Short-term rentals in Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2 — arbitrage & buying

Rent to operate, or buy to operate?

Rental arbitrage

Start with annual short-term revenue after modelled operating costs, then subtract the annual lease. Compare break-even occupancy with your own occupancy scenario and replace the registered rent benchmark with your actual contract.

Buy to short-term let

Compare modelled operating revenue with the supported purchase benchmark. Add acquisition, furnishing, service charges and financing costs before assessing your own return. A missing buy yield means insufficient sales evidence; rental economics can still be shown.

These scenarios assume 80% occupancy and self-management. Surplus excludes furnishing, deposits, permits, owner service charges and finance. Sampled asks are not achieved bookings; building-level rental benchmarks may pool project contracts. Check landlord permission and current DET holiday-home requirements before operating.

Median short-term yield: 11.81%; Assumes 80% occupancy
Median AED/night/sqft: 0.85AED
Median premium vs lease: 1.8×

Buildings in Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2

Sorted by modelled revenue relative to the registered lease. Each row selects the bedroom with the highest ratio in that building; it is a screening scenario, not a forecast.

Building	AED/night/sqft	Premium	After lease / yr	Break-even occupancy	Buy yield
Fawad Azizi Residence · 1 bed	1.00	1.9×	AED 64,408	45.54%	10.68%
Binghatti Creek · 1 bed	0.83	1.9×	AED 59,997	46.11%	12.62%
Al Waleed Garden 2 · Studio	1.08	1.8×	AED 47,270	46.02%	14.74%
Farhad Azizi Residence · 1 bed	0.85	1.7×	AED 59,537	48.59%	11.81%
Binghatti Avenue · 1 bed	0.74	1.6×	AED 44,966	51.58%	11.44%