When we think of Airbnb, we often think of the big tourist destinations in the country, and for good reason. With millions of people yearly travelling for business and pleasure to Australia’s major hubs such as the Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney, the widest pool of visitors means the most chances that someone will be looking for an Airbnb. However, with all of those travellers also comes a hefty amount of competition, with a wealth of property owners all trying to take that top spot as the space’s leading host. Given this, property investors who are looking to get their proverbial foot in the door

With the latest round of interest rate rises negatively impacting property investors in the hip pocket, it is unsurprising many are now turning to Airbnb to increase their rental yield. In popular tourist areas such as the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast or Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula and major capital cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart, investors can realise the same income in two or three days with, for example, Melbourne Airbnb management, that they would normally expect to receive in a week with a long-term tenant.  Unlike long-term tenancies, Airbnb offers hosts the transparency to personally vet guests. Airbnb also offers the security of $1