Many people want to make money in the short-term rental market but assume they cannot participate because they do not own property. Co-hosting offers a lucrative loophole to enter the industry without owning a single piece of real estate.

Co-hosting essentially means managing a listing on behalf of a property owner who is either too busy or lacks the hospitality skills to do it themselves. When setting up your new business, you will want to structure your fee as a percentage of gross booking revenue, which typically ranges between ten and twenty percent depending on your workload. Finding your very first client is often a matter of pitching local landlords, real estate investors, or exhausted hosts who are currently burning out.

Co-hosting represents the ultimate low-risk entry point into the hospitality industry because it requires minimal upfront capital while teaching you the operational ropes.