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The 3 Best Short Term Rental Management Companies in Tucson in 2026

Five short term rental managers in Tucson, Arizona publish enough on their own sites to evaluate head to head, and we ranked the three worth your keys on published fees, sourced reviews and real local depth, with every fact checked today. Tucson is the most fee-transparent market we have indexed yet: three of the five companies we evaluated publish an actual rate, compared with zero in North Myrtle Beach and two apiece in the Poconos and the Smoky Mountains.

5 evaluated 3 ranked 20 to 25% of revenue typical full service fee Last updated: October 9, 2026

Quick answer

We evaluated 5 short term rental managers in Tucson and ranked the top 3 on a printed formula. BnB My Place leads for "largest published portfolio", Short Term Rentals Tucson leads for "longest local tenure", 1st Class Vacation Rental Management leads for "most transparent pricing". 3 of the 5 managers we evaluated publish a fee: BnB My Place at 20% of net rental proceeds; 1st Class Vacation Rental Management at 20% flat fee on the nightly rental rate only; cleaning, pet and other guest fees are never shared with the company; Short Term Rentals Tucson at 20 to 25% commission; 20% for owners who list multiple properties, and every other company quotes privately. Rankings are weighted 30% fee transparency, 25% verified reviews, 25% local depth and 20% service scope, the same formula on every page.

Key takeaways

BnB My Place is our top pick for 2026, naming the largest sourced portfolio in this market, 48 active properties in one section of its own site and 50-plus Tucson properties in another, alongside a 4.8-star average guest rating across 2,000-plus verified reviews and a single published rate of 20% of net rental proceeds. Short Term Rentals Tucson leads on tenure, with Bree Richmond and Bear Bailey stating on their own site they have been Superhosts for "over 14 years," the longest sourced claim of any company we evaluated here. 1st Class Vacation Rental Management publishes the single clearest fee basis we found anywhere in this market: a flat 20% of the nightly rental rate only, with cleaning, pet and other guest fees never shared with the company, a sharper structure than a bare percentage most competitors quote. Two companies we evaluated, Tucson Vacation Rentals and AZ Realty & Rentals, did not publish a fee and are not in the top three, with the reasons printed below.

How we evaluated

We scored all 5 companies operating in Tucson, Arizona on four weighted inputs: fee transparency (30%), where published rates beat quote only pricing; verified owner reviews (25%), drawing on LinkedIn verified submissions and public review scores from Google and Airbnb with their source and date; local depth (25%), meaning staffed presence and portfolio density in market; and service scope (20%), verified against each company's own published pages. Facts were checked in September 2026 and each carries its source. There are no paid placements. The full formula lives on our methodology page.

We also now source a property-by-property ledger directly from each company's own published property list where one exists, never from Airbnb or VRBO "managed by" attribution. See the verified properties column below, or a company's own profile for the full sourced list.

Every manager compared

CompanyBest forModelPublished feeVerified properties
BnB My Place ↗ Owners who want the largest sourced local portfolio and a single published flat fee Full service 20% of net rental proceeds None on record
Short Term Rentals Tucson ↗ Owners who want the longest sourced Superhost tenure in this market Full service 20 to 25% commission; 20% for owners who list multiple properties None on record
1st Class Vacation Rental Management ↗ Owners who want the single clearest published fee basis in this market Full service 20% flat fee on the nightly rental rate only; cleaning, pet and other guest fees are never shared with the company None on record
Tucson Vacation Rentals ↗ States on its own site that it has operated "20 Years In Business," hosted 10,000 guests and paid out $10,000,000 to owners, with a dedicated 5-member guest support team and lodging tax remittance to the Arizona Department of Revenue handled in-house See notes Not published None on record
AZ Realty & Rentals ↗ Arizona brokerage and property manager covering Greater Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Tucson, Oro Valley and Marana per its own site, not Tucson exclusive See notes Not published None on record

Fees are each company's own published wording, checked October 9, 2026. Where a company does not publish a rate we say so rather than guess. Verified properties counts rows in our sourced property ledger, taken only from a company's own published list, never estimated.

The rankings

Ranked by the printed formula. Every fact below links to its source or names the date we checked.

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1. BnB My Place Largest published portfolio

Best for: Owners who want the largest sourced local portfolio and a single published flat fee

BnB My Place publishes a single flat management fee, 20% of net rental proceeds, and names the largest sourced portfolio of any company we evaluated in Tucson: its own site shows 48 active properties in one section and 50-plus Tucson properties in another, alongside a 70% average occupancy rate and a 4.8-star average guest rating across 2,000-plus verified reviews, all per its own copy. It describes itself as locally owned and operated with eight years hosting in Tucson. Reach the team at hello@bnbmyplace.com or (520) 337-5496.

