Guides
18 guides to managing short-term rentals for property owners.
18 in-depth guides in eight topics. Each one answers your question in the first paragraph, shows where every figure comes from, and says when we last checked it.
Featured
Featured guides
Platforms, pricing, reviews, damage, listings and the EU rules: the questions hosts ask most.
- GuidePlatforms
Airbnb vs Booking.com for hosts
What each platform charges and on what, when the money reaches you, how damage and double bookings are handled, and how to run both calendars without clashes.
- GuidePricing
Dynamic pricing for Airbnb
How dynamic pricing works, where Airbnb’s Smart Pricing stops, the settings that matter most, and a weekly routine for European seasons and events.
- GuideGuests
Get 5-star reviews
How Airbnb reviews work, what the review policy forbids, what moves each category rating, how to ask for a review the right way, and why a co-host should watch Guest favourite rather than Superhost.
- GuideOperations
Damage claims and insurance
How to document damage and get paid on Airbnb and Booking.com, why Airbnb’s damage protection is not insurance, and which cover the owner and the co-host each need.
- GuidePlatforms
An Airbnb listing that gets booked
What Airbnb itself says about search ranking, how to build each part of a listing, the European details you cannot skip, and a step-by-step check for a listing that sits empty.
- GuideRules
EU short-term rental regulation
What the regulation requires from member states, platforms and hosts, what it does not do, how it differs from DAC7 and the Digital Services Act, and what it means for a co-host who manages units for several owners.
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All guides in learning-path order. Pick a topic to narrow the list.
- GuideGetting started
Start an Airbnb co-hosting business
What a co-host is and does, what Airbnb lets a co-host do, how co-hosts get paid, the European rules to check, and the first six steps.
- GuideGetting started
Co-hosting vs arbitrage vs buying
Who owns what, who pays when the calendar is empty, what each model needs in capital, and what Belgian and Dutch law says about subletting a rented home.
- GuideOwners
Find your first management client
Where first owners actually come from in Belgium and the Netherlands, what to say when you have nothing to show yet, and the outreach rules that keep you out of trouble.
- GuideOwners
Airbnb management agreement clauses
The clauses that decide who pays, who is liable and what happens when it ends, with the detail that matters in Belgium and the Netherlands. A checklist to take to your lawyer, not a contract to copy.
- GuidePlatforms
Airbnb vs Booking.com for hosts
What each platform charges and on what, when the money reaches you, how damage and double bookings are handled, and how to run both calendars without clashes.
- GuidePlatforms
An Airbnb listing that gets booked
What Airbnb itself says about search ranking, how to build each part of a listing, the European details you cannot skip, and a step-by-step check for a listing that sits empty.
- GuidePricing
Airbnb co-host fees
What managers in Belgium and the Netherlands say they charge, what the percentage is calculated on, how co-hosts get paid, and a worked euro example of what the owner and the co-host each keep.
- GuidePricing
Dynamic pricing for Airbnb
How dynamic pricing works, where Airbnb’s Smart Pricing stops, the settings that matter most, and a weekly routine for European seasons and events.
- GuideOperations
Turnover cleaning system
The checklist is the easy part. This is the system around it: scheduling, linen, photo checks, restocking, a backup for a busy Saturday, and the Belgian and Dutch staffing rules that catch beginners out.
- GuideOperations
Damage claims and insurance
How to document damage and get paid on Airbnb and Booking.com, why Airbnb’s damage protection is not insurance, and which cover the owner and the co-host each need.
- GuideOperations
Self check-in and smart locks
How to choose between a smart lock, a keypad, a key box and a key exchange point, how to send codes safely, and the guest registration, privacy and fire safety rules that still apply when nobody meets the guest.
- GuideOperations
Preventive maintenance
A maintenance schedule by frequency, the smoke alarm, boiler and fire safety checks that Belgian and Dutch rules require, and how to plan contractors, blocked nights and costs with the owner.
- GuideGuests
Guest message templates
Eight messages that cover a stay from booking to review, when to schedule each one on Airbnb and Booking.com, what to leave to AI replies, and what you are not allowed to send.
- GuideGuests
Get 5-star reviews
How Airbnb reviews work, what the review policy forbids, what moves each category rating, how to ask for a review the right way, and why a co-host should watch Guest favourite rather than Superhost.
- GuideRules
EU short-term rental regulation
What the regulation requires from member states, platforms and hosts, what it does not do, how it differs from DAC7 and the Digital Services Act, and what it means for a co-host who manages units for several owners.
- GuideRules
Airbnb rules in Belgium and the Netherlands
Region by region and city by city: registration, permits, night caps, VAT and tourist tax in Flanders, Brussels, Wallonia, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, with the official page for each.
- GuideGrowth
Scaling past 10 units
What breaks between the first unit and the tenth, which tasks to hand off first, the costs that change per unit, and how to keep owners while you grow.
- GuideGrowth
Estimate what a property will earn
Build a monthly projection from comparable listings, show it as a low, likely and high range, subtract the European cost stack, and check the rules that cap nights before an owner sees a number.
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Browse by topic
Eight topics, in the order you meet them when you start managing short-term rentals for owners.
- 01The model and getting startedWhat co-hosting is, how it compares with arbitrage and buying, and how to begin.2 guides
- 02Finding and signing ownersFinding your first owner and agreeing clear terms before you take on a unit.2 guides
- 03Listings, platforms and channelsBuilding a listing that gets booked, and running Airbnb and Booking.com side by side.2 guides
- 04Pricing and revenueCommission, what it is calculated on, and dynamic pricing.2 guides
- 05Cleaning, maintenance and damageTurnovers that run on a system, and what to do when a guest causes damage.4 guides
- 06Guests and reviewsGuest messages from booking to checkout, and reviews earned within the rules.2 guides
- 07Rules, registration and taxEU rules, local registration, night caps and VAT in Belgium and the Netherlands.2 guides
- 08Markets and growthEstimating what a property can earn, and growing a management business past the first units.2 guides