Show HN: Invest in Airbnbs Like Stocks

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Post by fvryan » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 3:28 PM UTC

Hey HN - I’m Ryan, the co-founder of Arrived.

We made it possible to buy shares of vacation rentals, starting from $100. Investors earn the booking income & property appreciation from being an owner, without all of the work typically involved.

Airbnb’s can be a killer business. They have helped vacation rental owners generate over $150 Billion in rental income from serving a billion guest arrivals, but less than 0.5% of these guests have been able to participate in the owner side of the Airbnb economy.

Arrived is the first company with SEC Qualified offerings to buy shares in individual properties like this. We launched rental home investing last year and have funded $55m in rental homes across the country so far. And we are excited to launch vacation rental investing on our platform this week. Would love any feedback on our vacation rental launch.

Show HN: Invest in Airbnbs Like Stocks
arrivedhomes.com

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Post by fvryan » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 3:29 PM UTC

For anyone interested in giving it a try, here is a signup code for $50 in shares in any of the properties: "hackernews". Thanks!

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Post by activitypea » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:19 PM UTC

Capitalism and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

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Post by messe » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:23 PM UTC

I hope your company never makes it to the EU. The notion of housing as an investment rather than a basic human need has priced many people out of the market, and Airbnb's have impacted the availability of rental stock exacerbating the housing issue in many locales further.

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Post by barbazoo » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:24 PM UTC

What's your take on the housing crisis and whether what you're building will exacerbate or improve the situation?

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Post by matt-attack » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:24 PM UTC

fvryan wrote: post #2

For anyone interested in giving it a try, here is a signup code for $50 in shares in any of the properties: "hackernews". Thanks!

Where do you enter the code?

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Post by 1shooner » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:25 PM UTC

I'm part of the 99.5% of non-airbnb investors Arrived is ostensibly trying to expand to. I like the potential of micro-investment, but right now it's not socially tenable for me personally to tell my friends I'm an Airbnb investor.

Airbnb's biggest personal impact for myself and them has not been as a vacation vendor, but as an entity radically transforming our neighborhoods and access to housing. Does Arrived have any standard in terms of community impact?

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Post by ryeights » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:25 PM UTC

Are you concerned that the proliferation of Airbnb properties and other short-term rentals is contributing to the affordable housing shortage we are seeing across the U.S.? A killer business indeed.

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Post by lajamerr » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:28 PM UTC

matt-attack wrote: post #6

fvryan wrote: post #2

For anyone interested in giving it a try, here is a signup code for $50 in shares in any of the properties: "hackernews". Thanks!

Where do you enter the code?

I was wondering so as well. I went through entire sign-up process and did not see a place to enter a code.

Edit: There seems to be a gift code when you try to invest in a property but the code hackernews is not a valid promotional code.

So it would be nice to get clarification on where this code would be put in.

Aside this seems like a cool platform. I know some people will be cynical and call out the housing crisis as a issue.

In some cases it's justified. But if I just want to invest in a rural house in Arizona that is used as a vacation spot, what's the issue with that?

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Post by matt-attack » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:31 PM UTC

Didn't see anything in the FAQ about acquiring existing AirBnB rentals. Curious to know if you make offers on existing homes with proven track records?