The REAL cost of starting an Airbnb (that no one tells you)

[@crossfitbilly]

Quack, Quack, Quack, Mr. Ducksworth :-)

[@NolanGouveia]

🤑🤑

[@dynhamik]

Rob. Thank you very much for the excel spreadsheet. Most people would charge for something like that. You deserve all of your success.

[@adamdorsey7850]

Hey Rob! I love that you make your excel spreadsheets available to everyone, I love excel and your spreadsheet works amazing! I was wondering if you have made or could make a video going into greater depth about how you use the spreadsheet and what everything means exactly. Thanks!

[@seyi8206]

Oh. MG. The kid is adorable. And, as always, thank you for this video. You have really helped me in my deliberations about whether or not to start an AirBnB business.

[@dawnd2856]

It only so you generously share incredibly valuable information, but your videos are super entertaining! Thanks for all you do!

[@habitualrytuals]

This might be a dumb question, but how does one come up with that kind of down payment on an average salary? $100,000 is more than I make in a year. How does everyone come up with this?

[@brendavidaure3564]

You only need 10% down for a second home but if you're smart you would buy every property as your primary residence and only pay 3.5% - 5% down. All you have to do is start your LLC and retitle every property into your business AFTER purchasing.

[@zack1610]

Nobody seems to ever have a straight forward answer when it comes to questions like these

[@shleebeez]

that cycle is so funny because i've experienced something similar with my househacking process

[@Ayjrin]

Subbed last night at 3am bc I found a kindred spirit. gotta love my late night, adhd friends. ty for the content.

[@elbareca]

I have a HUGE doubt!!! If you built a tiny house in JT for less than 200K and sold it for more than 600K, why don't you keep on doing that over and over until the ends of time?!?!?! PS:Sorry for my english, I'm from Argentina. Best

[@erickr.8977]

Because he can't build a house in 2 or 3 months and sell it for X amount of money. It takes time and money to do things and him renting out houses makes him that money.

[@countylaw6985]

I think a lot of people want to see more glamping videos and break down cost of the the lotus bell set up

[@benjaminwest4485]

Dude i love how goofy you are. That air drum solo killed! 😅

[@JoeHendersonOfficial]

that intro was a masterpiece, keep it up

[@savionreed2875]

I live in Destin Florida , I want to start my air bnb business at 19 , hopefully this takes off

[@teresamariadepazborroto2390]

Pure success for you Rob!!! I really enjoyed this video and laughed a lot every time that light came up 😁🤭. You have an amazing way to make boring things interesting. So much amazing energy in your videos!!! Amazing.

[@apojukay6676]

Question on the second home loan, how many days, weeks or months are you suppose to stay in the property?

[@HitsandHeadlines]

Hey Rob, Love your videos. Serious question though: are you worried about an oversaturation problem happening in the near-term future. Let's say everybody's trying to get into this Airbnb game. You got double the supply but the demand stays the same. Do you ever fear that this could drastically harm your profitability in the future? Could make for a great video 😏

[@flowerpot5973]

I think most people are too afraid to even ask for the amendment to a lease. That combined with actually being good at picking good properties and finding good locations/ managing the cleanup and marketing game make it not so easy to get into as people think.

[@airbnbabcs2050]

If you really think about it, everyone could own an Airbnb because people would vacation at each other's place. But the reality is the percentage of the population that would even seriously consider this, let alone follow through, is insanely low. Risk aversion is widespread.

[@honeybeejourney]

@@airbnbabcs2050 Very good point.

[@tweetiebird]

It's already happening and with people now watching their extra spending the inventory is higher than the demand now!

[@gmm1028]

Howdy Rob, I'm so glad I found your channel! Such great content, vision, and passion for STR. I'm using your energy to keep focused as I move into the STR deals

[@maxmoser412]

Hi @Robuilt, quick question. In your cost spreadsheet where it asks for the "Percentage to investor", is this assuming you have a partner to pay out to, or am I the investor? Not sure what to put in that field if I do not have any partners. Love the channel! Thanks!!!

[@jkander4]

How do you find investors to partner with?

[@MacMiggity]

I'm definitely doing the 2nd home thing right now on a 350k property 3rd row from the beach. AirDNA has me at roughly 55k gross rents per year.

[@JoshuaS0394]

Good occupancy percentage rating?

[@a2motivationaifm48]

Pls add me

[@katherinereynolds3659]

Only a minute in but that wall behind you is awesome!!

