{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Unchecked-In Podcast","title":"From Space Force Engineer to Boutique Hotel Owner: Jordan Malara’s Playbook for Buying Undervalued Inns and Building a Brand","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d9209c32\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1307,"description":"In today’s episode of Unchecked In, we sit down with Jordan Malara, owner of Springs Hospitality (Colorado), to unpack his transition from a U.S. Space Force engineer to boutique‑hotel operator—and the real estate and hospitality lessons he’s learning along the way. Jordan shares how he left engineering and the military, started by investing in short‑term rentals, and eventually decided “if short‑term rentals are messy, hotels must do things better”—so he bought and operates boutique hotels. ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yf4O7zpPiSdQWyqw7a6NI7uqu1ocb6Jg5lKLgAddFW0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNzM2/MjZkZmNmM2ZiNDc0/NzBkMDFhNTMxMDUz/ZDgwMi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}