WiscoREIA Hudson: AirBNB/Short-term Rentals: Unfiltered Panel

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Come ready with your questions! Whether you’re considering your first Airbnb, already own a short-term rental, or simply want to understand the strategy better, this is your opportunity to learn directly from investors who have actually done it.

✅ Get practical insights from four experienced investors
✅ Hear real-world wins, challenges, and lessons learned
✅ Ask the questions you’ve been wondering about
✅ Learn what to look for before jumping into a short-term rental
✅ Connect with other local real estate investors

No question is too basic, too specific, or too unconventional. Bring them all!

Join us this November at WiscoREIA Hudson for a night of Real Estate Insights and needed knowledge from our Panelists!

Meet The Panelists

Brooke Fleetwood

Real estate investor · Beauty entrepreneur · Short-term rental operator

Brooke owns BB Makeup Cosmetics and operates Beauty Resort, a beauty business offering services such as skincare, makeup, lash extensions, and cosmetic tattooing. She has also invested in and transformed properties in Hudson, Wisconsin, into highly themed vacation rentals, including the Pink Castle and Goth Castle.

Barry Merkabah

REALTOR® | SHORT-TERM RENTAL MANAGER | INVESTOR | STRATEGY PARTNER

Barry Merkabah is a licensed real estate agent and short-term rental management professional who has been helping individuals and families invest in real estate since 2020. He works with buyers, investors, and property owners across North Carolina, Minnesota, and Wisconsin to acquire, set up, and manage profitable short-term and long-term rentals.

Barry’s goal is to make real estate investing simple and rewarding by providing hands-on guidance, local market expertise, and full-service short-term rental management. Whether you're purchasing your first investment property or expanding your portfolio, Barry helps you find the right property, maximize returns, and create a stress-free ownership experience.

Tanya Rooney

Best at Find Solutions – BAFS Real Estate

Tanya is a short-term rental operator who has been hosting since 2020, when she left a corporate real estate career to invest full time. She owns four Airbnb properties in the Minneapolis and St. Paul market. She has been in real estate since 2011, including commercial project management and house flipping. Tanya is a big believer in short-term rentals as a way to build wealth, especially for their tax advantages. She encourages other investors to consider this strategy. If you’d like to learn how it works, she’s happy to connect.

Candice Amundson

Candice Amundson is a licensed Realtor® serving the Twin Cities metro, known for her strategic, regulation-first approach to real estate and her focus on long-term wealth building through thoughtful property decisions. As an RSPS-certified (Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist) professional through the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), Candice brings specialized expertise in vacation homes, second properties, and investment real estate.

Candice’s approach is grounded in clarity, data, and sustainability. She helps clients evaluate opportunities through a strategic lens, focusing on regulation compliance, income potential, asset positioning, and long-term exit planning. Her work is especially valuable to investors seeking to navigate short-term and mid-term rental strategies while minimizing risk and maximizing alignment with their goals.

In addition to her client work, Candice is deeply committed to philanthropy and community impact. She serves on the Board of Directors for Alexandra House, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by domestic violence. Candice also played a key role in creating one of the first domestic violence shelters in the area designed to house both survivors and their pets together — a critical initiative that removes a major barrier to seeking safety. She believes real estate is not only a path to personal wealth but also a powerful tool for creating stability, dignity, and lasting change within communities.

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm!

Hosts: Alyssa Burton & Lisa Mielke

Alyssa Burton is a real estate investor, agent, and entrepreneur operating in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Indiana. Founder of Inspired Investments, and Inspired Realty and Property Management, she has built a diverse portfolio since 2020 spanning single-family homes, multifamily properties, small apartment buildings, short-term rentals, self-storage, and land. Most of her portfolio is affordable housing, and fix-and-flip projects. 

Alyssa also has a passion for business acquisitions, believing real estate and business ownership can fuel one another’s growth. Her husband, Aaron, leads their business acquisition efforts, with their first successful acquisition complete (Smart Builders Group) and more to come.

Known as a trailblazer with big vision, Alyssa remains a constant student. She values the unique gifts, experiences, and perspectives every person in the room carries and loves bringing people together to connect, learn, and grow.

At the heart of Alyssa’s work is her Christian faith. As a Holy Spirit-led entrepreneur, she keeps her eyes on a greater goal: to run her race with endurance, kindness, integrity, and strength, knowing that God will equip for the calling. As a mother of three, including a child with special needs, Alyssa has built businesses with a baby on her hip—her family remains a motivation and heart behind her work. Her deep desire is that her work be meaningful, using what she has built to serve others, including through her nonprofit Inspired Retreats Inc.

Lisa is a real estate agent and investment specialist serving Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 2022, she and her husband Johnathan purchased their first rental property with zero real estate experience. In less than three years, Lisa transformed from corporate engineer to full time entrepreneur and investor.

As an investor, she’s built a stable, cash flowing portfolio using a variety of financing methods for the acquisitions. She also completes strategic flips in her local market when the numbers make sense. As an agent, Lisa brings a fresh perspective to client service. She helps residential clients navigate the buying and selling process with clarity and confidence, often presenting sellers with creative options they never knew existed. 

Beyond real estate, Lisa is the owner and CBO of Spark Labs, a custom software development company that has been around for over 10 years. Spark Labs has a diverse team that is leading the way in AI development and integration, builds mobile apps, ground up websites, takes a clients vibe coded product to market ready, and can provide staff augmentation. Her entrepreneurial drive helps her lead the business side of the company, connecting clients with technology solutions that streamline operations and fuel growth.

When she’s not sourcing deals, Lisa is a devoted mother who loves traveling the world, exploring new restaurants, and connecting over great coffee.

Make sure to bring tons of business cards as you will be meeting with people that you want to get to know!

Location

Max's Social House (Formally Ziggy's)

310 2nd St,

Hudson, WI 54016

Please enjoy drinks, and TIP YOUR SERVERS!

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Doors open early for Networking

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

You can stay after the meeting as well to network! Remember to bring your deals!

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