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Airbnb
38 posts on the RentTools blog tagged Airbnb.
Removing a co-host? Close every access point, keep the bookings
A co-host's access lives on each platform, in your tools and on the door. Inventory it, remove it in order and give upcoming guests a working contact.
host-tipsairbnb
Off-season math: close the listing or stay open?
Closing for the low season doesn't stop the insurance, the internet or the standing charges. The per-night contribution math on when staying open pays.
pricinghost-tips
Seasonal pricing math: turn your booking history into a rate ladder
Most hosts charge one rate all year. Build a seasonality index from your own occupancy, turn it into monthly rate multipliers, and stop leaking margin.
pricinghost-tips
Check-in and check-out times: the turnover window math
The gap between checkout and check-in is your entire cleaning window. Worked math on turnover time, cleaner cost, and when to block a buffer day instead.
cleaninghost-tips
EV charger ROI for short-term rentals: the occupancy-filter math
An EV charger is an occupancy play, not a nightly premium — you land in a filtered search with almost no competitors. The install and payback math, by market.
airbnbhost-tips
Air conditioning ROI for short-term rentals: the one-summer payback
In a hot market AC isn't a premium amenity — it's the review insurance you buy so July doesn't wreck your rating. Here's the install and payback math.
airbnbhost-tips
Pricing a new Airbnb listing: the review-velocity math
A zero-review listing can't charge the market rate. The math of underpricing your first stays to buy reviews — what each review costs, and when to raise back.
pricingairbnb
Short-term rental insurance: what AirCover doesn't cover
AirCover and damage deposits aren't insurance. What a real short-term rental policy covers — property, liability, lost income — and what it costs per year.
host-tipsairbnb
Airbnb rating recovery math: how many 5-stars erase one bad review
A single low review dents your Airbnb rating in seconds; climbing back is fixed math — how many 5-star stays it takes to erase one, by listing size.
airbnbhost-tips
Airbnb payout currency conversion fee: the hidden 3% spread
List in one currency, get paid in another? Airbnb and Booking.com bake ~3% into every cross-currency payout. The real math, and how to stop paying it.
airbnbbooking-com
iCal checkout day blocked? The off-by-one bug eating your nights
Your calendar syncs fine but the checkout day shows as booked on the other platform. Why iCal's exclusive DTEND and timezone drift quietly block a night you could sell.
calendar-syncical
DAC7: Airbnb and Booking.com now report your income to the tax office
Since 2023 Airbnb and Booking.com hand every EU host's income to the tax authority under DAC7 — and rentals get no small-host exemption. Here's exactly what they send.
airbnbbooking-com