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The Vacation Rental Management Resource · 2026

Vacation Rental Management, Explained, and the Companies Ranked

What is vacation rental management?

Vacation rental management is the operation of a short-term rental property by a professional company on the owner's behalf, covering pricing, marketing, guest communication, cleaning, and maintenance. Full-service managers charge 20–35% of revenue and handle everything; partial-service platforms charge 10–15% and leave local operations to the owner.

Choosing the right manager is routinely worth tens of thousands of dollars a year in net income. We compare the major US companies using a consistent five-part editorial methodology, grounded in one of the largest proprietary operating datasets on short-term rentals in the US.

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