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When home buyers consider a second home as a real estate investment, most typically consider long-term rentals. While this can be an excellent option, sometimes you may want a property in a different city that you can visit frequently but also rent out for the short term when it’s empty. Or perhaps you’ve spotted a solid investment opportunity in a holiday town, and while you’d love to retire there, you’re not ready for it yet.

Vacation rentals can be a fantastic way to make income from an investment property while also using it for short-term holidays or as an addition to a retirement portfolio. And with the arrival of Airbnb in 2008 and the rebranding of Vrbo in 2019, the opportunity is rife. An increasing number of travellers are ditching old-school hotels and resorts for more unique and intimate experiences. 19% of travellers who booked a vacation rental between March 2020 and April 2021 were doing so for the first time. If you’re looking to buy a second home or have a spare bedroom to rent out, vacation rentals can be an excellent investment opportunity.

What are vacation rentals?

Vacation rentals are furnished apartments, houses, or professionally-managed resorts or complexes that are rented out, often to tourists, as an alternative to hotels. These short-term rental properties are stocked with basic amenities, and the stay is usually no more than 30 days.

Short-term vacation rentals have become incredibly popular over the last few years. According to Vacasa’s Vacation Rental Search Report, traffic and searches for vacation rentals were more than double year over year—by spring 2021, searches were up 235%, and their number of users was up 116%. For investors, vacation rental revenue can be a valuable income source. According to Vrbo/Homeaway, vacation rental income comprises 24% of the average owner’s annual income.

The pros and cons of investing in vacation rentals

Vacation homes can be an incredibly lucrative investment, especially for Instagram-worthy properties in desirable and well-frequented locations. In October 2020 alone, Airbnb hosts earned over $100 billion in rental income globally. However, investing in the vacation rental market differs from renting a home to long-term tenants. While that can prove exciting—and profitable—it also requires more attention and upkeep. Here are some pros and cons to keep in mind when considering investing in a vacation rental.

Pros

Rental income

Vacation rental property websites such as Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway have changed people’s travel. Instead of impersonal hotel rooms, travellers are now willing to pay a premium for vacation properties that offer an experience—as a vacation rental property owner and investor, having a home in the right location can be highly lucrative, especially in the high season. How much a vacation rental will earn can vary on location, size, and amenities. Still, research shows that vacation rentals are responsible for 130% more revenue on average than traditional long-term rentals.

Dual-use property

A vacation rental can act both as an investment as well as a holiday home for a quick getaway. Days or weeks when you plan to use the property as a second home can easily be blocked off as unavailable, allowing you to take advantage of investing in the real estate market while also having a property to use as a vacation home.

Tax benefits

A vacation rental property would be considered a vacation rental business, which means there are substantial tax deductions and benefits to owning a vacation rental that is primarily used as an investment. Most expenses to do with the property are considered tax write-offs, including maintenance and repair costs, insurance, property management fees, marketing costs, and mortgage interest.

Property appreciation

Not only does a vacation rental offer short-term passive income in rent payments, but it also appreciates over time. In short, if the property were to be sold, the appreciation would guarantee a high return on investment in addition to the monthly income the property provides. The short-term rental market in desirable locations tends to show a faster growth trajectory and higher rates of return in the long term.

Likely to survive recessions

The real advantage to buying property—and the reason it’s such a good investment—is that people will always need a place to live. Likewise, research shows that even during a recession, people continue to take vacations, even if they’re planning shorter trips, sharing expenses, and booking holidays closer to home.

Cons

Vacancies and inconsistent income

Vacancies are a fact of life with vacation rentals, and there will be days when the property sits empty during the off-season, especially if the vacation rental is seasonal. This is to be expected, and the high revenues on the days when the property is occupied often offset the days it is vacant. However, if a property stays empty for too many days of the year, it can impact cash flow.

Expenses

Due to the nature of a vacation rental, where a property must be cleaned and amenities refilled and rechecked after each stay, the expenses can add up. If you hire a property management company, those fees can also eat into the rental income. Other expenses include supply costs, cleaning costs, maintenance costs from wear and tear, and utilities.

Hands-on management

A short-term vacation property will require more management, marketing, and time spent on booking than a long-term rental. Overseeing cleaning and maintenance, preparing the property, restocking essential items, marketing, organizing bookings, responding to guests and renters, and arranging check-ins and check-outs are some of the daily activities that need to be done with a vacation rental.

How to choose a suitable vacation rental investment property

The key to a vacation rental investment property that will continue to create cash flow and appreciation, in large part, comes down to the choice of property. Here are some things to keep in mind as you start looking for potential investments.

Location: This is possibly the most crucial decision when purchasing a vacation rental. The location where you are buying can often come down to personal factors, such as where you plan to take summer holidays or if there’s a particular state or city where you’d like to retire. However, from a pure investment perspective, you might want to look at the hottest markets with the highest profit margins.

