Most of what is written about management fees is a range with no receipts. This guide uses published rates only: what companies print on their own pricing pages, recorded in our fee index with dates.
Full service STR management typically costs 18 to 30% of gross rental revenue. Hands on owners can pay less through online management tiers, the published example is 12% plus a $1,000 signing fee. Dedicated revenue management runs $125 to $350 per property per month on published rates. Most companies publish nothing, which is why we keep an index.
The standard model. The manager runs everything and takes a share of gross rents, typically 18 to 30%. The published Poconos example is 25% of gross rental income. Your incentive alignment is good, but the cost compounds in strong years.
Listings, pricing and guest messaging handled remotely while you cover the ground game. Published example: 12% of gross revenue plus a $1,000 one time signing fee. Cheapest percentage, most owner labor.
Common for revenue management rather than full management: $125 to $350 per property per month on published rates, sometimes with onboarding fees. Predictable, and it does not scale against you as revenue grows.
The market default. In the first market we indexed, 14 of 16 companies publish no rate at all. Quote only is not a red flag by itself, but a manager who will not put a number in writing before a walkthrough is telling you something.
From our fee transparency index, quoting each company's own wording. This table grows as we index more markets.
| Company | Market | Model | Published rate | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galvanized Management | The Poconos, PA | Full service | 25% of gross rental income | Sept 2026 |
| Pocono Pads | The Poconos, PA | Online management tier | 12% of gross revenue plus $1,000 one time signing fee | Sept 2026 |
| RevFactor | National, revenue service | Flat fee | $350 per property per month plus $150 onboarding | Sept 2026 |
| StepByStepBNB | National, revenue service | Flat fee tiers | $250 per month for one property, sliding to $125 at 25 plus | Sept 2026 |
| Wheelhouse Pro | National, pricing software | Percent or flat | 1% of revenue or $19.99 per listing per month | Sept 2026 |
Every row quotes the company's own published page. See the full per market index, including who does not publish, at the Poconos fee index.
Answered from published rates, not vibes.
Full service managers typically take 18 to 30% of gross rental revenue in US vacation markets. The published examples in our index sit inside that band: 25% for full service and 12% for a hands on online tier. Urban markets and co-hosting arrangements often run lower.
Full service usually covers listing management, dynamic pricing, guest messaging, turnover coordination and maintenance dispatch. Co-hosting and online tiers cut the on the ground work and cost less. Always get the inclusion list in writing, especially for linens, consumables and maintenance markups.
Often. Watch for onboarding or signing fees, the published example in our index is $1,000, plus cleaning handled outside the fee, maintenance markups and channel fees. The percentage is the headline, not the whole bill.
It can be. Dedicated revenue services run $125 to $350 per property per month on published rates, or 1 to 1.25% of bookings on software tiers, and some owners pair them with a cheaper co-host instead of full service. Our revenue management ranking compares them.
Ask every candidate for the rate in writing before a walkthrough, ask what their December occupancy was against the market and use our fee index to see who publishes rates. In our first indexed market only 2 of 16 companies did.