[@KC-ym6uk]

The parent look of uncertainty 😂 your little one is too cute 💜

[@UNDaDog757]

Should a property be placed in a llc before closing

[@NolanGouveia]

Great timing! Deciding between long term rental or Airbnb

[@ashdb4157]

I’m a photographer and I was more interested in the info which was gReat lighting is just fine. thank you so much, you have inspired me in STR.

[@padronianful]

Super helpful video as always Rob. Also, your editor is hilarious.

[@bashiri79]

I love your videos! You are entertaining to learn from.

[@shanbailey100]

I'm from Destin and excited to see what you do there!

[@naturespeace7406]

This video was hilarious and informative I’m glad I found you I will subscribe

[@onetwo4932]

Rob you said you make 25k per property…. Adding that up, what percent is the expense like electricity, cleaners…? If if you don’t mind I see how much do you take home

[@lisainnewarknj8313]

Thank you for your leadership!

[@ariakate6541]

Just got a place in destin, Florida! So excited!

[@marvinpyles3274]

Damn! you said Destin. That's where I've been trying to buy!

[@austinennis6855]

This videos is awesome thank you so much man!

[@AshleyBassHairAndMakeup]

Great VIDEO - SOOO Good, thanks so much Rob. This clears up allot for me plus I SUCK at spreadsheets - So Im gonna cop this one ATM and go forth into the new year and make some dreams come true. LMK if ya need an eager intern to helpout with any stuff around LA RURAL areas- ID LOVE to share with ya where IM looking to buy. (Hint - 1.5 hrs form LA and totally unheard of, but a premier mountain biking destination)

[@NickFaulkner]

Great video, so how would I go about doing this with investors to help with the up front down payment?

[@nisharenee9593]

Do you have separate teams in different states to manage your Airbnbs remotely? Or do you have one team and they fly where they are needed

[@adamharris5003]

separate for sure

[@Johnniewilliams20]

John Mayer trivia. Nice. What was John Mayer's first job?

[@tenacioustadpole]

I am working on my first air BNB rn (heavily inspired by you, thanks❤️) and my question is....where are you getting 15 percent investment loans?

[@jasminerosado7257]

Love your video! What about apartment units?

[@clemdane]

I'm starting with a place I own outright, so the largest expenses will be remodeling and furnishing. In fact, I am thinking of getting a home equity line to finance those expenses. I have done a lot of planning, but need to do a lot more. I need more time to work on it. Since I work remotely I may move out of my current place out of state into the planned rental so I can live here rent free while I am working on it.

[@oscarcaballero7988]

Great editing the lawyer part just killed me 😆

[@stompingjooface409]

Rob. How would I become your investor?

[@bencruz1475]

Can you do a video on cash on cash return? Im very new to this and would like to know how to analyze a deal prior to a purchase. Thanks

[@bryanfahey3144]

Nice…I’m also looking at Destin. Any thoughts on the palms of Destin?

[@airbnbabcs2050]

15% down investment loans are awesome! Much nicer than 20% down and the lender usually considers projected rent to qualify.

[@tweetiebird]

In my experience, rentals are considered by lenders more of a risk and vacation rentals sparactic income are not viewed as reliable income either as in showing a steady long term rental lease and monthly income to qualify for loans. I suspect this man has a lot of capital to begin with and mutiple mortgages is a house of cards!

[@rachaelbratsch]

Oh my gosh.....you daughter's soooo cute, haha! Thank for the info!

[@lanajacknichols8397]

i have a 2nd home,my weekender lake house.i own it outright and its fully furnished. what would the total startup costs run me just to go through airbnb?or vrbo ?

[@boastfulboost8295]

Can I land hack a 3-acre lot on an FHA loan? I have a tiny home in the back of my property and want to add some cabins and put them on air BnB for short-term rental but keep hearing I cant. but I live in property so don't see why not. need some expert help. I am in parker county in texas west of fort worth, the county is an open zoning area, and no permits are needed FHA rules say only can be rental after living in the property for longer than a year then you can rent it but longer than 30 days no short term rental allowed but I guess that's for a primary residence it's not clear for adu and I am still living on the property. What's your opinion? thank you!!

[@zanesutherland406]

It’d be worth it to do long term if you had to. Also less risk and less work. More stable and passive.

