See what your short-term rental actually nets each month after platform fees, cleaning, utilities, and management.
That's a 20.0% margin on $2,554 of bookings.
Results are estimates for informational purposes only. Not financial advice.
An Airbnb profit calculator estimates your monthly take-home from short-term letting after platform fees, cleaning costs, utilities, supplies, taxes, and void nights. Headline nightly rates are misleading — a $200/night listing at 65% occupancy nets far less than it sounds once Airbnb's 3% host fee, cleaning costs, higher utility bills, and management time are accounted for.
Enter your average nightly rate, expected occupancy percentage, cleaning fee, monthly fixed costs (mortgage, utilities, internet, supplies), and your variable cost percentage. The calculator returns gross revenue, net profit, and effective monthly yield. Compare against long-term let income for the same property — short-term often wins on revenue but loses on hours-per-month invested.
Beyond the obvious cleaning and platform fees, factor in: damage and wear (allow 5–10% of revenue), higher utility usage, professional photos, dynamic pricing software ($20–50/month), local short-term-let licenses or tourist taxes, and your own time managing messages, check-ins, and complaints. In many cities, regulation is tightening and occupancy is volatile — model conservative scenarios before counting on the upside.
Results are estimates for informational purposes only.