Have a great night! 

The impact of the updated host fee depends on how you manage your listings:If You’re NOT Using a PMS or Channel ManagerFee moves from: 15% → 15.5%Increase: 0.5%Effective: December 2025Raise your nightly rate by about 0.5% to maintain earnings.If You’re USING a PMS or Channel ManagerFee moves from: 3% → 15.5%Increase: Major jump, you’ll need about a 14.79% price increase to stay even.Effective: October 27, 2025Quick Formula:New Price = Old Price × (100 − Old %) ÷ (100 − New %)Example:If your old rate is $100, old % = 3, new % = 15.5 →New Price = 100 × [(100 - 3) ÷ (100 - 15)]New Price = 100 × (97 ÷ 84.5) = $114.50So the new listing price should be $114.50, which equals a 14.79% increase.

My tenant is asking for permission to have her boyfriends "relatively small" dog stay in the apartment "a couple of times a month" at night. 

And longer term stays pay less in taxes, hence the comment about 28+ night stays may differ)This highlights why a dynamic pricing tool such as PriceLabs is crucial for success in STR/MTR, so all of this adjustment takes place automatically, behind the curtains.

So you have to raise your nightly rate to pay for Airbnbs extra fees so that you can make the same money.Luckily most of my bookings come from Vrbo.

They’ve done the math, and the returns make sense.California’s lower rate doesn’t help much when sky-high prices, income tax, and regulation kill your cash flow.

Listing at the end of the year definitely has some quirks, but it’s not all bad.Pros:Less competition — fewer homes hit the market around the holidays, so your listing can stand out.Buyers looking in December are usually serious (relocations, tax timing, year-end closings).Contractors and stagers are easier to schedule right before winter slows them down.Cons:Foot traffic slows — fewer casual buyers touring.Weather can kill curb appeal depending on your market (gray skies, snow, etc.).People mentally check out around Thanksgiving through New Year, so marketing has to work harder.If you finish rehab by end of November, I’d list right away.

By the way, just noticed that the days on Zillow reset after I added some pictures last night. 

Even in those sky high interest rate times the property was appraised at about $275k.  

It’s also important to have something to do each day that is emotionally rewarding and also to have something interesting to talk about at the dinner table each night.