TBT: Ask Marco - Long or Short-Term Rental?

Passive Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing with Marco Santarelli, Investor and Entrepreneur.

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4.8 • 953 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Click Here for the Show Notes Today’s episode dives into a question many new investors wrestle with: Should you buy a long-term rental or take a swing at a short-term vacation rental? Sandy, who’s currently working with my team, reached out for guidance as she and her partner prepare to purchase their first investment property in Florida. While long-term rentals offer predictability and stability, short-term rentals can deliver eye-popping cashflow—sometimes two, three, even four times more. But as we explore in this conversation, those higher returns come with trade-offs: unpredictable occupancy, increased expenses, constant turnover, potential regulatory headaches, and more hands-on management. I break down the pros, cons, risks, and realities of short-term rentals, contrast them with tried-and-true long-term strategies, and share why I personally stay on the long-term side of the fence. If you’re weighing your options or considering stepping into the vacation-rental world, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe, tune in, and take notes. -------------------------------- Throwback Thursday Episode (The episode originally took place in the year 2020) This episode is part of our Throwback Series and may include references to older content such as web classes, events, promotions, or links that are no longer active or available. While the conversation and insights still hold value, please note that some information may be outdated. -------------------------------- If you missed our last episode, be sure to listen to The Hidden 1031 Strategy: How to Buy a Duplex at a Discount and Grow Your Portfolio Fast Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Our team of Investment Counselors has much more inventory available than what you see on our website. Contact us today for more deals.

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0:00.0	Welcome to passive real estate investing, the show where busy people like you learn how to build
0:05.7	substantial passive income while creating wealth for the long term. And now, here's your host, Marco
0:11.7	Santorelli. Hello, my friends. Welcome back to passive real estate investing, where we dive into
0:17.9	the world of real estate investing, among other related topics to help you
0:21.3	with your real estate investing journey. Today, we're doing something a little different.
0:26.4	We're going to take a trip down memory lane and showcase an important episode from the past
0:31.1	on what we call our Throwback Thursday episode. Now, whether you've been with us since the beginning,
0:36.8	which goes back to 2015,
0:38.9	or you're tuning in for the first time, this episode is a must listen. We are revisiting one of our
0:45.6	more popular episodes from the past. And believe me, what we discussed back then, whether it's
0:51.1	six months ago or six years ago, is just as relevant today. So sit back,
0:56.6	relax, and let's rewind the clock for this great episode. Enjoy. So today is an interesting
1:02.7	question. Sandy reaches out and she's asking about long term versus short term rentals.
1:08.6	This is actually a lady who is working with my team right now, and she thought
1:12.7	that she would just send me this question to weigh out the options. So she writes to me and says,
1:19.1	My significant other and I are considering investing in our first rental property together.
1:24.0	Congratulations, Sandy. The investments you discuss and recommend are long-term rentals.
1:28.9	We wanted to ask your opinion on investing in short-term vacation rentals and ask that you
1:34.0	contrast the pros and cons of both types of investments. We are currently considering both long
1:39.3	and short-term rentals in the state of Florida. Okay, well, Sandy, this is a good question. Now, I know a few people
1:46.9	who invest in vacation rentals, more specifically short-term rentals, that they market and
1:53.0	advertise through places like Airbnb and a website called VRBO. And many of their properties
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