BaseTucson, Arizona
ModelFull service
Fee20% of net rental proceeds checked October 2026
Rating4.8★ average guest rating across 2,000+ verified reviews, per its own site checked October 2026
Portfolio48 active properties per one section of its own site, 50+ Tucson properties per another section, October 2026
Verified propertiesNone on record submit a list

Service area, in BnB My Place's own words: Tucson, Arizona, citywide per its own site; no named sub-neighborhoods published

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Sourced from: fee, portfolio, rating, contact

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2. Short Term Rentals Tucson Longest local tenure

Best for: Owners who want the longest sourced Superhost tenure in this market

Short Term Rentals Tucson, run by Bree Richmond and Bear Bailey, states on its own site that it has been "Superhosts for over 14 years, with 1,300+ reviews and an average rating of 4.8 stars," the longest sourced tenure claim of any company we evaluated in Tucson. Its services page publishes a management commission of 20 to 25%, which it frames as less than larger management companies charge, with a 20% rate offered to owners who list multiple properties. It does not disclose a portfolio count.

BaseTucson, Arizona
ModelFull service
Fee20 to 25% commission; 20% for owners who list multiple properties checked October 2026
Rating4.8★ average rating across 1,300+ reviews, per its own site checked October 2026
PortfolioNot disclosed as a count
Verified propertiesNone on record submit a list

Service area, in Short Term Rentals Tucson's own words: Tucson, Arizona, citywide per its own site

Visit Short Term Rentals Tucson ↗

Sourced from: fee, rating, contact

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3. 1st Class Vacation Rental Management Most transparent pricing

Best for: Owners who want the single clearest published fee basis in this market

1st Class Vacation Rental Management, owned and operated by Andy and Shelby, Tucson locals, publishes the most narrowly defined fee we found in this market on its own fee page: a flat 20% of the nightly rental rate only, stating directly that cleaning, pet and other guest-paid fees are "100% yours" and never shared with the company, a sharper distinction than the bare percentage most competitors quote. It does not publish a portfolio count or an aggregate review score. Reach the team at andy@tucsonbnbmanagement.com or (712) 870-1457.

BaseTucson, Arizona
ModelFull service
Fee20% flat fee on the nightly rental rate only; cleaning, pet and other guest fees are never shared with the company checked October 2026
PortfolioNot disclosed as a count
Verified propertiesNone on record submit a list

Service area, in 1st Class Vacation Rental Management's own words: Tucson and surrounding areas, per its own site

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Sourced from: serviceArea, fee, contact

Who we did not rank, and why

Real companies with real operations in Tucson that did not make the top 3 this quarter. Each reason below is computed from the same sourced fields as the ranking, not a judgment call.

Tucson Vacation Rentals

States on its own site that it has operated "20 Years In Business," hosted 10,000 guests and paid out $10,000,000 to owners, with a dedicated 5-member guest support team and lodging tax remittance to the Arizona Department of Revenue handled in-house. Fee not published.

Why not ranked: No published fee, no verified owner reviews on record in our data, and only 0 of the Tucson towns we track named directly in its own service copy. Per our fee index, its status is "Quote only," last checked Oct 9 2026.

Visit Tucson Vacation Rentals ↗
AZ Realty & Rentals

Arizona brokerage and property manager covering Greater Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Tucson, Oro Valley and Marana per its own site, not Tucson exclusive. Fee not published.

Why not ranked: No published fee, no verified owner reviews on record in our data, and only 0 of the Tucson towns we track named directly in its own service copy. Per our fee index, its status is "Quote only," last checked Oct 9 2026.

Visit AZ Realty & Rentals ↗

What Tucson managers charge in 2026

3 of 5 managers evaluated publish a rate. 1 fee model on record across this market: Full service. Published rates today: BnB My Place at 20% of net rental proceeds; 1st Class Vacation Rental Management at 20% flat fee on the nightly rental rate only; cleaning, pet and other guest fees are never shared with the company; Short Term Rentals Tucson at 20 to 25% commission; 20% for owners who list multiple properties. Of the 3 published rates in this market, 0 are calculated on gross revenue, 1 on net revenue, and 2 state a flat or tiered amount rather than a gross or net percentage. That distinction is worth more than the headline percentage, since a gross fee and a net fee of the same number are not the same price. Full table, every row sourced, on the market data page.

