Austin Spitzenberger is a vacation rental entrepreneur and CEO focused on client acquisition and business growth. Since 2020 he's been building and operating properties, growing a management company, and co-hosting one of the industry's most listened-to podcasts — all from inside the business, not from the sidelines.
Austin got into vacation rentals in 2020 and hasn't looked back. He founded Blue Door Retreats, scaled it, and merged it into Lazy H Retreats — where he now serves as Co-Owner and CEO. A boutique management company operating across Texas Hill Country, the Gulf Coast, Lazy H manages properties in the same markets where Austin personally invests.
Over the last several years, Austin has become a go-to voice in the vacation rental management space. He co-hosts The Cohost Bros podcast with Matt Codd, speaks at industry events, and appears regularly on podcasts and panels because operators want a perspective that comes from someone still actively in it — not someone advising from the sidelines.
He talks about what's actually working, what's changing, and what most people in this industry are too polished to say out loud.
Lazy H Retreats is a property management company built for owners who want more than a management fee receipt. We operate in Texas Hill Country, the Gulf Coast — markets we know because we own in them.
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The Cohost Bros is a podcast for vacation rental professionals — hosted by Austin Spitzenberger and Matt Codd. We cover what's actually happening in the industry: market shifts, management strategies, guest experience, and the conversations the industry is afraid to have. We also bring in top vendors and service providers from across the vacation rental space — the people actually building the tools operators rely on.
No fluff, no corporate-speak. Two operators sharing what works.
The best vacation rental managers aren't just service providers — they're partners who treat your property like an investment, not a task.
— Austin & Matt, The Cohost Bros
Austin isn't an advisor who studied this from the outside. He manages properties, runs a team, and hosts a podcast that reaches operators across the country. When he takes the stage or sits down at a mic, he brings the kind of perspective that only comes from being fully inside the industry — right now, in real time.
Podcast appearances, industry features, and press mentions — drop me the links and I'll fill these in.
Whether you're looking for a management partner, want to connect about the podcast, or just want to connect about the industry — Austin is easy to reach.
