Hi, I'm Shannon!
I've lived in Colorado for 20 years and have been at this particular property for 10 years. When I left teaching after a decade of educating 4h graders to raise my own children, my husband and I started kicking around ideas to supplement our single income. We're adventurous people and wanted to raise our family to be always on the move and exploring. So we listed this property, our primary residence, as a short term rental and used the time that it was booked to travel to visit family, spend time on our boat, or visit our mountain property where we live in a camper.
I love being a host because it enables me to raise my sons and do some awesome adventures while the house is rented. We've gotten paid to go backpacking, scuba diving, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, and take our sons to visit their extended families who all live outside of Colorado.
Renting our primary residence offers a unique opportunity for our guests too because they reap the benefits of a fully stocked home. I hate when I am renting a property and am trying to store leftovers and there are no ziplocks or tupperware to be found in the kitchen. Guests won't have those sorts of problems at our house!