The Hotel Investor Playbook
Welcome to The Hotel Investor Playbook, hosted by real estate investor and hospitality operator Michael Russell. Michael is the co-founder of Malama Capital and Howzit Hostels, and has built a personal real estate portfolio exceeding $20 million.With an operator-first mindset, Michael brings a practical perspective to hotel investing. On the show, he breaks down what it actually takes to scale from short-term rentals into boutique hotels, covering deal sourcing, operations, capital strategy, and...
Episodes (140)
What Hotel Investors Can Steal From a Land Investor Who's Done 400 Deals | Brent...
The Hotel Investor Playbook
An Overlooked Strategy That Makes $7M Hotel Deals Actually Pencil | Ben Wolff E7...
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Former Hotel Analyst Built AI to Fix the Problem He Lived Every Day | Ziggy Hall...
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How to Scale to 4 Hospitality Properties Without Raising Millions in Capital | S...
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This 3-Step System Automated His Real Estate Business to 4 Hours a Month | Mark...
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How Small Hotels Use Staff Content to Drive Direct Bookings | Scott Eddy E68
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How an Ex-Space Force Engineer Bought a $2.45M Motel With 10% Down | Jordan Mala...
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How a Pilot Bought a $10M Hotel With Zero Hotel Experience | Curt Marker E66
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Attorney Reveals Why Most Hotel Syndicators Are Breaking the Law | Bethany LaFla...
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Stop Treating Your Front Desk Like An Expense. It's A Profit Center | Geoffrey T...
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Why Most Investors Never Buy Their First Hotel (And How You Actually Can) | Bria...
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Global Resort Design CEO: Stop Wasting Capex on the Wrong “Upgrades” | Scott LaM...
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The 3 Distress Signals That Make the Next 12 Months a Buyer’s Market | Suraj Bha...
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7 AI Tools To Help You Buy and Operate Hotels (With No Staff and No Time) | Jake...
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The Private Island Resort Built With Sweat, Not Millions | Odis Martin E59
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How to Get Brokers to Send You Deals | Hunter Johnson E58
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The Husband and Wife Duo that Scaled from 5 Airbnbs to 2 Boutique Hotels (Withou...
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Hotel Technology You Can Install To Boost NOI | Sue Graves E56
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How to Replace a Six-Figure Job with Boutique Hotel Investing | Tim Ensmann E55
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Real Estate Syndications 101: How Investors and Operators Actually Get Paid | Mi...
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What It Really Takes to Buy Your First Hotel in 90 Days | Jacobo Hernandez E53
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Building a Lifestyle Hotel Brand in Costa Rica | Bill Graf E52
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The “Hotel Guru” on Where to Invest Next & How to Fund Deals | Bob Rauch E51
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Why 2026 Looks Rocky for U.S. Hotels And Where Smart Investors Can Hit Big | Jan...
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How to Craft a Hotel People Will Actually Remember | Bashar Wali E49
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What Makes a Hotel Succeed or Fail? | Naveed Khan E48
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From CEO of Days Inn to Launching Marriott’s Autograph Collection | Richard Kess...
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How To Use Social Media To Raise Capital And Find Deals | Soli Cayetano E46
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Building Hotels That Last the Test of Time | Brandon Gore E45
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The Marketing Playbook Every Small Hotel Owner Needs | Steph Weber E44
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The Beginner's Guide To Building Wealth In Hospitality | Jonathan Mueller E43
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Hotel Marketing Decoded: What Every Owner Needs to Know | Anthony Chiaravallo E4...
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Syndication Simplified: The Strategy That Builds Generational Wealth | Desiree D...
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A Masterclass In Experiential Hospitality With The Bolt Farm Treehouse Founders...
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$187M Hotel Portfolio by Age 30: How to Choose the Right Deals, Brands, and Ops...
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Turning Passion into Profit in Rural Hospitality | Dave Cook E38
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Bootstrapped Hospitality: Scaling Your Hotel Portfolio Without Major Capital | A...
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Building a Scalable Outdoor Hospitality Brand Through Franchising | Brian Linton...
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How to Know If Your CPA Is Helping You or Holding You Back | Kelly Tate E35
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Why Hostels Are an Untapped Investment Opportunity in the U.S. | Mike & Nate E34
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The Strategic Power of Third-Party Hotel Management | Bryan Fish E33
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He Managed $320M for a Family Office - Then Walked Away to Build His Own Empire...
The Hotel Investor Playbook
Building a $6M Micro Resort with Only 3% Down Using a USDA Loan | Ian Joseph E31
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The Ultimate Guide To Financing Your Next Hotel Deal | Suraj Desai E30
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Buying Hotels Is Just the Start: How to Build a Lasting Hospitality Brand | Keir...
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Hotel Investing Insights from the CEO of One of America’s Top Hotel Brokerage Fi...
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Saturday Special: Behind the Curtain at Malama Capital | Mike & Nate E27
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How Sky McLean Built a $500M Hotel Brand from Scratch | Sky McLean E26
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Glamping for Profit: Low Cost, High Cash Flow, Massive Upside | Zac Willms E25
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Olympic Discipline, Million-Dollar Loss, and Building a Hospitality Portfolio |...
The Hotel Investor Playbook