What is VRBO’s take?

[Collin Hays]

So let’s assume you have a rental that grosses 40K a year.

Here are your VRBO expenses:

- either $599 per year flat fee or 5% rental commissions.
- 3% credit card fee

-3% advance pay fee

- Average of 8% “service fee” charged to your guests that effectively lowers your rent (you have to adjust your rent after the add on fees to keep it market competitive), and VRBO doesn’t share a dime with you.

So your fees to VRBO range from $6000 a year to $7600 per year on a $40K rental.

15 to 19 percent total.