Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by ChuckMcM » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 8:57 PM UTC

nick-cortes wrote: post #2

Curious to see how it relates to the mortgage of some houses.

I did a quick check in the Sunnyvale area, a $2M mortgage on a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house that can sleep 6 at $2700 a week is about the same as a mortgage. (note you'd insurance, pay taxes on the house, and have more expensive maintenance) So bottom line you'd lose money on the deal.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by jimmyrocks » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:00 PM UTC

This could also be used when looking for an Airbnb. You could use it to get a rough price estimate in an area near your destination.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by ramphastidae » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:02 PM UTC

Looks great. Consider adding dishwasher and washer/dryer as factors too — I found those made a big difference (20%+) when doing my own comps research.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by philpee2 » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:03 PM UTC

Airbnb already supports this https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by akcreek » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:12 PM UTC

Gave me the exact same rate for my current apartment (1600sq ft Capitol Hill Seattle) and my previous condo (1100 sq ft NuLu Louisville, KY). My rent here is 3.5x what my mortgage was in Louisville and from personal experience in both places the demand for short term rentals in Louisville is nothing like it is in Seattle. So yeah... probably not accurate for the addresses I checked.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by drcongo » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:15 PM UTC

Apparently Trump could get $1,150 per week letting out the White House.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by borne0 » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:18 PM UTC

question for people who use airbnb: If you've had a good experience with a host and you're going back to the area would you bother booking through Airbnb or just contact the host directly?

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by mi100hael » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:19 PM UTC

drcongo wrote: post #16

Apparently Trump could get $1,150 per week letting out the White House.

Well, it is a real dump.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by edouard1234567 » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:20 PM UTC

drcongo wrote: post #16

Apparently Trump could get $1,150 per week letting out the White House.

I guess this won't be enough to balance the budget.

Re: Show HN: Short-term rental estimate for sites like Airbnb

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Post by grandalf » Mon, Aug 07, 2017, 9:21 PM UTC

borne0 wrote: post #17

question for people who use airbnb: If you've had a good experience with a host and you're going back to the area would you bother booking through Airbnb or just contact the host directly?

I'd go through airbnb again unless i really expected to stay there frequently. Dispute mitigation cuts both ways.