VaultSTR
A smarter home base for STR decisions

Everything you need to build a 5-star Airbnb.

Shop furniture, amenities and host essentials curated specifically for short-term rentals — backed by the independent deals, software and underwriting research hosts already trust.

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140+ reviewedSoftware and services
32 active dealsUnderwritten this week
97 curated picksThe Host Store
The research desk, in numbers
352deals underwritten with one consistent model
199Min active listings analyzed
237markets tracked across 37 states
300furnishing buying guides, each with a named pick
140+tools compared across 16 categories

Every deal on this site runs through the same underwriting model — including the ones that don’t pencil. Every ranking follows fixed, published criteria. Read the methodology or the editorial standards.

Deal desk

Promising stays, already pressure-tested.

Active opportunities evaluated with a consistent STR underwriting model.

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Sevierville Mid-Price Cabin Play property listing
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Sevierville Mid-Price Cabin Play

2304 Summer Ln, Sevierville, TN 37876

16-Acre Finger Lakes Retreat property listing
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16-Acre Finger Lakes Retreat

7151 Mill Street Ext, Springwater, NY 14560

Remodeled Piedmont Starter STR property listing
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Remodeled Piedmont Starter STR

1009 Benjamin Pkwy, Greensboro, NC 27408

Guides, reviews & field notes

Know what matters before you decide.

Practical research for operators, buyers and the agents who advise them.

VaultSTR research

The complete Airbnb furnishing checklist

The room-by-room furnishing checklist used in VaultSTR setup lists: every item a short-term rental needs before the first guest, with quantity rules. Printable, and generatable for your exact property.

VaultSTR research

Furnishing an Airbnb for $10,000

Ten thousand dollars furnishes a two-bedroom to the standard that earns 4.9 stars — with photos that book. The full allocation, where the extra margin goes, and what to skip.

VaultSTR research

Furnishing an Airbnb for $5,000

A $5,000 budget furnishes a studio or one-bedroom properly — if every dollar follows the plan. The itemized allocation, the exact product list, and the three places people blow it.

Pro forma builder for STR agents

Turn a listing into a client-ready investment analysis.

Build a five-year STR pro forma with cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR, IRR and editable financing assumptions.

New — guidebook earnings

Your guest guidebook now pays you.

Build a free digital guidebook for your rental. Recommendations get bookable tour links through Viator and GetYourGuide — and when guests book, the commission is yours. During launch, hosts keep 100%.

How guidebook earnings work →
Free

Build it in minutes

Wi-Fi card, check-in, house guide, and your favorite local spots — shareable link and print-ready PDF.

~8% per booking

Earn on every tour booked

Your host code rides on every booking link. Guests book, the marketplaces pay, you keep it.

Partner kit

Cut local deals

A printable pitch one-pager and real guest tap counts — leverage for discounts and sponsorships from local businesses.

For agents

Advise investor clients? This site is built for you.

Warm buyer introductions from the referral network, $50 flat listing features in front of 29,000 Daily Deal subscribers, and client-ready underwriting on demand.

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Referral network

Get buyer leads

Readers ask us for STR-savvy agents. We introduce them to the network, by market.

$50 flat

Feature a listing

Put an STR-suitable listing in the Daily Deal — underwritten and professionally presented.

29,000 readers

Advertise a listing

A guaranteed, labeled sponsored feature. 22% open rate, 5% click-through.

Done for you

Client-ready underwriting

Our desk underwrites the property and delivers a branded document you hand to the client.