[@boastfulboost8295]

@@zanesutherland406 Rent in my area is 1000 dollars, but if I rent out the tiny home or add a cabin for 100-200 a night I am looking at 3000-6000 dollars. and plus not to be mean but the tenant you attract for 1000 rent or less not very good in my opinion some times but with air BnB, you attract vacationers people looking to relax and experience

[@pauldwalker7418]

What do you mean 'you've had the opportunity to set up 25 - 30 Air BnBs'? Shouldn't that be a finite number? Why the range..

[@RichardSilvius]

Home prices in the US are a lot higher than they were pre-pandemic. What would you say to someone who's interested in starting, but concerned that the much higher cost of home buying (relative to people who bought pre-pandemic) would potentially make it really hard to compete with larger houses in better areas? When trying to calculate the mortgage, utilities and management fees (for those who need that) it looks like the price per night would be too high and not many people would want to stay there.

[@RidleyE]

Interested in this reply as well!

[@christobar]

Yeah I came to the same conclusion, houses have become priced as if investors are buying them - for everyone. This has led to most properties cash flowing 0 dollars, or near enough to not be worth it. It really seems to be certain areas that are popular and making money...

[@Shilo1o1]

My thoughts, firstly Rob himself is still investing, second so instead of 30% returns we’ll have 15% returns, I can live with that. Third it’s inflation times, so just like home prices are rising, so are wages and business returns. Those are my thoughts, you could leave it and totally disregard this..

[@RichardSilvius]

@@Shilo1o1 good points. The only thing I disagree with is wages. They’re not going up as fast as home prices or inflation. But especially home prices.

[@christobar]

@@Shilo1o1 I think at this point it's about finding the areas that people are visiting and have a lack of vacation housing. But on the properties I considered purchasing and went through in deep dives, the basically cash flowed 0%. No worries though, I just picked up a duplex that should cash flow near 1k a month as a long term rental :-D

[@rosseaton990]

Rob’s worst lighting is better than my best lighting

[@roler1973]

Rob, has considerado invertir en un Airbnb fuera de USA? Saludos, Roger Erosa

[@claudediggs7467]

I’m really interested in doing a dome and finding land in VA. How would you suggest planning for that? Would love to talk.

[@digital1937]

What if government imposes lockdowns and makes it illegal for owners to rent out their short term rentals like what happened during C-19?

[@irmafranke1012]

Hi Rob, your baby is sooo cute!! Who do you use to help you set up LLC? I'm here in LA too.

[@cooper3189]

I have a question. When it comes to making the payments on the properties, does it make more sense to try and get them paid off as quickly as possible, or just make the minimum payments and take the cash flow from the unneeded money you would use to first pay the bills with? How long would it typically take to pay off a property?

[@raia9]

Would depend on the interest rate, your debt level, your income, cost of the property, the loss of any tax break by not having a mortgage - speak with an accountant or financial advisor.

[@matthanson313]

What would be a name for an industry leading tiny home building company?

[@tj_tracy_]

Whatttt??? Rob recording when the sun is up???

[@hudonedem8517]

question: Do you need insurance for your rental business if you are doing arbitrage and it is only you working for the business and paying other people through contract? like cleaners and maintenance.

[@matttriesoffroadoverlandca380]

Another great video. What do you think of the Joshua Tree Market. Is it saturated yet, still worth to start an rental property at the average price you mentioned?

[@christopherpennington6449]

Is that the Winston from Warby?

[@jaimetrevino4650]

Does anybody know how different this would work in Canada? Ontario, in particular

[@derickhogan8501]

Hey! I was curious if you have several months worth of mortgage payments available before you buy? Almost as an emergency fund in case the rental doesnt book as fast as you expected. If so, how many months do you have saved up?

[@tweetiebird]

Who is managing this thing. I have two and when you have a problem you have to be able to respond asap or you get a bad review and that can damage your business depending how and where you get reviews at.

[@chrissheffield5468]

When the "Twilight Zone" theme kicked in, the video went to a Grant Cardone commercial. Please don't scare me like that.

[@dbourdeau]

What about interest on construction loans? How would you estimate that? -Dan B

[@goonies_never_say_die]

What were the numbers on your first property that you bought solely to Air BnB?

[@davek2906]

Rob, love you. That’s all.

[@carissasanders]

2:38, definitely the best part

[@evgenyonishkevich8494]

RHCP block was awesome

[@franciscoarroyo8093]

It depends.

[@b-lew777]

ty bro for your help

[@matthanson313]

What do I name my tiny home building company?

[@brendavidaure3564]

Tiny builders lol 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Tyler-lt4xh]

Is this 20% minimum COC based on what occupancy level? 100%? 80%? Thanks!

