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🏠 VRBO Calculator

Calculate VRBO STR income and cash flow. Compare pay-per-booking (8%) vs annual subscription model, and VRBO fees vs Airbnb.

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STR Income
Average Daily Rate (ADR)?
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As-Is Occupancy %?
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Pro Forma Occupancy %?
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Cleaning Fee / stay?
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Avg Stay Length (nights)?
VRBO Fee Structure
Fee Model
Pay-Per-Booking %?
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Annual Subscription ($)?
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Co-Host / Mgmt %?
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Property Costs
Purchase Price?
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Down Payment %?
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Interest Rate %?
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Property Tax / mo?
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Insurance / mo?
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Utilities / mo?
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Supplies / mo?
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As-Is AnalysisCurrent
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Monthly Net CF
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after all costs
Annual Revenue
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net of platform fee
VRBO Fee / mo
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platform cost
RevPAR
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ADR x occupancy
Monthly VRBO Revenue
Nights Booked / mo--
ADR Revenue--
Cleaning Fee Income--
VRBO Platform Fee--
Co-Host / Management--
Net STR Revenue--
Monthly Expenses
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Monthly Cash Flow--
Pro FormaAfter Plan
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Pro Forma CF
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vs as-is
Sub vs Pay-Per-Book
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cheaper option
vs Airbnb (15.5%)
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VRBO annual saving
Pro Forma RevPAR
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at higher occupancy
VRBO vs Airbnb Annual Fee Comparison
VRBO Annual Fees (current)--
Airbnb (15.5%) Annual Fees--
Annual Savings on VRBO--

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1
Choose Your Fee Model
VRBO offers two models: pay-per-booking (~8%) or annual subscription ($499/yr + 3%). The calculator shows which saves you more money.
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Enter ADR and Occupancy
VRBO typically generates slightly fewer bookings than Airbnb in most markets but often with longer stays and higher ADR. Enter your market-specific data.
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Add Property Costs
Same framework as any STR analysis: mortgage, tax, insurance, utilities, supplies. These are fixed regardless of which platform you use.
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Compare to Airbnb
The pro forma column shows annual fees on VRBO vs what you would pay on Airbnb at 15.5%. For many host profiles, VRBO is significantly cheaper.
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Subscription Break-Even
The subscription model ($499/yr + 3%) beats pay-per-booking (8%) when your annual gross revenue exceeds ~$9,980. The calculator identifies which is better for you.
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Consider Multi-Platform
List on both VRBO and Airbnb using a channel manager (Hostfully, Guesty, Lodgify). Dual-listing captures both Airbnb's volume and VRBO's lower fees.

VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) is Airbnb's main competitor and is owned by Expedia. Key differences from Airbnb: VRBO focuses on whole-home rentals (no room sharing), tends to attract longer-stay family bookings, and has a different (often lower) fee structure.


VRBO fee models: Pay-per-booking charges ~8% of the booking total. The annual subscription charges $499/yr plus ~3% per booking. The subscription breaks even vs pay-per-booking at roughly $10K in annual gross revenue.


VRBO generally shows lower occupancy than Airbnb in most markets, but longer average stays. A hotel-style host optimizing for frequency may prefer Airbnb; a family-cabin host preferring 7-night bookings may find VRBO more profitable overall.

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