Leveraging Data to Find the Best-Size Products With Taylor Jones

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Taylor Jones is the Acquisitions Manager at Techvestor, a short-term rental investment fund. He shares his journey from a sales job to his current role in tech and real estate. He discusses how they use technology to source and scale investments while incorporating the human element for informed decisions. He talks about navigating the crowded marketplace and leveraging scale to diversify inventory and experiment with unique designs.

[00:01 - 01:39] Opening Segment

• We welcome, Taylor Jones!
• Taylor shares his unique approach to short-term rentals

[01:40 - 23:23] Leveraging Data to Find the Best-Size Products

• He introduces, “Techvestor”, which uses a technology to find short-term rental investments
• Staying laser-focused on building and acquiring properties, renovating, designing, and furnishing them
• Using data to determine the best-size product to buy in a market
• Building a Rolodex of local partners for maintenance, cleaning, and other services
• Cloning successful designs from other markets can be beneficial

[23:24 - 29:47] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
• Working as a busboy for a nightclub
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
• “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
• Musical opportunities
• What does success mean to you?
• Taylor Jones says, “Success to me is reaching that equilibrium of happiness for both myself and my family.”

Connect with Taylor Jones:

LinkedIn: Taylor Jones

Twitter: @MrJonesSTRs

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Tweetable Quotes:

“Definitely standing out is becoming more and more necessary. You got to work within your budget, but you really you got to maximize the space that you have and trying to find properties that have inherited advantages.” – Taylor Jones

“Success is finding that balance to, you know, be able to put all of those pieces together, both in a professional and personal life.” – Taylor Jones

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