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Investment Property Red Flags: Why We Decided to Not Invest in a "Perfect" Airbnb Opportunity

Investment Property Red Flags: Why We Decided to Not Invest in a "Perfect" Airbnb Opportunity

Update: 2025-09-03
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Are you ignoring the red flags of a potential investment property? In today’s episode, I’m sharing a recent experience I had of discovering the perfect property for an Airbnb listing… until I took a closer look. 

I walk you through our due diligence process, the major issues we uncovered (spoiler alert: barking dogs and missing ovens), and why the numbers that look great on paper don’t always tell the whole story. This isn’t just about one deal gone wrong—it’s about evaluating Airbnb properties for long-term success.

Time-stamps:

The Airbnb property that seemed perfect… at first (1:55 )

The first warning signs (5:47 )

Co-hosting Services (9:30 )

Uncovering the major red flags in short-term rental properties (10:49 )

Lessons learned from considering a red flag property (18:05 )

Mentioned in This Episode:

Co-hosting Services: www.brandandmarket.co/cohosting 

Episode 49 From Wedding Venue Dreams to Airbnb Success - Our Kentucky Property Pivot: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-wedding-venue-dreams-to-airbnb-success-our-kentucky

AirDNA: airdna.co

Connect with Ali: 

Book a discovery call with Ali: brandandmarket.17hats.com/p#/scheduling

Website: brandandmarket.co

Instagram: instagram.com/brandandmarket.co

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Investment Property Red Flags: Why We Decided to Not Invest in a "Perfect" Airbnb Opportunity

Investment Property Red Flags: Why We Decided to Not Invest in a "Perfect" Airbnb Opportunity