About James Svetec

James Svetec is the founder of BNB Mastery and co-author of Airbnb for Dummies (Wiley). Featured in Forbes, Reuters, Skift, and the New York Times, James has helped over 1,100 students across 14+ countries build profitable short-term rental businesses.

James began his journey in short-term rentals by building a co-hosting business from scratch — managing other people's properties on Airbnb without owning any real estate. That experience became the foundation of BNB Co-Hosting Mastery, a program designed to help others replicate the same model and build income without property ownership.

Over time, he expanded into STR investing and built BNB Investing Mastery to help entrepreneurs acquire and scale their own short-term rental portfolios. Both programs are backed by real-world results — students in the BNB Mastery community collectively manage over $10M in annual bookings.

Today, James runs BNB Tribe — an active community of 200+ Airbnb hosts and STR investors getting support, accountability, and direct coaching to build businesses that work. Whether you're just starting out or scaling up, BNB Mastery has a path for you.