Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast · Travis Sherry

EPOP Real Estate 006: Top 15 Places in the US to Invest (with a special guest)

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Santa Fe and Flagstaff sit in a region with no real U.S. equivalent, according to Jonas and Heather.

The new podcast is presented as a continuation of the same 11-year mission, just seen through a different lens. That lens is real estate. More specifically, it is hospitality. Even more specifically, it is the idea of creating boutique experiential micro resorts around the world. The hosts make it clear that listeners can follow along as the projects develop. They also say there may be opportunities to invest or even partner in the projects someday. This episode then shifts into a three-person studio conversation. Jonas is there. Heather Sherry is there. The hosts say from the start that the session will probably run long, mostly because of the topic. The format is a ranking exercise: their five favorite U.S. destinations for an experiential hospitality micro resort. That gives the conversation shape and leaves room for disagreement. New Orleans comes up as one strong option. Savannah comes up as another. One host argues for a coast category, narrowed to cool small towns or small cities from roughly North Carolina down to Georgia. Florida is mostly ruled out. Anything north of North Carolina is treated as too cold. Wilmington is mentioned as a possibility. Savannah becomes the clearest example in that bucket, including the city itself and the surrounding islands. The conversation keeps circling back to what makes a place feel right for a micro resort: atmosphere, architecture, and whether the setting can support a real guest experience. The hosts also keep the investing angle practical, talking loosely about affordability and how places have changed over time. They reference past trips and memories, which gives the ranking a lived-in feel rather than a polished pitch. The tone stays informal and a little meandering, which fits the show. One person raises a category. Another pushes back. Someone else clarifies. The result feels more like a real planning session than a presentation. By the end, they are not just naming destinations. They are trying to identify which markets might be worth building in first. They close by saying they want to come back later and revisit the idea after projects have been launched. They also tee up the next episode, which will move from U.S. destinations to international ones. The conversation ends with that familiar mix of ambition and unfinished business that runs through the show.

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A destination ranking that weighs experiential hospitality micro resorts against the practical pull of each place.

The conversation moves from a real estate launch into a ranking of five U.S. destinations for experiential hospitality micro resorts, and that shift gives it a steady, easy pace.

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You get a U.S. destination ranking for experiential hospitality micro resorts, not a generic real estate chat.

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