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Rental arbitrage on two apartments in a mid-size city
Rent long, sublet short (with landlord permission). Modest but real cashflow per unit.
Monthly income
$1.6k
reported by author
Time to results
2-4 months
Initial investment
$9k
Replicability
★★★★★
2/5
Risk profile
ConservativeRadical
How it works
The model only works in cities where short-term rentals are legal and the delta between long-term rent and nightly rates is wide enough to cover cleaning, utilities and vacancy.
Step by step
- 1Check municipal STR laws before anything else.
- 2Find landlords who explicitly allow subletting.
- 3Furnish one unit for $6-8k using tax-deductible bulk buys.
- 4Automate messaging with a PMS from day one.
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