Vacation rental management involves overseeing a property rented out for short-term stays, typically through platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, or Booking.com. It includes tasks like marketing the property, handling bookings, communicating with guests, arranging cleanings, and ensuring the home is maintained. Companies like RedAwning take on these responsibilities for homeowners, aiming to maximize rental income while minimizing the owner’s day-to-day involvement.

Airbnb management works by delegating the operational aspects of hosting on Airbnb to a professional service or individual. For RedAwning, this means we create and optimize your listing, distribute it across Airbnb and 50 more platforms, manage reservations, handle guest inquiries, and process payments. The homeowner provides the property and sets preferences, while the manager ensures it’s booked and guest-ready, often for a percentage of the rental revenue.

A professional Airbnb manager saves you time and stress by handling guest communication, pricing, and logistics. With RedAwning, you get broader exposure through listings on 50+ platforms, dynamic pricing to boost earnings, and 24/7 guest support—all of which can increase bookings and improve guest satisfaction. It’s ideal for owners who want passive income without the daily grind of hosting.

Full-service vacation rental management covers every aspect of running a short-term rental, from marketing and booking to cleaning, maintenance, and emergency response. RedAwning offers both full service and essential options to our customers.

RedAwning operates across the U.S., managing properties in over 10,000 destinations as of 2025. From coastal condos in California to mountain cabins in Colorado, their tech-driven model supports nationwide coverage without requiring local teams for every market, making it accessible wherever your vacation home is located.

RedAwning provides listing creation and distribution on 50+ platforms, professional photography, dynamic pricing via PriceLabs, reservation management, 24/7 guest support, and payment processing. Owners get a Smart Portal to monitor performance and adjust settings. However, they don’t handle cleaning, maintenance, or on-site tasks—those are your responsibility or outsourced locally.

Yes, RedAwning can help convert a property into an Airbnb by setting up optimized listings, arranging professional photos, and distributing it across platforms, including Airbnb. You’d need to ensure the property meets basic requirements (e.g., a private entrance and bathroom) and handle any physical prep—like furnishing or repairs—yourself or through vendors.

Yes, RedAwning manages condos on Airbnb, along with houses, apartments, and boutique hotels. They’ll list your condo on Airbnb and other channels, optimizing it for bookings. You’d just need to confirm it qualifies during onboarding and manage condo-specific rules or HOA restrictions yourself.

RedAwning is a half-service manager focused on marketing and reservations with a 10% fee, while Vacasa offers full-service management—cleaning, maintenance, and more—for fees often exceeding 25%. RedAwning gives owners more control but less support; Vacasa handles everything but costs more and may limit personal use with longer contracts. RedAwning’s tech edge suits hands-on owners; Vacasa’s suits those wanting total delegation.

RedAwning and Evolve both charge 10% and focus on marketing and bookings, not physical management. RedAwning lists on 50+ platforms, offers a damage waiver, and emphasizes guest support, while Evolve sticks to fewer channels but includes $5,000 damage protection and a risk-free guarantee. RedAwning’s broader reach appeals to visibility-focused owners; Evolve’s simplicity suits those prioritizing ease and security.

RedAwning doesn’t directly handle on-site emergencies like plumbing issues or power outages, as they focus on digital management. Their 24/7 guest support can address renter concerns, but physical fixes fall to you or your local vendors. You’d need a plan for urgent situations, unlike full-service managers who coordinate repairs.

RedAwning provides up to $20,000 in damage protection to each host.

Yes, RedAwning is partnered with great interior designers. Please check out our furnishing page.

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RedAwning can start managing a property within days on some channels (e.g., their site or Airbnb), with full distribution across 50+ platforms taking up to two weeks, assuming you provide all required info during onboarding. It’s a fast, self-guided process compared to full-service setups that might take longer.

Yes, RedAwning uses a dynamic pricing tool powered by PriceLabs, blending market data and AI to optimize rates. You can set parameters during onboarding or adjust them manually via the Smart Portal, ensuring competitive pricing that maximizes occupancy and revenue.

RedAwning lets owners decide their pet policy. You can allow pets and add a fee (set via the Smart Portal), or prohibit them entirely. RedAwning communicates this to guests and collects any fees, but cleaning or damage from pets is your responsibility to address.

RedAwning sets itself apart from other property management companies with a technology-driven, cost-effective approach that offers both full-service and partial management options, catering to vacation rental owners who value flexibility and control. Unlike competitors like Vacasa or AvantStay, which focus solely on full-service management with fees ranging from 25-50% of income, RedAwning provides a choice: comprehensive oversight including marketing, reservations, guest support, and maintenance, or a partial-service model emphasizing marketing and bookings across 50+ platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, potentially increasing bookings compared to narrower-channel options like Evolve. RedAwning's fees start at 10%. Having served the industry for 15 years, RedAwning combines experience with lower fees and rapid onboarding—listing properties in an afternoon—appealing to hosts who want efficiency without losing decision-making power, though it may not suit those needing extensive local support like Vacasa provides. Its scale (20,000+ properties across 10,000 destinations) and data-driven pricing give it an edge over Evolve’s simpler approach, making it a versatile choice for tech-savvy hosts seeking tailored management solutions.