STR arbitrage Kansas City, Mo

[Vann Calhoune]

Hello everyone,

I'm a local investor in the Kansas City area with a long term and short term unit. I mostly do air bnb but have been looking at other options for the STR such as travel nurse housing.

Just wondering if there are any other investors in the area finding success with STRs, particularly arbitrage..

I’m looking to get into arbitrage and expand my air bnb business. Any local landlords or property managers that may be interested in that as well we should definitely connect!

[Jacob H.]

I think the advantage of arbitrage comes in when you don't feel like putting the down payment into purchasing a house. Additionally, if you're trying to avoid having additional debt to your name (depending on your long-term strategy and why you're trying to accumulate additional cash), this could play a factor. If you're simply just trying to add another stream of income without putting any significant cash down and lowering your DTI, I think arbitrage could be a strategy.

It's a mixed bag on opinions for STR arbitrage. As long as you run the numbers and they make sense, I'd say go for it. I'm currently looking to do the same and to reduce my risk, we're asking for a month-to-month lease at first - until we can ensure it will be successful. Hope this helps.