[@JoshuaS0394]

Yes, coc is based off occupancy level and also daily rates. You can always adjust your daily rates for higher coc. Hope this helps!

[@laurihines300]

GIVE…ME…YOUR…BABY Grandma hormones kicking in, OMG she is adorable

[@Scarielys]

Hi Rob. Top of the mornin to ya. ☀️ I hope you’re still answering questions on here, because LAWD HAVE MERCY. $80,000 down 🥲🥲🥲 can we get a loan for a loan?? Oh my lort. 😂

[@Warpoet1]

We have the cash to get started but it’s scary with the market being on the edge… SOS.

[@Mizmoon2020]

My Airbnb property that netted $72,000 last year cost $220,000 and cost about $10k to start in down payment and set up. This guy has a very high end thing going on. I’m building a tiny house on the same 5 acre property which in the end is gonna cost me about 16 K mostly because I had very expensive electric and septic set up which will probably net about 50 K. Then I’ll build another tiny house for about 10 K because I won’t have to worry about the electric in the septic because it’s already done and all and I’ll be able to pull about 150,000 a year out of the property for a mortgage that’s 1300 including tax and insurance. Don’t let these rich appearing guys scare you out of trying. And I say appearing because who knows what’s really going on. If he’s making so much money with his airbnb why is he running this weird host camp bullshit. Reminds me of those guys who claim that they’re real estate investor multi millionaires but they’re selling you a how to invest CD and course for $5000 LOL yeah fishy fishy

[@Robuilt]

First all, good for you. Great returns. I’d be very curious how you started with $10k. Seems unrealistic to me. Second of all, my channel is all about helping people get started. Not scaring them out of getting started. You must be new here.

[@Mizmoon2020]

@@Robuilt 5% down and reasonable priced furniture. Used the real estate pics for Airbnb so yeah $12k not $10 k but same ballpark

[@tameralynn7579]

I got into an Airbnb investment that I can’t afford. Yay me. Terrible first property analyzation 😢

[@CornelioAustin]

You forgot chipotle burritos man!!! lol

[@dillonbeard]

Hey Rob as a fan, your neuroticism about the video quality is more distracting than the actually video quality issues themselves. Love how you pursue excellence, but your frustrations as you chase it is a little distracting from the great content.

[@arsxs04]

Not at all...

[@user-jh1wb5qd7w]

he’s not actually concerned with the quality as much as it adds his style and humor to the video

[@KINDREDALE]

You mean comedy?

[@johnbean7514]

So it will take you 7 years to start seeing a return on that 1.4 million if you get $220k per year according to my math.

[@iansansburn4619]

For the cash on cash return Example of $50,000/$100,000 - is that $50,000 annual profit / $100,000 initial investment? Or what timeframe is that $50,000 number made? Thanks for the videos!!

[@helmutneher]

Annual before tax cash flow / total cost of the property. So annual divided by total cost.

[@elig1646]

Where do you find your comps to work out the income on Airbnb?

[@nydrew18]

Quack, quack, quack, Mr Ducksworth

[@bvssrsguntur6338]

$10/Sq ft...1200 Sq ft...$12,000 for furnishing

[@alysonparker6089]

You haven't seen the classic Mighty Ducks?! lol

[@thoyo]

quack quack quack Mr. Ducksworth!!

[@Larajb217]

Love the videos love your explaining insightful etc all the interruptions to be funny is annoying.. bec I was following your train of thought and thinking and then I have to look at a cartoon or a movie clip.. you dont need to be funny you are very informative

[@unennuii1351]

homie making the same video with different title

[@rpleven2]

7% management fee? Raise your rates my man

[@nathaneaston8423]

Rob I dare you to invest in Denver ;)

[@SGFAdventures]

Great information Rob!

[@karenrochelle2056]

Good information! Thanks for sharing.

[@oscarcaballero7988]

I wonder how much coffee rob drinks lol

[@michaelvonneupert]

Quack, quack, quack, Mr. Ducksworth. I feel used somehow...maybe I'll go check out that movie Fracture. I've heard it's pretty...dammit!

[@streakingclothed]

Quack Quack Quack, Mr. Drucksworth!!!!

[@jarellbarrett7541]

Like we got 400,000😂

[@MrMaikeruzera]

Quack, Quack, Quack, Mr. Ducksworth!!! ... what more be said!

[@enlamiradelmundo79]

Orale!! I get it !!