This engineer quit his day job to build a short-term rental in an Ohio cave—Now, his Instagram-famous getaways make over $400,000 a year

Dunlap Hollow's "The Cave" property, nestled in the Ohio wilderness. (Credit: Courtesy of Bryant and Amy Gingerich)

• Bryant Gingerich quit his 9-to-5 as a mechanical engineer to build picturesque short-term rentals in the Ohio wilderness. Now they’re booked out a year in advance, raking in over $700,000 yearly. 

Nestled in a stretch of the Ohio wilderness, there’s a dark dripping cave striped with colorful rock formations. Where one might see a resting spot, Bryant Gingerich spotted potential.