The real cost of managing your own short-term rental
The management fee you avoid is easy to see. The interrupted hours are harder to count.
Count the fragments
Self-management rarely arrives as one tidy block of work. It arrives as six minutes during dinner, twenty minutes before bed, and a call in the middle of something else. Track those interruptions for a month.
Price your time honestly
Multiply the hours by what your time is worth elsewhere. Add missed pricing changes, preventable refunds, and the cost of slow maintenance. The result is a better comparison than management fees alone.
Keep it if you still like it
Some owners enjoy guest contact and operations. If the work fits your life, self-management can remain the right choice. The point is to decide with the full cost in view.