CompanyModelPublished feeStatusSource
BnB My PlaceFull service20% of net rental proceedsPublished bnbmyplace.com
1st Class Vacation Rental ManagementFull service20% flat fee on the nightly rental rate only; cleaning, pet and other guest fees are never shared with the companyPublished tucsonbnbmanagement.com
Short Term Rentals TucsonFull service20 to 25% commission; 20% for owners who list multiple propertiesPublished shorttermrentalstucson.com
Tucson Vacation RentalsFull serviceNot publishedQuote only tucsonvacationrentals.com
AZ Realty & RentalsFull serviceNot publishedQuote only azrealtyandrentals-str.com

How to choose between them

Three questions that separate these companies faster than any sales call.

What is your fee, and what is it calculated on?

All three ranked companies here publish a rate, unusual for this industry. But the base matters: a 20% fee on the nightly rate only, like 1st Class Vacation Rental Management quotes, is a smaller dollar number than a 20 to 25% commission applied to total guest charges. Ask exactly what the percentage touches before you compare two numbers as if they were the same thing.

How many Tucson properties do you actually manage right now?

Only BnB My Place discloses a specific count on its own site, 48 to 50-plus properties. Every other company we evaluated keeps this private. A real number, even a modest one, tells you more about current capacity than a tenure claim alone.

How long have you operated specifically in Tucson?

Tenure claims range from an undisclosed figure up to Short Term Rentals Tucson's sourced 14-plus years as Superhosts. A longer local track record usually means more systems already built for the summer heat shoulder season and university-driven turnover patterns that are specific to this market.

National brands that also serve Tucson

These operate a dedicated page for Tucson on their own site, verified live, but they are ranked separately from local specialists. We do not yet publish a national-brand comparison page, so they are not scored against the local managers above.

Awning

Awning runs a dedicated management page for Tucson, Arizona, verified live on its own site, titled "Short Term Rental Management in Tucson, Arizona" and advertising fees starting at 10%. We checked Vacasa and Evolve for an equivalent dedicated Tucson management page and found neither one live: Vacasa has no Arizona page at all, and Evolve's matching URL pattern returns its own 404. Casago does have a live Tucson franchise page, listed separately below.

Visit Awning ↗
Casago

Casago runs a dedicated Tucson franchise territory page, verified live on its own site, part of its wider Casago Arizona coverage spanning Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, Flagstaff, Tucson, Pinetop and Show Low. No management fee is published on the Tucson or Arizona hub page. Contact is (866) 365-2221 or the owner inquiry form at quotes.casago.com/tucson/property-management/owner/.

Visit Casago ↗

Traps in a best Tucson manager list

Five things worth checking before you trust any ranking of Tucson managers, including this one.

A fee quoted as a bare percentage

without saying whether it is a percent of gross or net revenue. The same "20%" can mean very different dollars depending on which base it is calculated against. Net revenue is paid out after platform fees, cleaning pass-throughs and taxes are stripped out, so a 20% net fee is calculated on a smaller base than a 20% gross fee on the same booking, which changes the dollar amount even when both managers quote the same percentage. Only a handful of the companies above spell out which base they use, which is exactly why we flag it here.

Guest reviews presented as owner reviews

a glowing guest review about a clean cabin says nothing about whether the manager pays owners on time, answers at 11pm, or handles a maintenance claim fairly. Those are two different relationships with two different failure modes, and a star rating built from guest stays tells you almost nothing about the second one. Ask any candidate for an owner reference you can actually call.

Co-hosting dressed up as full service

co-hosting keeps the listing, the account and much of the admin work with the owner. Full service takes it over, including the platform account, the review history and the day to day decisions. The label on a company's homepage changes what you are actually paying for, and some sites use "full service" loosely enough that you need to ask directly which model you are signing up for.

Whose name the listing sits under

if your listing moves into the manager's own platform account, you can lose the review history, and sometimes the listing itself, if you ever switch managers or the relationship ends badly. Ask in writing whether the account stays in your name or theirs before you hand over the keys, not after.

No stated contract term or exit clause

a manager who will not put the minimum term and the way out in writing before you sign is asking for trust that a published list like this cannot verify for you. Some of the companies above advertise no long term contracts as a selling point; most do not say either way on their own site, which means you ask or you accept an unknown.

Researched and written by Aaron Whittaker. Updated October 9, 2026. Every fact on this page carries its source. How we rank

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Questions owners ask

Answered from the same sourced research behind the rankings.

Best airbnb property management companies in Tucson?

