Co-host vs. property manager

Both can run your rental. The difference is who owns the listing, how much they take on and what you pay.

Co-host

On Airbnb, a co-host is someone you add to your listing with permissions you choose. You keep the listing, its reviews and your payout settings, and you can remove them. Many co-hosts handle messaging, pricing and cleaner coordination, while you pay for cleaning and repairs. Airbnb explains how co-host permissions and payouts work, and runs a Co-Host Network for finding local co-hosts:

• Airbnb Help: Co-hosts and their permissions
• Airbnb Help: How the Co-Host Network works

Property manager

A full-service manager usually lists the home under their own brand or account. They take on guests, cleaning, maintenance and often direct bookings, and charge a larger share of revenue. You hand over more of the work and more of the control, so check what happens to your listing and reviews if you leave.

Questions to ask either one

• Whose account is the listing on, and what happens to it and its reviews if we part ways?
• What's the fee, and is it a share of the booking total or of the nightly rate? What's billed on top?
• Who collects and pays local occupancy taxes?
• How much notice ends the contract, and is there a fee to leave?
• Who answers a 2 a.m. lockout?

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General information only, not legal advice. Read any contract before you sign it.