The MetaWise blog
Practical articles for property owners deciding what to do with a property: what it could earn, what the NSW rules require, what management costs, and how short-stay compares with a long-term lease.
Airbnb or a long-term lease? How to compare them honestly
The comparison is nearly always done wrong, in the same way, and it flatters short-stay. Here is how to do it properly for a Sydney property.
Eleven questions worth asking any Sydney short-stay manager
Written to be used against us as much as anyone else. If a manager cannot answer these plainly, that is the answer.
How much can a Sydney apartment actually earn on short-stay?
It is the first question every owner asks and the one the industry answers worst. Here is what genuinely moves the number, and the order to work it out in.
What short-stay management costs in Sydney, and what the fee should cover
Two managers quoting the same percentage can cost an owner very different amounts. The difference is never in the headline — it is in what sits outside it.
Can your strata stop you letting short-term in NSW?
The most expensive mistake in Sydney short-stay is furnishing an apartment in a building that does not allow it. It takes one email to avoid.
Registering a short-term rental in NSW: what an owner has to do
None of it is difficult. All of it is easy to do in the wrong order, which is how owners end up furnishing a property they cannot legally let.
Who actually rents a furnished Sydney home for one to six months
The quiet half of short-stay. Longer bookings, fewer turnovers, demand that does not care whether it is January or June — and in Greater Sydney, nights that sit outside the cap.
What it actually costs to set up a Sydney short-stay property
Setup is the one cost an owner pays before any income exists, which is exactly why it deserves a written number rather than a shrug.