Short-Term Rental Financing in Athens, GA

The Athens ratio math on this product

Gross nightly revenue in Athens models to about $5,225/month across a full year. Lenders do not credit that dollar-for-dollar — a 28% haircut for vacancy, cleaning, platform fees and management leaves $3,762 of creditable income. Against a PITIA of $2,324, that is an estimated DSCR ratio of 1.62x. That clears the 1.0 minimum with real cushion and lands in the best DSCR pricing tier most shelves publish — typically worth 0.25%–0.50% off the rate versus a break-even file.

Underwriting notes specific to STR files: plan on 25% down as the floor, six months of PITIA in reserves, and either twelve months of Airbnb/VRBO earnings statements on the subject property or a third-party market revenue study for a property with no operating history. Short-term rentals are active in this market; licensing and zoning are set locally and we verify the specific address before quoting. Verify the permit status of the exact address before you go hard on earnest money — an unpermitted STR is an unfinanceable STR on this product.