<p>In this episode of <strong>The Co-Host Bros Podcast</strong>, Matt Codd and Austin Spitzenberger sit down with <strong>Phillip and Kate Munoz</strong>, a husband-and-wife team who turned a single beach house idea into a growing short-term rental portfolio and management company.</p><p>Their journey started in <strong>2020</strong>, when Phillip — already investing in long-term rentals — started listening to STR podcasts and convinced Kate (while she was <em>very pregnant</em>) that they should jump into vacation rentals. The pitch? A beach house.</p><p>That one decision launched them into a business that has since grown to <strong>six personally owned STR properties and more than a dozen co-hosted homes</strong>, operating across Florida’s beach markets and the Smoky Mountains.</p><p>As their experience grew, Phillip noticed a recurring problem: <strong>most real estate agents simply don’t understand vacation rental investing</strong>. That realization led him to join the <strong>Savvy Realtor team</strong>, where he now helps investors identify and acquire properties that actually perform as STRs.</p><p>Together, Phillip and Kate now help investors not only <strong>buy better vacation rentals</strong>, but also <strong>operate them more profitably</strong> through hands-on management and real-world operational knowledge.</p><p>In this episode, they discuss:</p><ul><li>How their STR journey started with one beach house in 2020</li><li>Growing from a few rentals to <strong>~20 total properties</strong></li><li>Operating in both <strong>Florida beach markets and the Smoky Mountains</strong></li><li>The biggest mistakes new STR investors make</li><li>Why many Realtors fail vacation rental investors</li><li>How Phillip became a <strong>Savvy Realtor specializing in STR properties</strong></li><li>The revenue potential many vacation rental owners leave on the table</li><li>What it’s really like running a hospitality business as a married couple</li></ul><p>This episode is packed with honest insights about <strong>scaling a vacation rental business, buying the right properties, and turning STR investing into a full-time operation</strong>.</p><p>👥 Follow the Hosts</p><p><strong>Matt Codd</strong> </p><p>Instagram: @creativecodds </p><p>TikTok: @creativecodds </p><p>Facebook: @matt.codd.3 </p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-codd-9a3761375/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-codd-9a3761375/</a></p><p><strong>Austin Spitzenberger</strong> </p><p>Instagram: @austin_spitzz </p><p>TikTok: @austin_spitzz </p><p>Facebook: @austin.spitzenberger </p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-spitzenberger-70481111b/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-spitzenberger-70481111b/</a></p><p></p>