You deal with the hassle once and get paid for life

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The host discusses the initial hassles and work required to get financing in order to buy a property in Australia to put on Airbnb. He notes it's worth it because once it's set up, the guests pay off the loan and the property is owned outright, which will 'print money' forever.

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