From Engineer to 4 Red Roof Hotels: How He Built the Portfolio
About this episode
Priyank Patel discusses his journey from engineering to owning four Red Roof hotels and the strategies behind his investment choices.
Priyank Patel owns four Red Roof properties , and he built the portfolio over nine years after starting out as an engineer. During AAHOACON 2026 , where No Vacancy was the official podcast , Glenn Haussman talks with Priyank Patel, Red Roof owner , about why he chose hotels as an investment strategy to reach long-term goals—and why he kept buying Red Roof. Why he moved from engineering into hotel ownership Why Red Roof support helped him scale from one property to four Why he uses AAHOACON for vendor access and owner-to-owner learning Why he stays involved with AAHOA as a Washington, DC area board member Thanks to Red Roof for sponsoring the studio space on the AAHOACON show floor. Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might've missed? Text HOTEL to 66866 . #AAHOACON #RedRoof #HotelOwners #Hospitality #NoVacancyNews
People in this episode
Host: Glenn Haussman
Guest: Priyank Patel
Topics covered
- hotel investment
- entrepreneurship
- real estate
- business strategy
- AAHOA involvement
Keywords
- hotel ownership
- Red Roof
- investment strategy
- AAHOACON
- entrepreneurship
- real estate portfolio
- business growth
Sponsors
Red Roof
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Red Roof, AAHOA
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