How I Make $180,000 Part Time Through Airbnb Rental Arbitage
Summary
Sean Rakidzich defines rental arbitrage as renting a property and then re-renting it for shorter stays at a higher rate, furnishing the property to make it appealing, but cautions that you must furnish it, and bills must be paid in order to be profitable. Over a period of less than 3 years, his business grew from 5 properties to 55, increasing cashflow from $20,000/month to $180,000/month with 60k in profit.
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