Contractor · houston · Member since 2026 · 1 post · 0 votes
I want to list my apartment for sale (1313 E 52nd st, # 202 austin TX ) but dont want to loose the continuous airbnb booked days either. Do you think its a good idea to list for half the month and book the other half on airbnb ?
We’d treat this as one operating problem, not two separate calendars.
If the goal is to sell without shutting off the Airbnb income, we’d keep a rolling view of bookings, revenue, showing availability, cleaning windows, buyer access, and any deadlines or restrictions around the sale.
I probably wouldn’t arbitrarily do “half the month for sale / half the month for Airbnb.” We’d look at the actual booking pattern and create showing windows around the gaps, then adjust future availability as buyer activity increases.
That lets you keep producing income while still giving the listing enough access to actually sell.
The important part is that every new booking changes the showing calendar, and every showing/offer changes how aggressively you should keep accepting future stays. We’d keep those two states connected rather than making you manually reconcile them every few days.
If you want, send me the rough Airbnb occupancy/revenue and your target sale timing and we can help you think through the operating side of it.
The awkward part is what happens when a buyer wants to see it during the booked half. I'd agree on specific vacant showing windows with your agent and keep those blocked on the rental calendar. Also decide how far ahead you're willing to take new reservations before you start. You don't want a sale timeline that depends on disappointing guests who already booked.