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Rental investment: the high profitability of Airbnb rental deciphered by your Marseille concierge

Rental investment, take advantage of the high profitability of seasonal rentals explained by your Marseille concierge

All investors hear about it: vacation rentals are the most effective way to make your rental profitable in the short term. But is this really the case? It is complicated, when you start, to choose the type of rental you want to do. Rental investment has this advantage that some may see as a disadvantage: it allows owners to choose freely between different formulas. It all depends on your short and long term goals. Do you want to ensure financial security with your property while limiting administrative procedures? Long-term rental may be a good way. However, seasonal rentals are not to be outdone and offer a great opportunity to collect significant income in the space of just a few months. Your Marseille concierge explains how to get started in seasonal rental and deciphers for you the announced profitability of this very popular type of rental. 

How to get started with Airbnb rentals

To rent your apartment or house on Airbnb, you only need to offer furnished accommodation. Your rental must follow the rules of decency and offer travelers the minimum required so that they can enjoy their reservation by having more than to put down their suitcases. Beyond these rules, only the duration of your rental is framed for a seasonal rental (in accordance with the Hoguet law of 1970) which cannot exceed 90 days. 

In addition, if you want to rent out your main residence, the law is strict on the subject and requires you to respect a maximum of 120 days throughout the year. If you exceed this quota, your home will no longer be considered a primary residence and must be registered with your municipality as a secondary residence. 

For the rest, all you have to do is register your accommodation on the Airbnb online booking sites. For this, you must create a user profile and then make your ad. Your Marseille concierge advises you not to neglect this step, because a bad advertisement can scare away many potential tenants. Giving visibility to your accommodation is the key to reaching as many travelers as possible. 

Finally, once your ad is online, you will need to manage rental requests, your reservation calendar as well as the arrival of holidaymakers, the inventory of entry and departure before taking care of the complete cleaning of your accommodation. Know that, thanks to the complete management, you can delegate all these tasks to a concierge service that also acts as a rental management agency. 

What profitability does seasonal rental offer?

Airbnb rentals require a lot more work from landlords than most other rental methods. Indeed, before preferring the seasonal rental to your other options, it seems important to evaluate the inconveniences of this one. You must be fully available in the event of a problem in your accommodation or with holidaymakers. Household expenses and the purchase of consumables can end up becoming time-consuming when you have to accommodate three different tenants in the same week. 

This aspect can make the profitability of seasonal rentals less attractive. However, this is indeed an effective way to make your rental investment a success. Of course, the monthly returns from your accommodation depend on a multitude of factors such as your location, your ability to promote your offer, your traveler management, the occupancy rate of your rental, etc. 

If we take the filling rate, this is on average (in France) between 40% and 75%. The profitability of your rental depends greatly on this indicator. The price of the nights is much higher than that of a long rental. Thanks to this, the net profitability of a rental investment in Airbnb can range from 4% to 10% on average. It is generally considered that a rental property with less than 4% yield (i.e. calculated without taking into account additional charges), is not a good Airbnb investment. 

How does your Marseille concierge help you with your rental investment

The majority of information found on the web indicates not to be too easily tempted by promises of profitability at 7%, 8% or even 10%! Although these figures attract landlords, it is good to balance them with the efforts required to carry out this type of rental.

The time-consuming aspect of seasonal rental should not be overlooked and we advise you to think about investing to outsource your rental management. YourHostHelper has specialized in seasonal rentals for more than 10 years and offers its concierge services throughout France thanks to its franchise. This is how your conciergerie of Marseille can help you set up your rental investment project. We take care of all of your rental management, but not only. 

In addition to registering and writing your ad on the largest Airbnb booking sites, we manage your booking calendar, welcome your tenants, but also provide a concierge service specific to YourHostHelper. Thus, your Marseille concierge prepares the arrival of holidaymakers with small welcome gifts, takes care of the management of household linen, the purchase of consumables and appoints qualified service providers for the cleaning of your accommodation. 

Although concierge and rental management services have a cost, your Marseille concierge will save you considerable time and, thanks to their experience, increase your rental income by an average of 25%. We are not asking for a long-term commitment. Try our services to enjoy your rental purchase more serenely. 

The profitability of an Airbnb rental investment is not to be proven. However, several parameters must be taken into account to achieve 10% efficiency. Your profitability will depend on your ability to manage your vacation rental to make it as attractive as possible. In this, your Marseille concierge can help you optimize your rental investment. To take advantage of all the advantages of seasonal rental without suffering the disadvantages, call on Airbnb rental management professionals. We remain at your side to allow you to make the most of your apartment from home. 

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