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Idee de startup! Cumperi un apartament si il dai spre inchiriere pe AirBNB.

December 4, 2015 by Sabin Piso

AirBNB a ajuns sa genereze mai mult venit anual pentru proprietari decat inchirierea clasica pe termen lung.  Trebuie doar sa urmaresti cateva conditii pentru a avea o locatie buna.

Despre AirBNB (www.airbnb.com)

 

AIRBNB a pornit la drum in 2007 in San Francisco, cand Joe Gebbia si Brian Chesky se gandea cum sa faca sa isi plateasca chiria, incat nu isi permiteau.  Acestia au inceput sa dea in chirie 3 paturi in apartamentul lor, oferind si micul dejun.  Au construit un website simplu si au inceput sa inchirieze aceste paturi, reusind sa aiba 3 clienti.

In 2008, l-au adus in echipa si pe Nathan Blecharczyk, care era un tehnician destul de bun si care putea sa ii ajute cu partea tehnica pentru dezvoltarea ideii lor.  In acelasi an, au lansat o firma prin care vroiau sa beneficieze de avantajul generat de lipsa camerelor de hotel in zona.  In 2009 s-au imprietenit cu Paul Graham si au intrat impreuna in programul Y Combinator care i-a ajutat sa obtina 20 000 $ in fonduri.  In 2009 numele fostei firme (Airbed&Breakfast) este schimbat in AirBNB.  Din 2009 acestia primesc 600 000 $ de la Sequoia Capital si Y Ventures.  In 2010 primesc fonduri de 7.2 milioane $ pentru dezvoltarea companiei de la mai multi investitori.  In 2011, AirBNB mai primeste 112 milioane $ de la alti investitori, printre care si Ashton Kutcher, care intra si in advisory board.  In 2012, compania mai atrage 200 milioane $.  Dupa ce in primavara din 2014 AirBNB ajunge la 10 milioane de oaspeti si 550 000 proprietati listate pe glob, AirBNB mai atrage 500 milioane %, evaluand compania astfel la 10 miliarde $.

 

 

Despre viitorul agentiilor imobiliare si cum sa faci mai multi bani FARA acestea.

 Daca ai un apartament ok, intr-o zona centrala, atunci AirBNB face mult mai mult sens pentru tine decat un inchiriat pe termen lung printr-o agentie imobiliara.

Astfel, in Bucuresti exista deja o scadere destul de masiva de apartamente pentru inchiriere, incat proprietarii prefera sa le pastreze pentru AirBnb si sa faca mai multi bani.  Acestia, listeaza apartamentele pe www.airbnb.com si intra in competitie directa cu hotelurile pentru piata de cazari.

De exemplu, in Bucuresti in luna Octombrie 2015 erau listate un nr de aprox 500 de unitati active din 900 total listate, care includ : camere private in apartamente in care dvs locuiti, studiouri, garsoniere, apartamente de 2 camere, 3 camere si 4+ camere.  Din acest total, majoritatea sunt garsoniere si studiouri (60%) si 14% apartamente de 2 camere.

Asta arata clar ca cererea din Bucuresti este clar directionata catre costuri mici pe noapte, insemnand undeva intre 30 si 80 euro / noapte.

 

Statistica pe nr de camere :

  • Studio, pret mediu pe 2015, 35$ / noapte
  • 1 dormitor, 37$ / noapte
  • 2 dormitoare, 55$ / noapte
  • 3 dormitoare, 88$ / noapte
  • 4 dormitoare sau mai mari de atat, 175$ / noapte

 

Statistica pe nr de oaspeti / inchiriere

  • 1 sau 2 oaspeti, 36$ / noapte
  • 3 sau 4 oaspeti, 50$ / noapte
  • 5 sau 6 oaspeti, 81$ / noapte

 

Ca sa tragem si o concluzie, la nivel de studio de exemplu, cu un nivel de inchiriere de 20 de nopti din 30 intr-o luna, ca sa nu exgeram, dvs puteti genera un venit de 35$ * 20 nopti = 750$ / luna ceea ce inseamna putin mai mult decat dublu unei chirii normale pe termen lung!

Asta inseamna ca daca va concentrati putin la acest business si va documentati cat sa alegeti bine apartamentele pe care le dati in productie, puteti face de 2 ori mai multi bani decat prin inchirierea normala pe termen lung si fara sa folositi nicio agentie imobiliara!!!

Daca in mod normal, puteti face un venit anual din chirii pe termen lung de 6-8% din pretul apartamentului, prin AirBNB, puteti ajunge la 15-18% in acelasi an!

Aveti grija totusi, cum alegeti apartamentele pe care le puneti pe AirBNB.  Acestea trebuie sa arate foarte bine, sa fie foarte curate, zona sa fie buna, centrala, intotdeauna aproape de guri de metrou, restaurante, suepermarketuri, etc.

