Vacation rental break-even calculator

How this estimate works

For each occupied night, the model earns the nightly rate plus a share of the cleaning charge. It subtracts selected percentage fees, per-night expenses, and a share of turnover and booking costs. This is the contribution per occupied night.

Required nights = (fixed monthly costs + target cash profit − net other monthly revenue) ÷ contribution per occupied night. Whole nights are rounded up. Required occupancy uses those whole nights divided by your available nights.

Average bookings = occupied nights ÷ average stay. This continuous forecast spreads turnover costs across nights; it is not an actual reservation schedule. Shorter real stays can change the result.

If contribution is zero or negative and a funding gap remains, additional bookings cannot reach the target at these inputs. If required nights exceed available nights, the model flags the target as outside capacity.

Other monthly revenue may already cover fixed costs. In that case, zero nights may be needed, but negative contribution means hosting would still reduce cash profit. Compare the result at full available occupancy. These estimates exclude income tax, depreciation, and startup capital recovery; use the profit calculator to model a chosen occupancy and the supply calculator to plan consumables.