How much Airbnb income can you make in Surco?

Short answer: not much. In Surco a typical Airbnb pulls about 1.7% gross, based on roughly $30 a night and 19% occupancy. That occupancy is the killer -- your place sits empty four nights out of five.

And 1.7% is gross. That's before cleaning, platform fees and management. Whatever you actually keep is lower, and I can't tell you how much lower from this data.

Compare that to 3.6% net for a long-term rental in Surco. That figure is already net; the Airbnb one isn't. So long-term wins here, and it isn't close.

Caveat: the short-term numbers are a sample, not the whole market. A specific building or a well-run listing could beat the average. But on these numbers, betting on Airbnb in Surco over a long-term tenant is the harder case to make.

Not investment advice -- just the numbers as they sit.

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