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The Rich Somers Report

How This Ex Firefighter Built an STR and Hospitality Business | Michael Porche E53

The Rich Somers Report

Rich Somers

Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

5910 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Rich sits down for an interview with Michael Porche – former firefighter turned real estate investor and owner of a thriving short-term rental business. Michael is in San Diego preparing for his first live event, STR Legacies Live, from June 2-4 in which Rich will be speaking on Boutique Hotels. They discuss Michael’s difficult transition from being a firefighter into the real estate investing world, the growth of his short-term rental business & portfolio, and the exc...

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If you're looking to become a real estate investor or do entrepreneurship full time, whatever it is,

0:05.0

like you need to be relentless and do whatever it takes. You can't stop with the first no.

0:09.0

You can't stop with the third, fifth, sixth, seventh,, 20th, there is no no in your vocabulary.

0:14.8

You just make it happen.

0:16.1

And that is, you need to adopt that mindset and you need to surround yourself with people

0:19.9

who have that same mindset.

0:22.0

Welcome to the Rich Shummermers Report where we talk real estate, business, and wealth building

0:26.9

all while keeping it real.

0:28.4

No fluff, no BS.

0:29.9

I hope that you enjoy the show. All right guys, welcome to another episode of the reports.

0:39.0

Today we got a little sunshine here in San Diego.

0:42.0

First time I've seen the sun in probably a couple weeks.

0:44.0

But I got a very special guest here in the studio.

0:47.0

He's the next firefighter.

0:48.0

He's got a short-term rental business and portfolio.

0:51.0

He's hosting his first live events here in downtown San Diego

0:55.2

this weekend that I'll be speaking at. He just bought his first boutique hotel.

0:58.6

I got my man Michael Portia. Michael, welcome to the show brother.

1:02.1

Thank you, what an introduction. Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here.

1:06.0

Dude, I'm super excited. I'm excited to, you know, conversate with you, man.

1:11.0

Actually, I haven't seen you in over a year last time we connected was

1:14.2

here when you were in town yeah we had breakfast together but I've been you know

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