STR Foundry
The renovated kitchen at The Resthouse

Before you buy

Not every house works as a short-term rental.

Market, property, permit path and property manager vetting before you make an offer.

  • Market and property read against neighborhood comps
  • Permit and property management costs and timelines
  • Revenue, expense and cash-flow reviews
  • A written assessment that helps you make the call
See services and pricing → Try the free Foundry Underwriting Tool →
The living room at The Resthouse

Getting to market

Opening in the off-season can cost you more than a remodel.

Permit applications, renovation, procurement, and listing all have lead times and costs.

  • Permit filing sequenced against the build
  • Seasonality curve for your specific market
  • Procurement and trade scheduling
  • Launch date worked backward from peak
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The primary bedroom at The Resthouse

Who you hire

Contractors, cleaners and DIY.

What you take on and what you hand off, from contractors and co-hosts to cleaners and beyond, is where real money gets made or buried.

  • Whether a workable co-host exists in that market
  • Full management versus ops-only, and what each costs
  • Cleaner sourcing, rates, and turnover reality
  • What to keep in-house and what to hand off
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The proof

I'm an investor, remodeler and operator who can take you through my process.

The Resthouse, Ocean Park, Washington. Closing table to a remodeled, permitted, bookable listing in under four months.

Bare lawn before the courtyard was built The finished courtyard from above

Every room, the full timeline, and the trades I hired: see the whole build →

Start with a screen. Underwrite if it advances.

A Foundry Screen (Market & Property Screening, $100 introductory price) is the first pass on one specific property: revenue evidence, market and seasonality, an initial permit screen, property-level red flags and local management availability. It ends in a clear advance, reconsider or stop conclusion.

If the property advances, a Foundry Underwrite (Complete STR Financial Underwriting, $500 introductory price) adds the financing, capital, operating-expense and scenario analysis and a written recommendation. If your opportunity is already well developed, you can start there. Compare the two on Services & Pricing →

The practical middle

Can't I get this somewhere else?

Parts of it.

AirDNA and AI-powered software can estimate revenue, summarize regulations and rank property managers. They cannot reliably verify how those pieces come together for one property.

A coach can help you learn the entire STR business, but a five-figure program is an expensive way to evaluate one potential purchase.

An STR-savvy realtor can be an important partner in finding and buying a property. Their role and compensation are tied to completing the transaction.

The Foundry Screen fills the gap: property-specific revenue analysis, an initial permit screen and local property-management research, interpreted by a person and priced at $100 introductory.

I take no commissions or referral fees, and I'm paid the same whether you buy, keep looking or walk away.

Start with a Foundry Screen Talk to Matt

Or explore the free Foundry Underwriting Tool, a self-service preliminary model →