My lease said I could sublet, and I just felt like, ‘cool, let’s just see if I like. For Zeona, it meant having a fun person stay at her place and go on adventures with her while paying her to be there. She did not have to deal with a messy roommate for more than a few days at a time but the rent was still covered.

The Best Of Both WorldsĪlmost immediately, Zeona was able to cover her old roommate’s portion of the rent without the inconvenience of having a roommate. It felt similar to the Couch Surfing she had done in her travels, but someone was paying her to be there. She learned that she absolutely loved hosting travelers in her spare bedroom. Instead of getting another roommate, she decided to give Airbnb a try.Īfter confirming that her lease allowed subletting, she went forward with Airbnb hosting. It all started when a roommate in her 2 bedroom apartment moved away. When she started the Airbnb business, she had never owned a property in her life. So, I think I’ve always had it in the back of my mind, that I was going to try and figure out how people …I thought, ‘Ok, real estate sounds like a way to get wealth in your life.’ And so I wanted to learn about that. She realized that real estate seemed to be a good way to build wealth based on reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, but did not have anyone to learn from. Although she thought that one day this would turn into the career of a real estate agent, things took a different route. The BeginningĪs a young woman, Zeona always enjoyed looking at homes. Zeona has built a successful business and shares her best strategies today. With almost no real estate experience, she dove headfirst into an Airbnb business that has allowed her to build a life with options. Unlike many, Zeona does not allow paralysis by analysis to rule her life.

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