Rental property
Short-Term Rental Property Calculator
Estimate short-term-rental revenue, operating costs and cash flow using your own nightly rate, occupancy and local expenses.
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What this calculator estimates
Estimate occupancy, booking revenue, operating costs and profit. It combines the inputs below to produce Estimated monthly cash flow. Every assumption remains editable so the estimate can reflect the property, financing and location being evaluated.
Worked example
Using the displayed sample assumptions, the calculator produces -$52. This is an illustration, not a market quote. Change one input at a time to understand what drives the result.
Inputs and assumptions
- Average nightly rate — sample input: 220 currency units
- Expected occupancy — sample input: 65 %
- Available nights per month — sample input: 30 nights
- Average stay length — sample input: 3 nights
- Cleaning fee charged per booking — optional — sample input: 100 currency units
- Other monthly guest income — optional — sample input: 0 currency units
- Booking-platform fee — sample input: 3 %
- Cleaning cost per booking — sample input: 100 currency units
- Property-management fee — optional — sample input: 15 %
- Monthly utilities and internet — sample input: 350 currency units
- Monthly supplies and consumables — sample input: 150 currency units
- Monthly maintenance reserve — sample input: 200 currency units
- Monthly property tax and insurance — sample input: 650 currency units
- Monthly licensing/HOA/condo fees — optional — sample input: 0 currency units
- Monthly mortgage payment — optional — sample input: 2200 currency units
How to interpret the result
Review cash flow together with reserves, vacancy and financing risk. Compare a conservative case with an expected case and keep a record of the assumptions used.
Common mistake to avoid
Do not treat gross rent as net operating income. Local definitions, taxes, lending practices and measurement requirements can materially change the result.
Frequently asked questions
Which costs are commonly missed?
Owners often overlook platform fees, payment processing, cleaning, supplies, utilities, insurance, licensing, furniture replacement, management and unavailable nights.
Should cleaning fees be treated as profit?
Record cleaning fees collected as revenue and cleaning costs separately so the actual margin remains visible.
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Reviewed 2026-09-08.