AirBNB Arbitrage Furniture

[Lauren C.]

Hi all,

For those who are involved in Airbnb arbitrage, does anyone rent furniture? Or is it always a good idea to purchase all furnishings? I've seen some conflicting information. 

Thanks to you all.

[Boris Mordkovich]

@Lauren C.

There are typically three types of furniture rental companies:

* RentACenter; Aaron's -- this targets lower-income demographic; billed weekly.

* Cort Furniture Rental -- this focuses on corporate and military type of customers. 

* Fernish.com and LiveFeather.com -- this targets urban professionals. 

All 3 of these categories focus on convenience and, for that, they charge a significant premium. 

You are much better off buying your furniture through Wayfair or Amazon. Alternatively, sign up for their credit cards and finance it over a course of 24 months with 0% interest. You'll pay less and you'll own the furniture after that, so you'll get more value out of it when you sell.

Hope this helps!