Aerial view of a Colorado mountain lake from one of our STRs
Colorado STR Acquisition · Management · Consulting · Brokerage

Colorado's
STR Expert.

I find it, underwrite it, design it, set it up, and hand it off cash-flowing. Colorado only. One point of contact.

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How Covest Works

End-to-End
1
Locate

Find the deal

Covest Signals surfaces Colorado's highest-yield STR opportunities in real time.

2
Broker

Negotiate & close

As your licensed Colorado buyer's agent, I handle the offer, negotiation, and closing.

3
Set Up

Design, furnish & list

Full interior design and furnishing — plus rehab when needed — then listed across every channel.

AirbnbVRBOExpediaMarriottGoogle
4
Manage

Hands-off income

Full-service management through AirSimplicity, our management partner. You collect monthly distributions.

900+
Properties Underwritten
150
STRs Managed
30+
STRs Launched
$70M+
STR Assets Managed
17%
Top-Deal Cash-on-Cash
Our best deals to date
Listed & verified on every platform guests actually book
The Covest Process

Zero to Cash-Flowing.
One Point of Contact.

Most investors juggle a broker, a designer, a contractor and a property manager, each with their own agenda. I coordinate all of it, with a specialist in every seat and one person accountable: me.

01

Locate & Underwrite

I identify high-yield Colorado STR markets using proprietary data and underwrite every deal with conservative, real numbers.

02

Acquire

As your licensed buyer's agent, I negotiate and close — off-market or MLS. You never deal with a listing agent directly.

03

Renovate

When work is needed, I manage the renovation end-to-end — focused only on improvements that move the revenue needle.

04

Design

I've personally designed 30+ STRs. The right design commands $380/night. The wrong one gets $210. I know the difference.

05

Set Up & List

Professional photography, listing creation, and channel setup across Airbnb, VRBO, Expedia, and Marriott Homes & Villas.

06

Manage

Guests, pricing, cleaning, maintenance, monthly reporting — my team handles all of it. You receive distributions.

The Tax Angle

Buy an STR.
Shrink your W-2 tax bill.

A short-term rental run the right way is one of the few legal ways a high earner can use real estate losses against wage income. Cost segregation front-loads the depreciation, so most of the benefit lands in year one.

How the STR tax strategy works
$850K
Example purchase
~$200K
Year-1 paper loss with cost seg
~$83K
Federal + CO tax saved at the 37% bracket

~$180K saved in year one on my own portfolio using this strategy.

Example figures are an illustration, from the Covest pro forma. Your numbers depend on the property, your income and your CPA's review.

Proprietary Technology

Meet Covest Signals.
Your Unfair Advantage in Colorado.

Most investors buy on a hunch and a national rent calculator. I built a tool that does better. Covest Signals merges live Colorado MLS listings with real short-term-rental performance data, runs it through an AI model weighing every metric that moves returns, and surfaces the clearest signals of opportunity — in real time, across the entire state.

  • Live MLS + STR performance data, fused and Colorado-only
  • AI scoring across 40+ metrics — demand, seasonality, regulation, rate
  • Real-time opportunity signals, refreshed as the market moves
  • Powers conservative, defensible underwriting on every deal
  • Surfaces and underwrites off-market deals — not just what's on the MLS

Calibrated by Altimeter. Covest Signals' projections pull from real revenue data tracked by Altimeter — the STR revenue-management company I own — so I underwrite against actual portfolio performance, not guesses. altimeter.co →

Covest · Colorado STR Signals Real-time
MarketScoreADROcc
BreckenridgeResort Zone · licensed
94
$480
79%
KeystoneSki-in · Resort Overlay
91
$410
76%
Winter ParkBase area · no cap
88
$355
72%
ArvadaDenver metro · year-round
85
$245
81%
Illustrative view. Signals fuse live MLS + STR performance across 40+ metrics, Colorado-wide.
Why Work With Me

I Don't Just Broker Deals.
I Build Portfolios.

Colorado is not a market I dabble in — it's the only market I work in. Every deal I've ever done, every property I've designed, every rental I've run is here. That singular focus means I know this state at a depth most operators never reach.

Most brokers hand you keys and disappear. Most property managers have never personally designed a single room. I do all of it — and I do it because I've built my own portfolio the exact same way.

When you work with me, you're not hiring a middleman. You're getting the operator who already knows which Colorado counties are investor-friendly, which vendors to trust, and what makes a property book at $380/night instead of $210.

  • Licensed Colorado Real Estate Broker
  • Owner-Operator With a Dedicated Management Partner
  • 150+ STRs Onboarded Across Colorado
  • 30+ Full Renovations Completed
  • Airbnb Superhost — Verified Track Record
  • Active STR Investor — Skin in the Game
  • Exclusively Colorado — 100% of My Focus
About Shalom & Covest
Shalom Kaiser, founder of Covest and a licensed Colorado real estate broker
Shalom Kaiser, founder. Covest LLC is a licensed Colorado real estate brokerage.
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I buy and run my own STRs with the same tools and partners I put behind yours. If I wouldn't own it, I won't sell it to you. That alignment is the whole point.

SK
Shalom KaiserFounder, Covest
Built by an Operator, Not a Middleman

I don't just broker deals — I own the same Colorado STR stack I sell. My portfolio runs on the same tool, the same revenue platform, and the same management partner I put behind your property. When I underwrite your deal, I'm betting on the same playbook I bet my own money on.

Airbnb Superhost · Listed on Airbnb, VRBO, Expedia, Marriott Homes & Villas.

Where I Operate

Colorado Only.
The Right Parts of It.

I'm selective. I know exactly where to buy — and where to avoid.

Denver Metro

Urban STRs with year-round demand. Favorable regulations in unincorporated Jefferson County and select suburbs.

Summit County

Breckenridge, Keystone, Frisco. World-class ski demand — premium nightly rates, strong year-round occupancy.

Foothills Corridor

Evergreen, Conifer, Bailey. Accessible from Denver, boutique mountain feel, county rules that vary address by address.

Grand County

Winter Park, Granby. I-70 corridor proximity, deep ski and summer demand, lower entry price points.

Town by town: Arvada, Bailey, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Estes Park, Evergreen, Steamboat Springs, Twin Lakes, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Winter Park & Fraser

90M+ Annual Visitors

Tourism demand that drives consistent occupancy across all seasons.

Year-Round Demand

Skiing in winter, hiking in summer. Colorado does not have an off-season.

Regulation Navigation

I know which counties are investor-friendly — and how to navigate the ones that aren't. This is my edge.

Premium Market Selection

I only operate in markets with stable policy environments and proven STR revenue track records.

From My Portfolio

A Real Deal Breakdown.

Covest Portfolio · 68th Ave Retreat · Arvada, CO Owner-Held
Purchase PriceComing soon
Renovation ScopeComing soon
Nightly Rate AchievedComing soon
OccupancyComing soon
Cash-on-CashComing soon
Real numbers from a property I own — final figures being prepared for publication.

This is the same playbook I run for clients. Want yours broken down like this? Book a call.

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The Colorado STR Market Report.

A county-by-county breakdown of regulations, nightly rates, and cash-on-cash across Colorado. Written for investors and the agents who serve them. Co-published with AirSimplicity, our management partner. Free, no spam.

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