About Pete
Pete Appezzato - The Airbnb Realtor.
I specialize in STR & Vacation Rental investment sales in Florida’s Emerald Coast - Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Miramar, 30A, Panama City Beach and Forgotten Coast. But I can help you buy or sell throughout Florida and New Jersey.
As a long time Airbnb Superhost, I fully understand STRs and can effectively guide my clients through purchase or sale and how to self-manage using Airbnb & VRBO.
I’m no BS, always give an honest opinion, I work quickly and I don’t like wasting my client’s time. If that sounds good to you - I’m your guy!
Choose wisely…..
When buying or selling an STR investment property, not just ANY agent will do!
My background
In business, I’ve found success in several things. Growing up, I worked for my father’s new home construction company during summers and weekends. After graduating college with a Finance and International Business degree, I worked on Wall St and eventually became the Managing Principal of an institutional stock trading firm in NYC. I also opened, and eventually sold, a restaurant in Manhattan.
I've been an Airbnb host since 2010 - hosting 10 units in NYC and Philadelphia. I also started a small Airbnb management service in NYC that handled the entire guest process for other hosts.
In 2018, I moved from NYC back to NJ and began selling real estate. I also began working with father on new home construction projects in NJ. We still build and sell new construction homes in NJ - five in the last 2 years. At the end of 2021 / 2022, I relocated to beautiful Destin to escape winters and join The Short Term Shop - the perfect mix of selling real estate and Airbnb. Since joining the team, I’ve helped dozens of investors buy or sell well over $30 million in short term rental investments.
In 2023, I was one of the top Emerald / Forgotten Coast agents on the team in sales volume and top 20 sales agents for the entire CPAR MLS.
I cover the Emerald Coast / Forgotten Coast Markets - Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Miramar, 30A, Panama City Beach, Mexico Beach, Port St Joe and Cape San Blas. That is approximately 100 miles of coast and arguably one of the most traveled to and popular vacation rental markets in the country.
I’m honored to be an agent at The Short Term Shop - the largest and most successful STR sales team in the country. No other team offers more knowledge and resources to their clients. Our clients are educated on how to remotely self manage an STR , given access to a local network of professionals and are able to communicate directly with thousands of other STR investors across the country in our private Facebook group.
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