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Damani: Onboarding a villa costs 8-12 lakhs and is recovered in 4-5 months

Amit Damani · Why A 25-Year-Old Should Build A Hotel, Not An App | MakeMyTrip x Taj | WTF is Travel? · Sep 9, 2026 · at 2:02:46

StayVista co-founder Amit Damani outlines the initial transformation expenditure required to list a villa and the homeowner payback period.

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“All of that accumulated will be an expense of anything between eight to 12 lakhs. That amount is recovered within four to five months by the homeowner.”

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