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The Hidden Cost of Doing Everything Yourself in STRs | Mariam Avetisyan & Blendi Muriqi

If you’ve ever found yourself scrubbing floors at 2 AM, juggling guest messages, and wondering if scaling your short-term rental business is even worth it…you’re not alone.

The truth? Doing everything yourself feels cheaper… until it costs you your time, your energy, and your ability to actually grow.

In this episode of Sip & Scale, I sat down with Mariam Avetisyan, Airbnb Host and Co-Founder of Lume Stays (formerly Mariam’s BnB). Mariam opens up about her journey from solo host to running a growing STR brand, and why learning to let go and delegate was the only way to build something…

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