Are Air BNB monthly income estimates accurate?

[Jennifer Edwards]

I found a cute house in a neighborhood with access to lake Livingston in Texas. I have not looked into short term rentals much but am very Interested and this looks like a good one for trying it out. I don’t know how to estimate the income though. I put in the location and how many it would sleep in a little calculator for renter income on Air. BNB and it spit out a number. But how did they come up with that? Does it account for vacancies and/or expenses?

Any advice is much appreciated!