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Pricing
30 posts on the RentTools blog tagged Pricing.
Orphan nights: the gap-night revenue your minimum stay strands
A worked calc of how many nights a 3-night minimum strands as unbookable gaps each year — and the gap-only exception that recovers them without 1-night chaos.
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Direct booking website math: when escaping OTA commission pays off
A worked P&L on Airbnb's host cut vs a direct site's 3% Stripe fee — and the repeat-guest rate that decides whether your own booking page pays off.
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Maintenance reserve for short-term rentals: the per-night number most hosts get wrong
Most hosts set aside 1–2% of gross for repairs. Real depreciation runs 5–8%. A worked spreadsheet of three breakdowns shows what the per-night reserve actually needs to be.
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RevPAR for short-term rentals: the metric occupancy hides
Occupancy and ADR each tell half the story. RevPAR — revenue per available night — reconciles them. Worked math for three listings that look nothing alike.
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Airbnb host-only fee vs split-fee: the breakeven math
When 15% host-only beats 3% + ~14% split, the conversion uplift hosts actually see, and the worked spreadsheet across budget, mid-tier, and luxury listings.
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Airbnb extra guest fee: the per-person pricing math
What an extra guest actually costs you per night, the three pricing models hosts use, and the spreadsheet that shows when a per-guest fee funds your linen budget vs when it spooks the booking.
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Airbnb co-host commission math: what 20% really costs you
A worked breakdown of co-host pay models for short-term rental hosts. Percent-of-gross vs percent-of-net vs per-task, real dollar math at 5, 10, and 20 stays per month, and the threshold where the co-host pays for themselves.
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Airbnb cleaning fee vs all-in pricing: which one books more nights
A worked breakdown of Airbnb's total-price display and the cleaning-fee dilemma — what happens when you bundle the fee into the nightly rate, how CTR moves at each split, and the break-even where absorbing the fee starts to cost money.
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Same-day booking math: when the last-minute reservation is a trap
When a same-day Airbnb or Booking.com reservation is worth accepting and when it costs you a 3-star review. Cleaning slack, review-score drag, and the 3-hour rule that beats "always say yes."
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Dynamic pricing for short-term rentals: PriceLabs, Wheelhouse, Beyond
A worked comparison of PriceLabs, Wheelhouse, and Beyond Pricing for short-term rental hosts — fees, lift, break-even at 1, 3, and 8 listings, and the three settings that decide whether the tool earns its keep.
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Pet fee math for short-term rental hosts: when allowing dogs actually pays
A worked breakdown of pet fees for Airbnb and Booking.com hosts. Cleaning premium, damage rate, conversion uplift, and the per-listing rule for setting yours.
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Booking.com Genius levels: when 10%, 15%, and 20% discounts pay back
Worked math on Booking.com's Genius 1, 2, and 3 tiers. The breakeven lift each tier needs, the visibility math behind the badge, and a per-listing rule.
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