EP: 1647•15 Mar 2024

Are Holiday Homes a Good Investment? ⎜ Ep. 1647

About this episode

In this episode, we discuss whether holiday homes are a good investment.

We look at Airbnb data to get a sense of the returns you can make investing in holiday homes.

Then we talk about where you can invest and how much it might cost to invest in a holiday home.

Want to know what your investment property could earn? Use our rental yield calculator to forecast your property's potential income.

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