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Alex Jarbo

Alex Jarbo is the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments, a short-term rental development company. He was born and raised in Detroit Michigan and served in the Marine Corps for 4 and a half years where he was stationed in Washington, D.C. as part of the Marine Corps Honor Guard.

He left the Marine Corps at 22 years old to pursue his career as a real estate professional. He is the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments and he has a goal of developing 650 cabins in the next 3 years.

Alex holds an MBA with a concentration in Real Estate Development and is currently finishing a Doctorate in Business with a concentration in Leadership. He is the host of the YouTube Channel Alex Builds where he teaches the ins and out of short-term development and management.

Short-Term Rental Investing 4 min read

Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022 Alex Jarbo

Are You Getting Less Bookings For Your Short-Term Rentals? Here Are 3 Ways to Get More

Over the last 4-5 months, there has been a shift in short-term rental bookings. Some are attributing the dip in bookings to Airbnb’s redesign of its website. Others are blaming…

Short-Term Rental Investing 4 min read

Sep 12, 2022Sep 12, 2022 Alex Jarbo

Stop Relying On Airbnb and VRBO and Build A Business You Control

I could have lost $25,000. That was the thought I had after getting off the phone with a big online travel agency (OTA) that I was using for my property.…

Short-Term Rental Investing 5 min read

Aug 29, 2022Sep 18, 2022 Alex Jarbo

$550 Cleaning Fee? Avoid Making These Big Mistakes on Airbnb

A $400 cleaning fee? (Soon to be $550.) That was the exact thought my wife and I had as she booked a trip to upstate New York. There was definitely…

Short-Term Rental Investing 4 min read

Jul 22, 2022Aug 26, 2022 Alex Jarbo

How Should You Invest in Short-Term Rentals Through a Recession?

One of the most frequently asked questions I’ve gotten in the last year has been about how I got into short-term rental investing. The answer? I started when I was…

Short-Term Rental Investing 3 min read

Jun 27, 2022Jul 29, 2022 Alex Jarbo

3 Tools That Will Automate Your Short-Term Rental Business

When running a business, automation and delegation can make your life easier and amplify your success. This is even truer for the real estate industry. If you’re in the short-term…

Short-Term Rental Investing 4 min read

Jun 01, 2022Jul 03, 2022 Alex Jarbo

Are Short-Term Rentals Still Profitable With Rising Interest Rates?

As a short-term rental investor, I’ve been asking if it’s still profitable to invest in short-term rentals (STR) with rising interest rates? There is a lot of uncertainty in the…