BnB My Place is our top pick for 2026 on the largest sourced portfolio in this market, 48 to 50-plus properties per its own site. Short Term Rentals Tucson and 1st Class Vacation Rental Management round out the top three on tenure and fee clarity. The full ranking above covers all 3 ranked companies of the 5 we evaluated.

Airbnb management companies in Tucson with the lowest fees?

BnB My Place and 1st Class Vacation Rental Management both publish a flat 20% rate, the lowest published headline number in this market, though they apply it to different bases: BnB My Place to net rental proceeds, 1st Class to the nightly rate only. Short Term Rentals Tucson publishes 20 to 25%, with 20% available to owners who list multiple properties. Ask any candidate exactly what their percentage is calculated against before comparing numbers.

Who should I hire to manage my Airbnb in Tucson?

Match the manager to what you value most. BnB My Place suits owners who want the largest disclosed local portfolio and a clean published rate. Short Term Rentals Tucson suits owners who want the longest sourced local tenure. 1st Class Vacation Rental Management suits owners who want the narrowest, most owner-favorable fee basis from a small local team. Compare all 3 ranked companies above and call two or three.

Best full service airbnb management companies in Tucson?

All 3 companies we ranked in Tucson, BnB My Place, Short Term Rentals Tucson and 1st Class Vacation Rental Management, operate as full service managers rather than listing-only co-hosts.

Best airbnb co-hosting services in Tucson?

We did not verify a dedicated co-hosting specialist, as distinct from a full service manager, among the 5 companies we evaluated in Tucson. Every ranked company here operates full service. We will add a co-hosting pick if we verify one.

Best property management companies for vacation rentals in Tucson?

BnB My Place names the largest sourced portfolio citywide. Short Term Rentals Tucson and 1st Class Vacation Rental Management are both owner-operated teams covering Tucson broadly rather than naming specific neighborhoods on their own sites. None of the 5 companies we evaluated publishes a neighborhood-level service map, so ask any candidate to confirm your specific area before you sign.

Alternatives to Vacasa for Tucson vacation rental management?

Vacasa does not currently publish a Tucson or even an Arizona-wide page on its own site, confirmed live today. Awning does run a dedicated Tucson, Arizona management page, and Casago runs a Tucson franchise page as part of its wider Arizona coverage; both are listed separately from the ranked local specialists above since we do not yet publish a national-brand comparison page for this market. Among local alternatives, every company on this list operates independently of the national brands.

Best short term rental managers near the University of Arizona?

None of the 5 companies we evaluated in Tucson publishes a neighborhood-specific service map naming areas near the University of Arizona on their own sites, so we are not naming a pick for this specific area until we can source one. All 3 ranked companies above describe their coverage as citywide.

Best airbnb management companies in midtown Tucson?

None of the 5 companies we evaluated in Tucson names midtown Tucson specifically in its own published service copy. All 3 ranked companies above describe themselves as serving Tucson citywide rather than by named sub-area, so confirm your specific neighborhood directly with any candidate before you sign.

Do I need a permit to run an Airbnb in Tucson?

Arizona state law, A.R.S. 9-500.39, caps what a city can require for a vacation rental permit or license to a short list, including name, contact information, proof of liability insurance and a compliance agreement, with the fee capped at the city's actual cost or $250, whichever is less, and a seven business day window for the city to issue or deny the application, confirmed live on the Arizona Legislature's own site today. We have not independently re-verified the City of Tucson's own current short term rental permit page or its exact local fee amount this session, so we are not quoting a specific City of Tucson number here. Check the city's own licensing page directly before you apply.

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Other markets we rank

The same printed methodology, applied to every market we cover.

Poconos managers

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North Myrtle Beach managers

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Sources

Every source used to build this page: 5 company sites, 5 fee index records, 2 national-brand evidence pages. 12 unique company and fee sources below.

  1. bnbmyplace.com
  2. bnbmyplace.com/owner/
  3. shorttermrentalstucson.com
  4. shorttermrentalstucson.com/our-services/
  5. shorttermrentalstucson.com/contact-us/
  6. tucsonbnbmanagement.com
  7. tucsonbnbmanagement.com/about
  8. tucsonbnbmanagement.com/new-page
  9. tucsonvacationrentals.com
  10. azrealtyandrentals-str.com
  11. awning.com/airbnb-management/tucson-arizona
  12. casago.com/tucson/

Transparency: STR Select is an independent directory with no paid placements. No paid placements. Relationships with companies we cover are disclosed on their pages. Reviews are LinkedIn verified and editor approved. Corrections: every fact above carries a source, and companies can claim their listing to correct anything.

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