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STR Scout

STR Scout is an independent real estate intelligence publication serving 35,000 investors, operators, and buyers across North America and beyond.We cover short-term rental markets, international pied-à-terre opportunities, and the kind of global property intelligence that used to require a private banker and a Rolodex you were not on.

The Foundation: Andy Thoms spent 35 years in real estate. Mortgage banking. International acquisitions. Luxury resort consulting. Partnership in destination club development. Airbnb Superhost since 2013, never missing a quarter across a 15-property portfolio.He has underwritten deals at the institutional level, sourced property across four continents, and spent a career learning where the information advantage lives and who controls it.That career is the foundation. What comes next is the point.

The New Chapter: Andy is retired from production and on the move. Not retreating. Exploring.The plan is simple and the execution is deliberate. Live better for less. Diversify across currencies and borders. Preserve capital. Build optionality. Find the markets where your dollar buys a life most people cannot imagine affording, and share exactly what that looks like on the ground.Every market featured in STR Scout is one Andy has visited, researched, or is actively scouting. The insight is firsthand. The contacts are real. The analysis is the same forensic underwriting applied to institutional acquisitions, brought to the individual investor.Follow along. The next deal, the next market, the next connection is always one issue away.

Who This Is For: STR Scout is built for the quietly wealthy.Not the flashy. Not the speculative. The investor who has built something real, thinks carefully before moving, and is looking for a trusted peer who has already done the reconnaissance.If you are thinking about geo-arbitrage, cashflow properties abroad, currency diversification, or simply finding a place in the world where your capital works harder and your life gets bigger, you are in the right place.

The Standard: STR Scout is funded through sponsorships, affiliate relationships, local real estate partners, and developer referral arrangements. We may receive compensation on properties, contacts, and resources featured in this publication. When we have a relationship, we have disclosed it here, globally, so we do not have to interrupt every piece to tell you again.What we will never do is feature something we do not believe in. Every deal we cover, we would personally consider. Every contact we share, we have vetted. Every market we write about, we have visited or are actively scouting. Compensation does not change that standard. It funds the ability to maintain it.If the numbers do not hold up, we say so. If a market is oversaturated, we say so. If a developer's projections do not survive scrutiny, we say so.That is not a policy. That is how we stay worth reading.

Nothing published here constitutes financial, legal, or investment advice. All information is provided as is, without warranty. Always conduct independent due diligence and consult qualified professionals before making any investment decision.

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