Is rental arbitrage dying?

[Alex Ng]

Im interested in trying rental arbitrage. I just wanted to know if it is still profitable and will continue to be profitable. With all this airbnbust talk, it makes me question whether airbnbs can be profitable. It seems like a lot of cities are banning airbnbs now and with people shifting to MTR, MTR is going to start being oversaturated. Can anyone who's still doing rental arbitrage share with me their experiences and their numbers (if willing) in this niche? Id love to learn more.

[John Underwood]

Quote from @Michael Baum:

Hey @Alex Ng, if you do a search on there for arbitrage, you will get a ton of info. I am not a fan personally.

Having said that, there are some folks doing just fine. There is a lot of risk but it can work.

Too many "experts" talk about the end of STRs. They don't own a single one nor do anything in that space. Come here and read and ask questions.

 I agree with Michael.

Search on here about the risks.

I also see a lot less discussions about arbitrage wich makes me think the popularity of this might be gading.