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Host tips
64 posts on the RentTools blog tagged Host tips.
What to pay your short-term-rental cleaner: per-clean vs hourly
Per-clean, hourly, and monthly-retainer cleaner pay math for short-term rental hosts at 5, 10, and 20 stays a month — plus the contractor-classification trap.
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Airbnb AirCover vs Booking.com damage deposit: what gets paid
How AirCover, Booking.com damage deposits, and Vrbo Property Damage Protection actually pay out — three real damage claims, real timelines, real refusal rates.
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Noise monitoring for short-term rentals: Minut vs NoiseAware vs Roomonitor
A 12-month cost comparison of Minut, NoiseAware, and Roomonitor for short-term rental hosts — plus the threshold setting that decides whether you catch the party or annoy quiet guests.
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Linen inventory for short-term rentals: how many sets per listing
How many sheet sets and towel sets you actually need per short-term rental — the laundry-cycle math, the dryer bottleneck, and what new hosts always get wrong.
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Wi-Fi setup for short-term rentals: speed, mesh, and guest-network math
How much Wi-Fi speed a short-term rental actually needs, when a single router beats mesh, and why a guest network is not optional in 2026 — with worked numbers and real hardware picks.
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Airbnb cancellation policy math: which tier actually pays more
A worked spreadsheet of Flexible, Moderate, Firm, and Strict on Airbnb plus refundable vs non-refundable on Booking.com. Three cancellation scenarios at 60, 75, 90% occupancy.
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Smart lock vs lockbox: 12-month cost math for short-term rental hosts
A worked spreadsheet comparing smart locks, lockboxes, and in-person check-in. Total cost over 12 months at 5, 10, and 20 stays per month — plus the failure modes nobody prices.
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Channel manager break-even math: when paying $40 a month actually pays back
When does a paid channel manager pay for itself? Worked break-even math at 1, 3, 8, and 15 properties — plus the failure cost most hosts forget to price in.
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Pre-arrival guest forms: what to ask, when to send, completion math
A field-by-field guide to pre-arrival forms for short-term rental hosts. What to ask, what to skip, when to send, and how to push completion past 90%.
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Length-of-stay discount math: when 7-day and 28-day discounts actually pay
A worked spreadsheet of weekly and monthly Airbnb discount math. The breakeven at 60%, 75%, and 90% occupancy, and a per-listing rule to pick yours.
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Self-hosting your property manager on a $4 droplet
How to self-host a short-term-rental property manager on a cheap DigitalOcean droplet. Real RAM numbers, real build limits, real monthly cost.
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GDPR for short-term rental hosts: what you actually need to do
Practical GDPR for short-term rental hosts. Five concrete actions this week: privacy notice, lawful basis, retention, sub-processors, deletion.
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