AirBNB ajuta astfel proprietarii sa aiba un venit mai mare generat de aceeasi unitatate, in cazul in care aveti apartamentul potrivit, in locul potrivit si amenajat intr-un mod potrivit.

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Rakuten Inc. Plans to Purchase US Company Ebates for $1 Billion

September 17, 2014 by Sabin Piso

Japanese travel and shopping company Rakuten plans to buy Ebates a part of the company’s rapid expansion.

Rakuten

Rakuten Inc. has announced of its plans to purchase U.S. based cash-back site Ebates for $1 billion. This is Rakuten’s part of a series of acquisitions of international companies which is aimed at fulfilling the company’s long time goals and that is to create “world’s largest product line-up.”

Rakuten has a variety of goods ranging from fashion accessories, pet products, toys and home accessories. Rakuten is currently the top Internet retailer in Japan. Over the years it has made numerous overseas acquisitions and these includes Cyprus-based Internet phone application Viber Media. It has also led to a $100 million investment in online scrapbook site Pinterest.

California-based Ebates and Rakuten have membership-based online shopping platforms. The process usually goes this way: retailers pay Ebates to advertise their products and then the company provides rebates for eligible purchases online.

Rakuten plans to purchase Ebates for 32.852 million shares, paid through cash, bank loans, bonds and commercial paper.

Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten founder and president has developed his company through a rapid expansion in the past years. Mikitani calls this a “Rakuten eco-system” consisting of a variety of services from banking and credit cards to life insurance and telecommunications.

Recent announcements have mentioned that the company has outgrown its offices in Shinagawa, Tokyo which is considered the country’s high-tech zone. Plans of new offices have been mentioned and these will be in Futako-Tamagawa.

Aside from this latest purchase by the company, Rakuten Inc., Japan’s largest e-commerce company, has been considering a service similar to the website Airbnb. This will provide a hub to rent apartments and homes in the country for short-term guests.

This move is in line with the government’s promotion of tourism to boost the economy. Japan has set a target of 20 million visitors a year by 2020. This is the year Tokyo hosts the Olympics.

Current regulations on the other hand are defiant when it comes to servicing tourists for less than a month. In Japan, personal property to tourists could also be dangerous. In recent news, a British man was arrested because he does not have the right permits or papers to rent his place out. Reports also mention that the Japanese government is expected to ease these laws. These would help Rakuten in its future goals. This global phenomenon has turned Airbnb, a San Francisco-based privately owned company into a prosperous company now with a market value of $10 billion.

A.L. Mijares

About Rakuten

Rakuten is an electronic and Internet company that is based in Tokyo, Japan. Rakuten Shopping Mall started operations in May 1997. The Japanese word rakuten means optimism. In 2012 the company showed an increase in revenue with a total of US$4.6 billion with operating profits of about US$244 million. In June 2013 there are 10,351 employees all over the world.

In 2005, acquisitions and joint ventures of different international companies was the focus of Rakuten. The company has the following major acquisitions all over the years:Buy.com (now Rakuten.com Shopping in the US), Priceminister  in France, Ikeda now called Rakuten Brasil, Tradoria now called Rakuten, Play.com  in the UK, Wuaki.tv  in Spain, and Kobo Inc. in Canada. Pinterest, Ozon.ru, AHA Life, and Daily Grommet are companies where Rakuten is a major investor. Rakuten stock market evolution:

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/4755:JP

About Hiroshi Mikitani

Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani has a Harvard MBA and is a former banker. He is listed by Forbes as Japan’s 4th richest person with an estimated wealth at $7.7 billion. Mikitani has encouraged a more global way of doing business, and this is why Rakuten has an official corporate language which is English, in a policy dubbed “Englishnization.”

About Ebates

Ebates

Ebates is known for online Cash Back Shopping. It was founded in 1998 by two Deputy District Attorneys in Silicon Valley that specializes in prosecuting online fraud & identity theft. Joining Ebates is always free. Members receive promos and cash backs using different payment modes including PayPal, check or money to the customer’s favorite charity. Ebates stock market evolution:

About Airbnb

Airbnb is a site that assists people in need of lodging. The company has over 500,000 listings in 33,000 cities and 192 countries. Airbnb was founded in August 2008. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company is privately owned and operated by Airbnb, Inc.

As of July 2011, the company had raised $119.8 million in venture funding from Y Combinator, Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global Solutions, General Catalyst Partners and undisclosed amounts from Youniversity Ventures’ partners, Jawed Karim, Keith Rabois, and Kevin Hartz. In April 2014, the company closed on an investment of $450 million by TPG Capital valued at $10 billion.

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