Mark Lumpkin is a residential design and renovation leader specializing in short-term-rental properties. At STR Cribs, he has helped design, renovate, furnish, and set up more than 500 short-term rentals across the United States. Before focusing on vacation-rental design, Mark worked as a property flipper and developed firsthand experience with tiling, flooring, cabinetry, siding, painting, finishes, and residential renovation. His work combines construction knowledge with an understanding of guest experience, rental performance, and return on investment. Mark can speak to the practical decisions that determine whether an Airbnb or vacation rental performs well, including layout, materials, furniture, amenities, durability, lighting, design differentiation, renovation budgets, and gue...