Sun Mountain Stays
Specialist partners
Specialists who make the operation sharper.
Colorado Springs metro · specialist collaboration
For marketing and brand talent, tax strategists who understand short-term rentals, and AI or automation specialists who make a back office faster. We run a live Colorado Springs portfolio and are always improving how it markets, files, and runs. If your expertise fits, let's find a way to work together.
The network
A real operation is a real place to apply your craft.
The best specialists want their work to land somewhere real. We are not a slide deck. We operate a live short-term rental portfolio across the Colorado Springs metro, with real listings, real owners, and real numbers that respond to good work.
That makes us a useful partner for the right specialist: a marketer who wants a brand and a channel to work on, a tax strategist who wants owners who need the guidance, or an automation specialist who wants a back office worth improving.
We keep this circle small and choose collaborators the way we choose vendors: on the quality of the work. If that sounds like how you work, we should talk.
The relationship
A peer collaboration, and what each side brings.
Specialist relationships work when both sides bring real value and respect each other's craft. Here is the exchange.
What you bring
- Proven expertise in marketing, tax strategy, AI, or automation
- Work you can point to
- An understanding of, or genuine interest in, the short-term rental world
- A collaborative way of working
What you get back
- A live Colorado Springs operation to apply your craft to, with real stakes
- Access to owners and referral situations where your expertise fits
- An operator who values good work and pays for it fairly
- A relationship built on results, with room to grow
How it works
A conversation first, then real work.
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Introduce yourself
Send your details below: your specialty, your best work, and how you like to collaborate.
- 02
Find the fit
We talk through where your expertise would move the operation most, and whether the timing and scope line up on both sides.
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Scope a first project
We define a clear, contained first piece of work with its scope and terms, so both sides can see how it goes.
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Build the relationship
If the work lands, we keep going and look for the next place your craft fits, including introductions to owners who need it.
Is this a fit?
This works for some specialists and not others.
A good fit if you
- Specialize in marketing, brand, tax strategy, AI, or automation
- Want your work applied to a real operation with real stakes
- Want a results-based relationship
- Are interested in the short-term rental and hospitality world
Probably not a fit if you
- Are pitching a generic service with no relevant track record
- Need a large retainer before any work is proven
- Do not want to collaborate closely with an operator
- Are looking to resell leads rather than do the work
Start a collaboration
Tell us what you do, and we will find the fit.
Send your details below to open a conversation. Use the property location field for where you are based, and the notes field to tell us your specialty and point us to your best work. We will follow up to find where it fits.
Common questions
Specialist collaborations, answered.
What kinds of specialists are you looking for?
Marketing and brand talent, tax strategists who understand short-term rentals, and AI or automation specialists who can make a back office faster and smarter. If your craft would sharpen a live hospitality operation, we want to hear from you.
Is this a job or a partnership?
A collaboration. We are not hiring for a role here; we are looking for specialists to work with on real projects, with scope and terms agreed up front. Some relationships stay project by project, and some grow into something ongoing.
Do you have owners who need my services?
Sometimes. Beyond our own operation, we work with owners across the Colorado Springs metro who occasionally need exactly the kind of expertise a specialist brings. Where the fit is right, we make the introduction.
How do you decide who to work with?
On the quality of the work, the same way we choose vendors. We keep the circle small.
What if it is not the right fit?
We will tell you directly.
Send an Inquiry
Let's see if the property is a fit.
Tell us about the property, even if you already have a manager. Start with a short note through this form or by email.
Question 1 of 2
Where is the property?
Prefer email? hello@sunmountainstays.com
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