Short-Term Rental (STR)
Airbnb and equivalent platforms
- Average Daily Rate (ADR)
- $164
- Occupancy Rate
- 56%
- Avg. Monthly Revenue
- $2,533
Rental income analysis · A nightly stay can owe tax a lease does not
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Short-Term vs. Long-Term Rental Potential & Appreciation
See how properties in the Houston area perform across multiple strategies, including average rents, occupancy, and home price appreciation. A lease and a nightly calendar are two different jobs.
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12+ month leases
- Median Monthly Rent
- $2,395
- 3-Bedroom Average
- $2,178
- 4+ Bedroom Average
- $2,875
Home Price Appreciation
Average per year, Houston metro
- Past year
- 3.4%
- 5-year average
- 5.8%
- 10-year average
- 5.4%
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- 5-year per year average
- 10-year per year average
Area examples, not a quote for one house. An area average is not your house. Before an address, the question is what kind of house is worth thinking about. Short-term: Houston, year through Oct 2026, AirDNA. Long-term: county median for Sep 2026, Realtor.com; bedroom averages as of Oct, 2026, Rentometer. Appreciation: Houston metro through Q2 2026, FHFA. The 5-year and 10-year figures are the average per year.
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What ROI Means HereRent, cash in, and a later sale stay in three columns.Appreciation Is Not Cash FlowA rise in the metro index is not rent in the account.An Area Average Is Not Your HouseThe homepage figures are area examples, not one house.Cash Before the First RentCash to close and reserves come before the first rent check.
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Hi, my name is Mike Erne. I am with Real Estate Investor Agent Team at RaiderX LLC. I manage short-term and long-term rental properties in the Houston area. I understand the local market, the operational side of rentals, and what it takes to make a property cash flow. That work is the rental income analysis, the restriction review, the expense and fee breakdown, and the resale and exit strategies.
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