30A · Santa Rosa Beach · Miramar Beach

Buy the beach rental that pays for itself.

I'm Zach, a licensed agent and local real estate investor on 30A. I pick vacation rentals using real booking data: revenue, occupancy, and nightly rates by street. Gut feel and glossy listing photos don't get a vote.

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Gross yield calculator

What would a rental here gross?

Pick an area and a property type, then enter a purchase price. The estimate uses each submarket's trailing-12-month revenue potential from AirDNA.

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Gross means before management (often 20–35%), cleaning, HOA, insurance, and property tax. A real underwrite on a specific address goes deeper than this. Request one free.

Submarket ledger

Not all of 30A rents the same.

South of 98 on 30A, revenue potential runs about double the inland side of Santa Rosa Beach. Entry prices differ by roughly the same multiple, which is why the yield math matters more than the headline revenue.

Submarket	Score	Revenue potential	Occupancy	Nightly rate

AirDNA Top Submarkets, trailing 12 months as of October 2026. The score is AirDNA's 0–100 market score.

Houses vs condos

$116.5k vs $67.6k

That's the average annual revenue. Houses grew 8.7% last year and condos grew 3.6%. Big groups pay a premium on 30A.

Buyer leverage

157–201 days

Average days on market for active listings in Santa Rosa Beach (32459) and Miramar Beach (32550). Sellers are waiting, so price is negotiable.

Inventory

≈1,190 homes

Homes for sale in 32459 and 32550 right now. Most won't pencil as rentals. The job is finding the few that do.

Days on market and inventory: PropStream, October 2026.

How I help

From "is this a good rental?" to keys.

Underwrite

Pull comps on revenue, occupancy, and rate for the exact address. Then model net cash flow, not just gross.

Screen the rules

Check HOA rental rules, minimum stays, Walton County requirements, flood zone, and insurance before you're attached to a house.

Negotiate

Use days on market and the seller's equity position to set the offer. Long listing times give you room.

Launch

Get introductions to local managers, cleaners, and a cost-segregation provider, so the rental is booking from the first week.

On the channel

Watch how I run the numbers.

Real 30A properties, real revenue, and the mistakes that sink most rentals.

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Send me a property or a budget.

I'll send back a revenue estimate, comparable rentals, and an honest take on whether it works as a short-term rental. No cost and no pressure. I watch the market every day anyway.

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