Brian Fontenot's guest appearances

Brian Fontenot

The Mental Wealth Show with Rich Jones

Starts With A Vision Podcast With Mr. StartsWithAVision| Without A vision We Are Nothing

Black Entrepreneur Experience

Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

Rod Khleif

Tela Holcomb

Sarah Li-Cain

J.D. Roth

Pete Mockaitis

Jeff Johnson

Chris Browning

Tonya Rapley

Bola Sokunbi

Leslie Tayne

Tori Dunlap

Andy Hill

Paula Pant

Chris Hutchins

Robert Farrington

OwlTail

GUESTS BIO Brian Fontenot - is a Real Estate Investor, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, World Traveler, and Short Term Rental Arbitrage Operator with 20+ units in the Houston area.    HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:59  Brian’s biography/introduction 05:10  How Brian started and what led him on this path. 06:24  What convinced Brian to quit his 9-5 job and start his STR business. 08:43  How Brian got into his 1st deal. 10:18  What Brian did to acquire his 1st rental property. 11:11  What Brian and his team are focused on for their STR business. 12:43  How Brian identifies what the vacancies look like when looking for a property. 15:09  What they use for their background and screening. 16:56  How they organize needy and greedy things like keys and stuff. 18:01  What other systems do they use besides AutoHost. 19:30  What Brian’s team looks like. 22:18  Brian’s journey to having a good-sized team for his business. 24:20  What Brian’s pricing team looks like. 25:41  What he does in his business now. 27:52  How he finds investors and what he offers to find potential investors. 30:06  Raises money and gets investors on for arbitrage. 32:27  How they pivot and learned on the heat of Covid.  36:09  Providing value to the people we want to serve. 37:09  Are they pivoting to a week-long stay or just with shorter-term stays. 38:30  Looking at International properties. 39:39  Brian’s goals and vision for the business. 42:06  Where can people get in touch with Brian. 42:57  Brian’s #1 secret to success in short term rentals.   NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS):  "Take the leap. There's nothing holding you back." - Brian Fontenot  "Just the ability to be able to work from anywhere. People don't take it lightly but I think people now see the beauty of it and now people are more flexible about going to different places and where they stay and such." - Brian Fontenot  "We just want to be positioned to be able to offer every possible option that people could look to so that we can be able to make the most with our costumers." - Brian Fontenot  "As long as you anticipate the people's needs that you serve, you will find success to highest degree." - Brian Fontenot    CONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianlfontenot  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianlfontenot/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianlfontenot/  Website: https://brianlfontenot.com/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUESTS BIO Brian Fontenot - is a Real Estate Investor, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, World Traveler, and Short Term Rental Arbitrage Operator with 20+ units in the Houston area.  HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 03:59  Brian’s biography/introduction 05:10  How Brian started and what led him on this path. 06:24  What convinced Brian to quit his 9-5 job and start his STR business. 08:43  How Brian got into his 1st deal. 10:18  What Brian did to acquire his 1st rental property. 11:11  What Brian and his team are focused on for their STR business. 12:43  How Brian identifies what the vacancies look like when looking for a property. 15:09  What they use for their background and screening. 16:56  How they organize needy and greedy things like keys and stuff. 18:01  What other systems do they use besides AutoHost. 19:30  What Brian’s team looks like. 22:18  Brian’s journey to having a good-sized team for his business. 24:20  What Brian’s pricing team looks like. 25:41  What he does in his business now. 27:52  How he finds investors and what he offers to find potential investors. 30:06  Raises money and gets investors on for arbitrage. 32:27  How they pivot and learned on the heat of Covid.  36:09  Providing value to the people we want to serve. 37:09  Are they pivoting to a week-long stay or just with shorter-term stays. 38:30  Looking at International properties. 39:39  Brian’s goals and vision for the business. 42:06  Where can people get in touch with Brian. 42:57  Brian’s #1 secret to success in short term rentals. NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): "Take the leap. There's nothing holding you back." - Brian Fontenot "Just the ability to be able to work from anywhere. People don't take it lightly but I think people now see the beauty of it and now people are more flexible about going to different places and where they stay and such." - Brian Fontenot "We just want to be positioned to be able to offer every possible option that people could look to so that we can be able to make the most with our costumers." - Brian Fontenot "As long as you anticipate the people's needs that you serve, you will find success to highest degree." - Brian Fontenot CONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS  Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brianlfontenot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/brianlfontenot</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brianlfontenot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/brianlfontenot/</a> Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianlfontenot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianlfontenot/</a> Website: <a href="https://brianlfontenot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brianlfontenot.com/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep 34 - Scaling a Rental Arbitrage Business With Systems & Teams with Brian Fontenot

