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Mississippi Short-Term Rental Revenue Calculator

Estimate your Airbnb or VRBO revenue using Mississippi market data. Property tax, insurance, and vacancy defaults are pre-filled with current Mississippi averages. Cash-on-cash return separates a profitable STR from an expensive hobby.

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Revenue Assumptions

Investment & Financing

Operating Expenses(Mississippi defaults)

Total Annual Operating Expenses$28,537

Mississippi Market Context

Avg Cap Rate

7.2%

Median Price

$253K

Property Tax

0.54%

Vacancy Rate

7.6%

Local Factors

  • -Very affordable entry prices but high insurance due to hurricane and storm exposure
  • -Limited population growth constrains appreciation potential
  • -Gulf Coast areas face significant flood and wind insurance requirements

How to Analyze a Short-Term Rental

Nightly rate × occupancy determines your top line, but the real story is in what's left after expenses. STRs carry higher operating costs than long-term rentals — cleaning, furnishing, platform fees, utilities, and guest supplies all eat into revenue.

RevPAN (Revenue Per Available Night) accounts for vacancy — it's your gross revenue divided by 365. This metric lets you compare properties regardless of how they're marketed or how stay lengths differ.

Management costs are the biggest variable. Self-managing saves 20–30% but costs you time. Full-service STR management typically runs 20–25% of gross revenue. Factor in your time honestly.

Always stress-test with lower occupancy — markets shift, regulations change, and new supply comes online. A deal that only works at 80% occupancy is a deal that's one bad season from going underwater.

Annual Cash Flow

$-15,116

Negative

Cash-on-Cash Return

-23.0%

Gross Revenue$29,580
Rental Income$16,830
Cleaning Fee Income$12,750
Operating Expenses$28,537
NOI$1,043
Annual Debt Service$16,159
Monthly Mortgage$1,347
RevPAN$81/night
Monthly Cash Flow$-1,260
Total Cash Invested$65,600
CASH FLOW$-15,116
Cash Flow$0
Mortgage$16,159
Management$5,916
Cleaning$8,500
Platform Fees$887
Property Tax$1,366
Insurance$3,468
Utilities$3,600
Maintenance$3,000
Supplies & Other$1,800

What does this mean?

This STR is losing money at these numbers. Either the nightly rate needs to increase, occupancy needs to improve, or expenses need to come down. Many hosts underestimate cleaning, furnishing, and platform fees.

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