Between April 2019 and April 2021, vacation rentals in small and mid-sized cities, destination resort towns, and rural areas saw demand increase between 8% and 67% over the two years.

Rental demand: Rental demand is a combination of annual occupancy and listing growth rates. When evaluating a potential property for purchase, you want to look at the seasonality of the property, that is, is the property in an area that sees visitors all year round, or is it more suited to summer or winter tourists? For example, a property near the beach is likely to see higher demand during summer, whereas one near a ski resort may only have visitors during winter. This will help you determine the occupancy rate, the number of nights a vacation rental is booked divided by the number of nights available, and decide whether or not it’s high enough to cover your mortgage payments and perhaps even make a profit.

Expenses: Make a list of the monthly and annual recurring costs for maintaining the property. This will include cleaning, restocking supplies, hosting fees, property management fees, and marketing. You’ll need to know if, given the occupancy rate, the costs remain low enough for this to be a reasonable investment.

Easily invest in vacation rentals

Vacation rentals can be an excellent real estate investment with low barriers to entry and many tax benefits. Given the high demand and prices for specific locations, you’re likely to have a property that provides consistent year-on-year cash flow while appreciating considerably in value.

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Our guest’s safety has always been and will always be our number one priority!

Full sanitisation and disinfection of all rooms before guests check-in as well as on departure. This is just one of the many steps we are taking to ensure best hygiene practices are followed!

We are counting down the days for the travel and holidaying restrictions to be lifted! What are you looking forward to enjoying most on your next holiday?

Don’t forget we are now taking bookings for when the lockdown has been lifted! Book now (at a better rate) and schedule your date/s at a later stage.

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PLEASE NOTE: A company letter authorising business travel will be required on check-in. 

All safety measures have been taken to ensure the safety of our guests as well as our staff including:  

• The premises and all rooms have been sanitised 
• Before arrival and check-outs, rooms are once more be sanitised 
• We are following lockdown regulations 

TCs: Accommodation only available on selected units. Please call to enquire for further information. 

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As the country gets ready for level 3 of the national lockdown now is the perfect time to ensure your business is compliant with the requirements that ensure the safety of your staff and valued customer! With that in mind, we are thrilled to let you know more about our International recognised disinfection and sanitisation service!

We would STRONGLY recommend this service to a business that serves customers like:

• Offices and Retail Centres
• Schools and Academic Institutions
• Restaurants and Bars
• Clinics and Medical Centres
• Busses, Informal Taxis, Metered Taxis, and Trains

The benefits of this service include:

• No downtime when the lockdown lifts! You can start as soon as you open your doors
• Staff and client peace of mind knowing they are in a safe environment
• Cost-effective
• Non-hazardous to humans
• You are doing your part to help prevent the spread of the virus

With the launch of level 3 lockdown, you as well as your loved ones risk will also increase. That is why we are offering our service to personal residents, who wish to have their homes sanitised and safeguarded against the heightened risk.

PLEASE don’t wait until it’s too late! We are standing by and ready to assist you with your sanitisation requirements TODAY!

The Sanitisation Service offered by Leisure Letting contains the active ingredients sodium sulphate and potassium which has been proven to work as a non-toxic broad-spectrum disinfectant and sanitizer. It has been scientifically tested to be effective against a wide range of pathogens. Including viruses, bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma.

Our products are also:

• Registered with the National Regulator for Compulsory Specification (NRCS) – Registration number Act5GNR529/293389/140/1087
• Accredited by the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) BS EN 1276:2009
• Accredited by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) SANS 1853:2017
• Approved Halaal by the Islamic Council of South Africa (ICSA) Cert. 6373
• Rigorously tested by various highly regarded SANAS Accredited Laboratories in South Africa, and all have confirmed that our Non-hazardous surface sanitisation is very effective at killing harmful bacteria

Area of Service: South Coast, KZN.

For more information on this critical service or to book your sanitisation we invite you to contact us today.

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Our clients are also our extended family. We would like to do everything we can to help you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic!

Here are important helpline numbers to save and have on hand while under national lockdown!

• Domestic Violence – 0800 150 150
• Child Abuse – 0800 055 555
• Lifeline – 0861 322 322

Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover. But it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following:

Wash your hands frequently

• Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
• Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.

Maintain social distancing

• Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
• Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease.

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth

• Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick.

Practice respiratory hygiene

• Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.
• Why? Droplets spread the virus. By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19.

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early

• Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local health authority.
• Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent the spread of viruses and other infections.

Stay informed and follow the advice given by your healthcare provider

• Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19. Follow the advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public health authority or your employer on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
• Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on whether COVID-19 is spreading in your area. They are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.

For more information on a broad spectrum to the topic related to the Covid-19 epidemic please visit: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WEBSITE

Feel free to browse through our website to view all of the superb holiday accommodation units that we have on offer.

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