Austin, TX Vacation Rental & Airbnb Property Management
Your Austin Property Could Be Earning A Lot More Than It Is Right Now
We manage short term rentals in Austin and across the Texas Hill Country. From pricing to guest messages to cleaning, we run Airbnb, VRBO, and direct bookings so you don't have to.
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Why Austin
Austin Guests Book Differently Than Guests In A Small Hill Country Town
Austin pulls in more than 30 million visitors a year, and they don't all come for the same reason. Some are here for a tech conference. Some are here for a wedding on South Congress. Some flew in for a weekend of live music and breakfast tacos. That mix is what makes this market different from a lot of the smaller towns we work in.
We've found that a downtown condo and a South Austin bungalow attract two completely different guests, even when they're only a few miles apart. One rents to a couple in town for a work trip. The other rents to a group splitting a house for a festival weekend. A lot of owners assume Austin's rules make it impossible to run a whole home rental downtown. That used to be true. It isn't anymore, and we think most owners haven't caught up to that yet.
Austin By The Numbers
What An Austin Short Term Rental Can Bring In
$220 – $340+
Nightly Rate
42% – 60%+
Occupancy
$33,700 – $74,460+
Annual Revenue
Low end reflects a standard property in an average location. High end reflects a premium property in a prime downtown or South Austin location with strong amenities. Based on aggregated market data. Individual results vary.
What Performs Well In Austin
Not Every Austin Property Is Built To Be A Vacation Rental
Not every home makes a great vacation rental. Austin guests expect a certain level of style and convenience, especially downtown, where they're comparing your listing to a boutique hotel, not just another house on the block.
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Walkable to South Congress, Rainey Street, or downtown
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Dedicated parking or a garage, a real selling point in a city built around cars and rideshare
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Fast, reliable wifi for remote workers and conference guests
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Rooftop deck, balcony, or usable outdoor living space
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Pool, hot tub, or proximity to Lady Bird Lake
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Stylish, photo ready interior design
Setting the wrong price can be expensive. We've seen owners leave real money on the table just by pricing a downtown unit the same in July as they do during SXSW. Great reviews are earned long before a guest checks out. Most five star reviews come down to the small things being right before the guest ever walks in the door, working AC, the correct door code, wifi password already sitting on the counter.
Visiting Austin
Things to Do in Austin, Texas
Austin stays busy all year, not just during the big festivals. Here's where guests spend their time, and what fills the calendar month to month.
Where to Go
South Congress Avenue
Boutiques, food trailers, and live music just across the bridge from downtown. Guests staying nearby book with walkability in mind.
Zilker Park & Barton Springs Pool
A spring fed pool that stays cool all summer, right in the middle of the city. One of the biggest reasons families and groups extend their stay.
Lady Bird Lake Trail
A walking and running loop along the water, minutes from downtown. Popular with guests who want to move before the heat sets in.
Rainey Street Historic District
Converted bungalows turned into bars, right along the water. A magnet for bachelorette and birthday groups.
Texas State Capitol
The largest state capitol building in the country, free to tour, and a five minute walk from most downtown listings.
Congress Avenue Bridge Bats
The largest urban bat colony in North America takes flight at sunset every summer evening, right over the water downtown.
Annual Events Worth Planning Around
February
Austin Marathon
A full marathon, half marathon, and 5K that run straight through downtown, finishing at the Capitol.
March 12–18
SXSW
Austin's biggest event by far. Music, film, and tech converge downtown and hotel rooms disappear fast.
March 13–28
Rodeo Austin
Two weeks of ProRodeo events, concerts, and a fair at the Travis County Expo Center.
October 2–4 & 9–11
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Two full weekends of music in Zilker Park with more than 140 acts across eight stages.
October 23–25
Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
Three days of racing at Circuit of the Americas that fills hotels and short term rentals across the city.
October 29 – November 5
Austin Film Festival
A week of screenings and panels at the Paramount Theatre and venues around downtown.
December
Trail of Lights
A holiday light display in Zilker Park that draws families all season long.
You just saw why the calendar stays full in Austin almost year round. If you own a property here, that same demand can turn into real income once it's priced and managed right.
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Why Rodeo
A Different Kind Of Austin Vacation Rental Management Company
We work this market every day
We know which neighborhoods still allow a whole home rental, what a SXSW week is worth compared to a normal week, and how to price a listing across Airbnb, VRBO, and direct bookings so it isn't sitting empty on the platform that's actually driving your bookings.
Boutique, not big box
A lot of owners think bigger management companies provide better service. I haven't found that to be true. We keep our portfolio small enough that we actually know your property, not just your account number.
Owner-operators, not just managers
We manage properties as if they were our own, because we've personally owned and managed vacation rentals ourselves. We've learned this the hard way more than once, and we'd rather you not have to.
Areas We Serve Near Austin
We focus on the parts of Austin where a short term rental actually performs, downtown and the walkable neighborhoods just south of the river. We also manage properties across the Texas Hill Country, so if your property sits somewhere between Austin and Fredericksburg, we're probably already working nearby.
Downtown Austin
South Congress (SoCo)
Rainey Street District
Zilker
Travis Heights
Bouldin Creek
South Lamar
East Austin
Not sure if your property falls inside our service area? Reach out and we'll give you a straight answer.
Common Questions
Austin Short Term Rental Management, Answered
It depends on location, size, and amenities. A standard property in an average location typically earns in the $33,700 a year range. A premium property in a prime downtown or South Austin spot with strong amenities can earn $74,000 or more. We'll walk your specific property through the numbers before you commit to anything.
Walkable locations near downtown, South Congress, or Rainey Street tend to outperform. So do properties with parking, fast wifi, and outdoor space. Not every home makes a great vacation rental here, and we'll tell you honestly if yours isn't a fit before we take it on.
Yes. We take over Austin listings all the time, usually from owners who set things up themselves and then watched the bookings slow down once life got busy. We keep your reviews and history intact and rebuild the pricing and calendar strategy from there.
We do. We coordinate cleaning crews and maintenance around every checkout, and we inspect the work so problems get caught before the next guest checks in, not after.
We adjust pricing continuously based on demand, events, and how the calendar is filling. Austin's calendar moves fast around SXSW, ACL, and F1 weekend, and a price that made sense last month can be wrong by next week.
Both, plus direct bookings, all from the same calendar. You're not stuck relying on a single platform's algorithm to fill your nights.
It's full management, not co-hosting. A co-host works inside your existing Airbnb account and is usually limited to that one platform. We run pricing, guest communication, cleaning, maintenance, and multi platform distribution across Airbnb, VRBO, and direct bookings, all under one roof.
Austin requires an annual short term rental license through the city's Development Services Department. As of February 2025, short term rentals, including whole home, non owner occupied rentals, are allowed as an accessory use in every residential zoning district as long as the property has a valid license. That's a real shift from a few years ago, when whole home rentals downtown were largely boxed into commercial zones. Licenses are now valid for two years. You'll also owe hotel occupancy tax, which runs roughly 17 percent combined between the city and the state. Starting July 1, 2026, the city is requiring booking platforms to remove any unlicensed listing on request, so operating without one is no longer a quiet risk. We handle licensing paperwork and tax reporting for the properties we manage.
Yes. Just let us know the dates you want to block off ahead of time and we'll keep your calendar clear.
Austin Owners
A vacation rental is an investment, and it should be managed like one.
If you own a property in Austin, or you're thinking about turning one into a short term rental, we'd like to take a look at it.
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