The obvious costs are not usually what hurts your profit. These hidden Airbnb expenses belong in your forecast before they surprise you. Most hosts know to budget for the big things. Mortgage. Furnishings. Cleaning. Supplies. But short-term rentals come with another layer of expenses that often appear after you’re already operating. Some are a few […]

Gale Golden had a great property. Once she started treating it like a real business, the numbers finally started matching the experience. If you already know how to run one strong short-term rental, co-hosting may be the next business model hiding in plain sight. Gale Golden did not set out to become a short-term rental […]

Steve Marquis used data, family-friendly positioning, and smart pricing to outperform the market without chasing a full calendar. Steve Marquis is not a “hope it works out” kind of host. Before he bought his first short-term rental, he was running seven or eight pro formas a day. He had been a teacher, then became a […]