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57 posts on the RentTools blog tagged Host tips.
Short-term rental occupancy rate: the denominator that lies
Your occupancy rate moves 10 points depending on what you divide by. Here are the three numbers — gross, available, paid — and which one to actually chase.
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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.
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Chargeback on a direct booking: the host's win-the-dispute playbook
A guest disputed your direct booking with their bank. The reason codes hosts actually face, the evidence that wins, and the $15 fee you pay either way.
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Overbooking relocation cost: what it costs to walk a guest
When you can't honor a booking, walking the guest means paying the price difference for comparable accommodation. Three worked scenarios and the real bill.
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Booking.com virtual card declined: the host's VCC charging playbook
Why Booking.com's virtual credit card declines — and the exact charge-from date, balance ceiling, and expiry window that fix 9 in 10 failed VCC charges.
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Booking lead time math: why an empty calendar isn't an emergency
How far ahead your bookings actually land, how to read your own pickup curve, and the pace test that says whether an empty calendar means discount — or just wait.
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Consumables cost per stay: the line every host forgets to budget
What toilet paper, coffee, and soap actually cost you per Airbnb turnover — the itemized per-stay breakdown, bulk-vs-retail unit math, and three occupancy scenarios annualized.
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Weekend pricing premium math: what to charge for Friday and Saturday
How much more to charge for weekend nights — measuring your own demand premium from occupancy-by-day, a weekly revenue grid, three markets scored, and why a 2-night weekend minimum beats the premium itself.
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Airbnb guest refund math: how much to comp when a stay goes wrong
A severity formula for mid-stay refunds — affected nights times nightly rate times an impact factor — with four worked scenarios and the platform rules that override a lowball.
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Break-even nightly rate: the floor where a booking starts losing money
Worked math for the nightly rate below which a short-term-rental booking loses money — the per-stay vs per-night cost split, the break-even formula, and three lowball requests scored.
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Mid-term rental math: when 28-night stays beat nightly bookings
A worked month costed two ways — nightly turnovers vs one 28-night stay — the ~77% occupancy break-even, and the tenant-rights tripwire most hosts miss.
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Early check-in fee math: when to charge, when it's free money
Worked math for early check-in fees on Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo — the prior-night-vacant rule, what to charge, and why high occupancy kills the supply.
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