This week we're joined by Brian L. Fontenot. Brian is a well-known tech entrepreneur in the Austin, Texas area. He is also a philanthropist,  public speaker, world traveler, and illustrious member of the AΦA organization. We were happy to have Brian on the show to share his perspective on personal finance, open up about his community service passions and BLF Foundation, and provide tips for how you can travel like a baller while staying within your budget. [bctt tweet="Listen to @BrianLFontenot discuss travel deals, credit cards, and more on PB75: Paychecks on a Plane" username="PayBalances"] On this show we discuss:  The trip that inspired Brian to start a community for travelers to find and share travel deals, ideas, and connections through "Driftr Travels" Intelligent ways you can responsibly use credit cards - paid off in full every month - to reduce or cover your out-of-pocket travel costs How you can use your local Visitor Bureau to find free, cheap deals and "staycation" ideas right within your city or state His views on the importance of education, community service, and giving back through the BLF Foundation and other initiatives    References Mentioned on This Show  Brian L. Fontenot  Foundation: BLFFoundation.org Website: BrianLFontenot.com DriftrTravels.com Twitter: @BrianLFontenot | @DriftrTravels   Other Resources:  @YoungBlkAustin Facebook: YBA Community      Announcements Paychecks and Balances Tools: We've partnered with NerdWallet for all your personal finance needs: Visit PaychecksAndBalances.com/Tools for more info and resources! Watch Now: Marcus’ appeared on a CBS News CBSN panel: Your Money Matters covering debt, student loans, and more! Watch the playback at PaychecksAndBalances.com/CBSNOW We’re giving away a $100 gift card! Check out PaychecksAndBalances.com/FirstTime for instructions on how to enter to win. Looking for more free career development and debt freedom tips? Join our email list at PaychecksandBalances.com/email for exclusive content including show updates, digital giveaways, and more. We don’t spam. We just keeps it real. Yes, keeps. Check out our PATREON page! We’re raising funds to grow the show so we can create more great content that helps you get ahead professionally and financially. Read Marcus’ book, Debt Free Or Die Trying: How He Buried and Dug His Way Out Of Over $30,000 in debt by age 30 on Amazon! LIKE us on Facebook.com/PaychecksandBalances or follow us on Twitter @PayBalances 

This week we're joined by Brian L. Fontenot. Brian is a well-known tech entrepreneur in the Austin, Texas area. He is also a philanthropist,  public speaker, world traveler, and illustrious member of the AΦA organization. We were happy to have Brian on the show to share his perspective on personal finance, open up about his community service passions and BLF Foundation, and provide tips for how you can travel like a baller while staying within your budget. [bctt tweet="Listen to @BrianLFontenot discuss travel deals, credit cards, and more on PB75: Paychecks on a Plane" username="PayBalances"] On this show we discuss: <ul> <li>The trip that inspired Brian to start a community for travelers to find and share travel deals, ideas, and connections through "Driftr Travels"</li> <li>Intelligent ways you can responsibly use credit cards - paid off in full every month - to reduce or cover your out-of-pocket travel costs</li> <li>How you can use your local Visitor Bureau to find free, cheap deals and "staycation" ideas right within your city or state</li> <li>His views on the importance of education, community service, and giving back through the BLF Foundation and other initiatives</li> </ul> <h4>References Mentioned on This Show</h4> <ul> <li>Brian L. Fontenot <ul> <li>Foundation: <a href="https://blffoundation.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BLFFoundation.org</a></li> <li>Website: <a href="https://brianlfontenot.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BrianLFontenot.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://driftrtravels.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">DriftrTravels.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/brianlfontenot" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BrianLFontenot</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/DriftrTravels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DriftrTravels</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Other Resources: <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/youngblkaustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YoungBlkAustin</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/youngblkaustin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YBA Community</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4> </h4> <h4>Announcements</h4> Paychecks and Balances Tools: We've partnered with NerdWallet for all your personal finance needs: Visit <a href="http://PaychecksandBalances.com/Tools" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PaychecksAndBalances.com/Tools</a> for more info and resources! Watch Now: Marcus’ appeared on a CBS News CBSN panel: Your Money Matters covering debt, student loans, and more! Watch the playback at <a href="https://paychecksandbalances.com/cbsnow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PaychecksAndBalances.com/CBSNOW</a> We’re giving away a $100 gift card! Check out <a href="https://paychecksandbalances.com/firsttime/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PaychecksAndBalances.com/FirstTime</a> for instructions on how to enter to win. Looking for more free career development and debt freedom tips? Join our email list at <a href="https://paychecksandbalances.com/email" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PaychecksandBalances.com/email</a> for exclusive content including show updates, digital giveaways, and more. We don’t spam. We just keeps it real. Yes, keeps. Check out our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/paybalances" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PATREON page</a>! We’re raising funds to grow the show so we can create more great content that helps you get ahead professionally and financially. Read Marcus’ book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Debt-Free-Die-Trying-Buried/dp/0692769005" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Debt Free Or Die Trying</a>: How He Buried and Dug His Way Out Of Over $30,000 in debt by age 30 on Amazon! LIKE us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PaychecksandBalances" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/PaychecksandBalances</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/PayBalances" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@PayBalances</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/IamRichJones" rel="n&lt;/__truncato_root__&gt; nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

PB75: Paychecks on a Plane ft. Brian Fontenot of Driftr Travels