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● 2026-09-17
Sale and rent listings were re-scraped on 2026-09-17 — asking prices, that day. Airbnb figures are a monthly aggregate for 2026-09: nightly rates and occupancy measured across that month, not that day. Lima only, and asking prices throughout — no transaction data exists for this market.

Is long-term rental worth it in Miraflores?

n = 1,603 sale listings · source: urbania.pe · as of 2026-09-17 · methodology →

Miraflores long-term rental nets about 4.8% after costs – on a median asking price of about $2,423 per square metre. That is the honest trade-off for a hands-off owner: modest but steady, and passive.

The long-term figure subtracts property tax, arbitrios, rental income tax, and a 3% vacancy allowance. It does not subtract mantenimiento, because in a Lima long-term let the tenant pays that, not the landlord. You self-manage, so no management fee is in the model.

What the model does not subtract – furnishing, fit-out, cleaning, turnover, consumables – applies to both sides, so it does not change the comparison. The Airbnb figure, by contrast, subtracts the platform fee, host-paid utilities and internet, income tax, mantenimiento (the host pays it here), property tax, and arbitrios.

The typical 70 m² flat lists around $168,000, so the yield is what it is. If you want more, you would need to run a short-term let well enough to beat that 4.8% – but the model does not show that here, and most owners do not.

For a buyer who wants income without the work, Miraflores long-term is a reasonable, if unexciting, choice. The numbers are thin on how much better Airbnb could do, so treat the 4.8% as the reliable baseline.

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