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Bottlenose Pointe — Vacation Rental Case Study

Closed at 11:30. Booked by dinner.

Unit A306 at Riverside Club closed at 11:30 on the morning of June 4, 2026. Thirty minutes later the listing was live. At 5:49 that evening the first reservation came in — a four-night stay two weeks out. None of that was luck.

The owner arranged for the selling agent’s photographs before closing. While the sale was still pending, we optimized every image, wrote the listing copy and photo captions, and built the pricing plan. On closing day the only job left was to switch it on.

The first guests checked in on June 18, fourteen days after closing. By day 90 the condo had hosted 13 stays across 60 booked nights. Thirteen reviews have come in since launch. All 13 are five stars, with a five in every category. Airbnb now ranks the home in the top 5% on the platform and lists it as a Guest Favorite. Twenty more stays are already on the calendar, running through June 2027.

For the owner, the work ended at closing. Guest messages, door codes, turnovers, pricing and review replies all run through us.

“This was one of the best Airbnb experiences we’ve ever had.”

— Guest review, August 2026

The owner’s job ended at the closing table.

Everything below would otherwise land on the owner’s phone. It lands on ours, and we handle it the way we handle our own units.

Pre-closing prep

Photos optimized, listing copy and captions written, and the pricing plan built while the sale was still pending.

Licensing & tax

State vacation-rental license and Florida sales-tax registration in place, so the listing could launch legally on day one.

Pricing & channels

Live on Airbnb, Vrbo and a direct-booking site, with nightly rates reviewed every day.

Guest experience

Every inquiry answered, smart-lock codes sent before arrival, and a digital guidebook that explains Riverside Club car registration and parking before guests arrive.

Turnovers & upkeep

A professional clean between every stay, supplies restocked, and the beach kit and coffee bar reset.

Reviews & reporting

Every review answered, usually within hours, and results reported to the owner.

What the first 90 days brought in.

Revenue as the booking platforms recorded it: nightly rent after promotions, cleaning fees collected, and the channels’ own host fees. The owner’s costs — management, cleaning, HOA and utilities — are not shown. This page reports how the listing performed, not the owner’s books.

Revenue · First 90 days	Amount
Booking revenue, 60 nights	$8,960
Cleaning, 13 stays	$2,275
Gross booking revenue	$11,235
Airbnb & Vrbo host fees	($1,634)
Total channel fees	($1,634)
Paid out by the platforms	$9,601

First 90 days — platform payout $9,601. Before management, cleaning and HOA costs.

Launched in June, the slowest stretch of the Marco Island year. Summer first, winter next. The first 60 booked nights averaged $149. The 20 stays already on the calendar, October through June, average $329 a night.

Where the bookings came from. Airbnb carried most of the volume and Vrbo filled two summer stays. A 21-night direct booking for March 2027 pays no platform fee.

What we did differently. And why it worked.

Principle 01

Launch-ready before closing.

Photos, copy, captions and pricing were finished while the sale was pending. The listing went live 30 minutes after the keys changed hands, not three weeks later.

Principle 02

Priced for the season, every night.

June is Marco Island’s quiet season, and the first 90 days averaged $149 a night. The 20 stays on the calendar for October through June average $329.

Principle 03

Five stars is an operating standard.

Spotless turnovers, a stocked coffee bar and beach kit, and fast replies. Guests name the same things in reviews: clean, responsive, “thought of everything.”

Principle 04

Local knowledge, built in.

We know Riverside Club’s rules, office staff and seasonal parking, so guests arrive knowing how car registration works and where to park from December to April.

Your condo. Our phone — from day one.

We work with a small number of Marco Island owners. Whether you are about to close or your unit is already listed, we will show you what it can earn.

Walk-through

We tour the unit and tell you honestly what it can do.

Onboard

Photos, listing copy, pricing, smart lock and turnover setup.

Launch

Live across Airbnb, Vrbo and direct booking, priced for the season.

Operate

Guests, cleans, maintenance, reviews — handled like our own.

Report

One clear statement a month. Questions answered the same day.

Talk to us about your condo

Month-to-month agreement. Reservations already on the calendar are honored if you ever move on.

Bottlenose Pointe