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Don Binkley
Flatchatter

    Why? Why is nobody asking Why?

    More often than not short-term rentals are inextricably linked to Airbnb and 1-4 night stays for the holiday or tourist market.  The reality is that there is a huge difference between the mindset of someone visiting and someone who is living.  I have been leading an agency that has been doing short-term rentals in Sydney for 8 years.  We actually prefer not to use Airbnb for a whole host of reasons including the stigma that comes along with the channel.   What I find very perplexing is that nobody is actually asking “why” people need short-term rentals.  I can advise through experince (and with an average stay of over 3 weeks) that the majority of our guests/tenants are locals requiring temporary accommodation for including but not limited to 

    – International corporate relocation

    – Medical (patients and speciality hospital staff)

    – In between buying and selling

    – Local renovators

    – Empty Nester’s trailing downsizing

    – Insurance claims 

    – Project based work assignments (often very very senior people)

    – Temporary accom for divorce and separation.

    – https://blog.propertyproviders.com.au/index.php/2018/10/25/short-term-rentals-not-just-a-holiday/

    Check out this and other insightful elements on short-term renting at our blog – https://blog.propertyproviders.com.au

    Thanks

    Don