Buying a Columbia Rental: Cite $21,121, Keep Satellites Separate

Jacob Mishalanie
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Cite $21,121 on 873 listings. Keep Lake Murray on its own line. Watch this sample. Typical Columbia listings earned about $21,121 last year from 873 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $199. Occupancy was 40.9 percent. Revenue per available night was $79. Year over year is minus 3.5 percent. Active supply moved plus 14.4 percent.

The three strongest city months are October, March, and August. October is the busiest. July is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbia, then Atlanta. Stay is 6 nights, booked about 44 days ahead. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line.

DSCR Starts on Columbia $21,121

DSCR starts on $21,121 on 873 listings. Year over year is minus 3.5 percent. Supply plus 14.4 percent. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Market a Columbia Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay.

Year Over Year Is Minus 3.5 Percent

Call City of Columbia Code Enforcement at 803-545-3430. 920 Hemlock Drive. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year permit per owner-occupied unit, plus a business license. The city lifted a moratorium on new STR permits on March 3, 2026. Confirm 2026 dollars and the arterial-street rule for non-owner-occupied parcels. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. Columbia STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file.

Supply Plus 14.4 Percent

October, March, and August are the strong city months. July is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Who Books Columbia is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay.

A Dock Stay Is Not This City Note

Stay is 6 nights. Lead is 44 days. Origin is Columbia, then Atlanta. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. Columbia Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit.

The $100 Permit Sits With the Deed

Professionally managed share is 7.9 percent. Vanessa holds 14. Superhost share is 58.0 percent. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Complete Visitor's Guide to Columbia on the Cong is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay.

Watch This Sample Size

245 listings, 28.1 percent, set a 30-night minimum. That setting is not occupancy. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Lake Murray is not Five Points. What It Costs to Start a Legal Columbia STR Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay.

Independent Ownership Changes the Hire

Keep Lake Murray, Aiken, and Camden on their own lines. Do not invent a satellite AirROI year. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Financing a Columbia Rental Without a Lake Murra is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay.

What a Buyer Packet Should Carry

We market. We do not take the lock. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. A listing scrape is not the town file. Columbia vs Lake Murray Desks is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit. Lake Murray is not Five Points. We market. We do not take the lock. A listing scrape is not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit.

Hosts who underwrite the Midlands should keep $21,121 on 873 city listings, call 803-545-3430, and leave each satellite on its own line. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $21,121 on 873 city listings on its own line. October is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 803-545-3430 before you advertise a Columbia stay. The city's STR page lists a $100 a year owner-occupied permit.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did typical Columbia listings earn last year?

Typical Columbia listings earned about $21,121 last year from 873 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. Average night was $199, occupancy 40.9 percent, and revenue per available night was $79. Year over year is minus 3.5 percent, with active supply up 14.4 percent. Keep Lake Murray on its own line.

When is Columbia's strongest month?

October is the busiest, with March and August the other strong months. July is the slowest month and also the weakest for occupancy. Confirm current fees at City of Columbia Code Enforcement before advertising a 2026 season, and keep this pattern specific to the city rather than a Lake Murray listing.

Do I need a Columbia SC STR permit in 2026?

Call City of Columbia Code Enforcement at 803-545-3430, 920 Hemlock Drive. The city's STR page lists a $100 annual permit per owner-occupied unit plus a business license, and the city lifted its moratorium on new STR permits on March 3, 2026. Confirm current 2026 fees and the arterial-street rule for non-owner-occupied parcels directly with the desk.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. 245 listings, 28.1 percent of the 873 active rentals, set a 30-night minimum, but typical stay is still 6 nights with a 44-day lead time. A long minimum-stay setting doesn't reflect what guests actually book in this market, and July remains the slowest month regardless of that setting.

Should I hire a manager in Columbia and on Lake Murray?

Professionally managed share in Columbia is 7.9 percent; Vanessa holds the largest local portfolio at 14 listings. This hub's research puts Lake Murray near 12 percent professionally managed. Don't buy one manager pitch to cover both markets — the ownership structure and guest occasions differ.

Who books a Columbia stay?

Most guests arrive from Columbia itself, then Atlanta. Typical stay is 6 nights with a 44-day lead time. The State House, Williams-Brice, and Fort Jackson are city-driven bookings, while a Lake Murray dock weekend is a lake-driven booking. Keep the two occasions distinct in your copy.

Can I file Lake Murray as the Columbia year?

No. Columbia's average night was $199 across 873 listings, and this data pass did not produce a separate Lake Murray AirROI year. Keep $21,121 on its own line for Columbia, and don't substitute a lake-market figure when citing this city to a buyer.

What should a buyer packet carry?

Cite $21,121 across 873 city listings, note supply up 14.4 percent and year over year down 3.5 percent, and include the permit desk number, 803-545-3430. Keep any Lake Murray figures on a separate line rather than folding them into the city total.

Where do I confirm the city desk?

Call City of Columbia Code Enforcement at 803-545-3430, 920 Hemlock Drive. Confirm the current permit fee and the arterial-street rule for non-owner-occupied parcels — owner-occupied units in residential districts may be exempt from the four-lane street rule, so check your specific parcel.

How should a host split city and lake copy?

File two separate products. Columbia copy should lead with the State House and Williams-Brice; Lake Murray copy should lead with the dock and lake-weekend occasion. Keep those files apart rather than writing one pitch that tries to cover both markets.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

If a buyer packet still averages a dock into this city note, send the parcel.

Before you bid city or dock, send both addresses. We will keep the files apart. Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.