the ground if it meant that when it's nighttime and on weekends, we could spend it as a family.\" Dave Menapace didn't argue. Didn't defend himself. He sat with it. And then he changed everything. In this episode, E sits down with STR Secrets coach and Five Star Co-Host founder Dave Menapace — on his birthday — for a raw, unfiltered look at four years of building, burning down, and rebuilding a short-term rental management company the right way. Dave left corporate healthcare in April 2022 with two STRs and a vision. Four years later, he's managing 58 properties. He signed number 58 this morning. But the path there? It looked nothing like what he planned. In this episode: → The \"seven streams vs. seven jobs\" mistake that keeps most operators broke and burned out — and how Dave finally broke the cycle → How he started Five Star Co-Host over from scratch after realizing he'd built it wrong the first time → The $100K IRA withdrawal that gave him the team he needed to grow → Why he went from 30 properties to 58 in just 5 months — and the three obsessions that made it possible → The $80,000 trust account crisis that hit in September 2025 — and why his response to it doubled the business → What it actually takes to build a management company worth $100M (and why Dave believes it's just a choice) This is not a highlight reel. It's the version of the story most people are too scared to tell. Want to connect with Dave? Find him on Instagram: @dave_menapace Join the community: STR Secrets Facebook Group Free 6-step course: level.strsecrets.com/pc-book Timestamps: 00:00 - \"Seven streams of income is not seven jobs\" 08:07 - Leaving corporate, WealthCon, and the birth of Five Star Co-Host 15:…","meta_description":"His wife said something to him that he'll never forget. \"I would let every business burn to the ground if it meant that when it's nighttime and on weekend…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3344,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/short-term-rental-secrets-podcast-142895/episodes/he-was-running-6-businesses-managing-30-properties-and-losing-his-family-dave-menapce/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/short-term-rental-secrets-podcast-142895/he-was-running-6-businesses-managing-30-properties-and-losing-his-family-dave-menapce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}