70: How to Build a Legally Protected Real Estate Portfolio with Real Estate Attorney & Investor Katie Johnson

Are you taking the right legal steps for your Airbnb property? In today’s episode, I’m talking with real estate attorney and investor Katie Johnson. Katie shares her perspective on setting up your real estate portfolio, utilizing zoning ordinances to your advantage for short-term rentals, and how local communities are legally responding to the Airbnb market.

Time-stamps:

Meet Katie (0:47)

Katie’s short-term rental journey (2:24)

Following in a parent’s footsteps and niching down (4:10)

Katie’s real estate portfolio today (5:37)

Loving the experience of a gut rehab (7:23)

How to set your portfolio up legally (8:57)

Setting up properties across multiple states (14:43)

Common mistakes in the Airbnb rental business structure (16:27)

Co-hosting Services (19:23)

Ali’s zoning laws horror story (20:53)

How local communities are handling short-term rentals (29:41)

Using zoning ordinances to help you choose properties (33:55)

How a real estate attorney can help (35:21)

How to be the best in your brand and market (36:12)

Mentioned in This Episode:

Co-hosting Services: www.brandandmarket.co/cohosting

Katie Johnson Initial Consultation: calendly.com/katiejohnsonplc/15min

Checklist: katiejohnsonplc.myflodesk.com/strlegalchecklist

Connect with Katie:

Website: katiejohnsonplc.com

Instagram: instagram.com/katiethereattorney

Connect with Ali:

Website: brandandmarket.co

Instagram: instagram.com/brandandmarket.co