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Short-term rental investing runs on different math than buying a buy-and-hold long-term rental. A Nashville vacation cabin might pull $72,000 in gross Airbnb revenue on a property that a standard tenant would rent for $2,200 a month \u2014 but that doesn’t mean the cabin is automatically the better investment. Airbnb cap rate calculations have to account for cleaning fees, platform commissions, seasonal vacancy, furnishing depreciation, and regulation risk that traditional rental analysis never touches. Run the numbers wrong and you’ll overpay, underestimate expenses, and wonder why the cash flow you projected never showed up. This guide walks you through exactly how to calculate it the right way, what numbers to expect in popular STR markets, and the mistakes that quietly destroy returns.<\/p>\n