Can retail investors own a vacation rental home with a $100 investment?

He took inspiration from the property investment portal and art investment platform to create a new startup that lets retail investors to “own shares” of a vacation rental home with even a $100 investment. “Vacation rentals are an investment opportunity that historically has only been available to the wealthy.

Will Airbnb make property acquisitions?

It will be making property acquisitions for the platform using debt raised separately from this equity. Corey Ashton Walters, founder and CEO of the Miami, Florida-based startup, said when Airbnb was preparing to go public in 2020, he was searching for new ideas for a venture in the real estate sector.

What is Airbnb & how does it work?

Airbnb got its start as a place for homeowners casually to rent out rooms and more from their own private residences to make a bit of extra income, but it quickly evolved into something a little more specialized: a platform where a large part of the inventory became listings from those who owned property primarily as an investment vehicle.