{"id":754,"date":"2022-09-29T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=16315"},"modified":"2022-09-30T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:53:44","slug":"airbnb-vs-long-term-rental-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/airbnb-vs-long-term-rental-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbnb vs. Long-Term Rentals: Which Makes the Most Profit? An Analysis of the 50 Largest U.S. Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rental property owners face tough decisions when deciding how to maximize income on their unit. Part of this includes their rental strategy: should they list their property as a vacation rental (such as Airbnb or Vrbo) or a long-term rental with a standard 12-month lease?<\/p>\n

This decision can mean the difference of thousands of dollars in net rental income each year. And to make matters more confusing, returns can vary wildly based on the city and bedroom type of each property.<\/p>\n

To help shed light on this problem, we at RentHop partnered with AirDNA<\/a>, the leader in vacation rental analytics. We compared AirDNA\u2019s vacation rental data with our own long-term rental data across the 50 largest U.S. cities.<\/p>\n

The results below describe our analysis, and provide an accurate snapshot of how rental property owners can maximize profits based on their property\u2019s city and bedroom type.<\/p>\n

Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n