Mum sparks fury renting out lavish household residence for $3,000 a day

A high-profile Gold Coast mum has sparked livid debate after revealing she routinely packs up her new child to hire the household residence to strangers by the hour.

Georgie Stevenson, who owns a complement empire and hosts a well-liked mindset podcast, has clapped again after receiving a wave of backlash for itemizing her $6.5 million Hinterland property as a business photoshoot location whereas juggling life as a working mum with two younger youngsters.

The social media influencer and husband Tim Crouch settled on the sprawling Reedy Creek residence in February 2025, simply months earlier than welcoming child Lacey, a sister for three-year-old Ivy.

Named Palm Hill, their lavish new household residence doubles as a high-end aspect hustle, commanding a staggering $375 per hour, or a flat $3,000 day fee for Monday to Friday bookings.

The home is listed on rent platform Aloca, described as a “modern coastal farmhouse” with spectacular metropolis skyline views.

With its ethereal open-plan interiors, bespoke stone finishes and gorgeous alfresco areas, the house was constructed with content material creation in thoughts. It is marketed as “effortlessly flexible” for style and wellness campaigns, and completely positioned for “golden-hour stills”.

But Stevenson’s pivot from new child bliss to movie set has hit a nerve along with her viewers, prompting the entrepreneur to defend her determination.

“Don’t you already have enough money?” one critic demanded on social media, whereas one other famous the association sounded “inconvenient” for a younger household.

Stevenson admitted leaving the home for the day with a toddler and an toddler in tow might be “a little inconvenient sometimes.”

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But in a brutal cost-of-living disaster the place many Aussies are sweating over a single rate of interest rise, Stevenson put her controversial selection all the way down to savvy monetary administration.

“One day of a photoshoot in our house can cover our entire mortgage for the week,” she stated. “Sometimes it even covers all four of our property mortgages for the week.”

The influencer urged her followers to undertake a equally forward-focused mindset.

“It’s actually an incredible opportunity, and an incredible income stream”, she stated, including she aimed to retire by age 40.