Hi, I wanted to look at the numbers for properties in some markets that I was considering to do my first Airbnb arbitrage in. if anyone has an account that they’d be cool with sharing for a week or two I’d really appreciate

I'll jump on board with the others and say you shouldn't do this. 1. It's a very clear violation of the AirDNA Terms of Use. It took me less than 10 seconds to find their terms and scroll to the section that says an account is for "personal use" and shouldn't be shared publicly.2. People that take shortcuts or "cheat" rarely find success. Someone put a lot of work into developing that tool. You should compensate them for their work.

It’s what, like $100 for a monthly plan for a specific city? If you’re not willing to pony up for that you might want to reconsider getting into STRs.

If it doesn’t make sense to you then why say anything at all. This person is looking for some help, not a bunch of negativity and people telling them this business might not be for them. I totally get them trying to save some money. These forums are to help others, but a lot of you all that patrol these pages make people hesitant to even post in the first place because you guys just jump all over them.

Well the OPs question really crosses the line from my point of view - you come online, as a brand new member, to a forum with a bunch of strangers and ask to use someone's account that they paid for. Ask an agent that does that sort of thing or ask for a certain market to be analyzed - but to ask for the credentials of someone else account so that you can control it makes ZERO sense. I think it's realistic that you can pay a little bit upfront to run your own analysis - you're likely investing 10s if not 100s of thousands of dollars and you're going to sit here and peddle on a couple hundred. Give me a break. If you want to save money there are plenty of ways to do that. Why not save so you can get an AirDNA account? There are many ways to get analysis - coming on here and asking to use someone else's account is probably the worst.

The Short Term Shop offers free AirDNA data on their website under the estimated returns tab

Just google awning airbnb estimator and you have access to nationwide data, no need to pay

The issue is telling people that they might want to rethink getting into STR’s. That is discouraging and unproductive. My point is, if you don’t agree with what people are asking then explain to them why that question may not be appropriate. But them asking an innocent question looking for help because they want to save money upfront to analyze multiple markets to invest in, doesn’t mean this person isn’t cut out for the industry. For my first STR I didn’t want to shell out a bunch to analyze a ton of markets that ultimately wouldn’t end up being worth my time. I own multiple STRs now and I still don’t want to pay that for a bunch of maybe markets. The nationwide sub for AirDNA is like over $6k. I’d be more concerned about an individual willing to shell that out trying to get one of their first deals. Because that would be a person who isn’t budgeting their money correctly. Everybody knows AirDNA subscriptions can be pricey, and that’s why places like The Short Term Shop put out some public data for their markets. I agree asking to use somebody else’s account probably isn’t appropriate. But Arsh, no harm in asking. Just gotta find another way to do it. You asking doesn’t mean you aren’t cut out for the STR industry lol 😂

Well I am late to the party, but please take things to heart Account Closed. I am not saying that you aren't cut out for the STR game, but like the old adage goes, "You need to spend money to make money." What some folks here think is if you aren't willing to spend a small amount on the AirDNA (which I find dubiously useful) then that doesn't bode well for your overall success. A good STR needs a lot of TLC. Not only do you need to buy it right, but it takes time getting it setup correctly. It costs a lot to build a nice place to get the 5 star reviews you need to be successful. Pro photos, quality linens, a well stocked kitchen. It does depend of course on the area and the size of the place. Then add in the ongoing improvements, repairs, added amenities etc to stay competitive. It all costs. Once you start ignoring that, you get those 4 star and even 3 star reviews and your listing is dead. You either need to stop doing it or revamp the whole place and start over. If you are counting your nickles just at the beginning of analysis, I might be worried if I could make this work over the long term. No one here wants to see you fail. We all want you to win! Having said all that, I get ya. It's kinda like on the car forums where someone asks for a person to run a VIN on CarFax to get the info. Someone paid for 30 days and often do that for other members. Who wants to pay for 30 days when all you want is one search. Now the AirDNA terms of use explicitly prohibit the action you asked about like @Nathan Gesner said. No one should want to put their subscription at risk. Sometimes we come off a bit harsh. What you asked is a bit sketchy and we get our agent orange up when folks get a bit sketchy. :)

I hear ya and I don’t take it personally so no worries. Ultimately the nature of a great society is having the capacity to share opinions whether we agree or disagree with them. I posted on the board well aware that it’s free game. In the end people shared some cool free services that are helping me regardless :)

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