How to Build the Goa Dream: Parul Gulati’s Villa, Hostel and the Money Behind It All | FWS

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Most people have a version of the same daydream: buy a place in Goa, run something small by the beach, and let the property pay for itself. Very few of them ever see the actual numbers. In this episode, Sharan Hegde travels to Goa to sit down with actor and entrepreneur Parul Gulati, founder and CEO of the hair extensions brand Nish Hair, which she started in 2017 and later pitched on Shark Tank India Season 2, closing a deal with Amit Jain. Alongside her acting work in shows and films like Girls Hostel, Made in Heaven, Selection Day and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, Parul has spent the last few years building in Goa, first as a homeowner and now as a hospitality operator with Malkin Hostel in Arpora, Bardez.The second half moves to Malkin Hostel, a restored Goan home that Parul converted into a co-living and co-working space for travellers and creators. She breaks down the ₹1.2 crore she invested in the property, the ₹3 lakh monthly rent, the roughly ₹6 lakh monthly running cost including salaries and electricity, what an ₹18 lakh swimming pool actually costs to build, and how off-season revenue compares with peak-season projections. She is candid about the fact that the business is not yet profitable, why the Nish Hair store on the premises effectively covers her rent, and why running an old heritage property involves costs, from Mangalorean roof tiles to generator diesel, that never show up on Instagram.For anyone thinking about real estate investing, rental yield, hospitality businesses, entrepreneurship or simply the economics behind an aspirational lifestyle, this episode replaces the fantasy with a spreadsheet. It is an honest look at what wealth creation in Indian real estate actually returns, and what it demands before it does.Parul GulatiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parul-gulati-44709681/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gulati06/ Malkin Hostel: https://www.instagram.com/malkinhostel/ Nish Hair: https://www.nishhair.com/ Subscribe:The 1% ClubYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FWSClips0 Instagram