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Which US Cities Are the Best (and Worst) for Rental Arbitrage on Airbnb & HomeAway?

Maureen Salahshoor Denver, CO

June 28, 2019

This was posted on the STR Arbitrage Facebook group.  

https://www.airdna.co/blog/best-worst-rental-arbitrage-airbnb-homeaway

Honolulu, Boston, Nashville and Detroit are the top 4 best cities, while the Bay Area (which includes San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland) and New York City are two of the most expensive rental markets in the United States, so it is not surprising to see that they’re among the worst markets for arbitrage opportunities in the U.S.

Irving, Chandler, and Laredo are all cities with low prices for 2-bedroom rentals, but short-term rentals in these markets don’t have a high enough RevPAR to make arbitrage a smart investment.

The article lays out the following formula:

Rental Arbitrage Formula 

Monthly Rent – Average Monthly RevPAR (from the Last Twelve Months) = Monthly Arbitrage Potential

Comments

kevin o. San Diego, CA

Jul 03 2019, 03:50 PM


dinu g. Maple Shade, NJ

Jul 16 2019, 05:08 PM


darren l. Dallas, TX

Aug 16 2019, 02:23 AM

Thanks for sharing Maureen.