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

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Matt, who discusses his journey from retail to creating themed short-term rentals near sports destinations.

📚 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…

People in this episode

Host: Lane Kawaoka

Guest: Matt

Topics covered

• short-term rentals
• real estate investing
• themed properties
• sports tourism
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Airbnbs
• football-themed rentals
• investment goals
• real estate
• passive investing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PigskinJourneyman.com, Hui Deal Pipeline Club

Products: wacky whistle

Places: Green Bay, South Bend, Massillon/Canton, Jim Thorpe, Hawaii, Dubai

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