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STR Calculator
You've Always Needed.

Most hosts are running their numbers on generic spreadsheets that were never built for short-term rentals. That ends today.

For years, analyzing a short-term rental deal meant cobbling together random spreadsheets, guessing at line items, and hoping your numbers were close enough. The online calculators that existed were built for long-term rentals at best. None of them accounted for the things that actually make or break an STR.

So we built one ourselves. It's called Does It Pencil? and it's completely free.

01THE PROBLEM$50 Here, $50 There. It Adds Up Fast.

Most hosts don't lose money on the big stuff. They lose it on the line items they forgot to include. Cleaning fees. A CAPEX reserve. Repairs and maintenance. Pool service. Pest control. Each one on its own seems minor. But stack them all together and you've quietly turned a cash-flowing property into a money pit.

Generic calculators don't account for any of this. They'll spit out a revenue projection and call it a day. Does It Pencil was built to catch everything, so your analysis is dead-on before you ever make an offer.

WHAT MOST CALCULATORS MISSCleaning fees (revenue AND cost), CAPEX fund, pool and hot tub service, landscaping, pest control, supplies per stay, average stay length, booking platform fees, property management fees, and one-time setup costs. Every single one of these lives inside Does It Pencil.02WHAT YOU GETReal Numbers. Not Guesses.

Plug in your property details and within seconds you'll see gross revenue, net profit, cash-on-cash return, cap rate, profit margin, 5-year IRR, and break-even analysis. It even runs an investment summary with your total cash outlay and monthly mortgage payment side by side.

ANALYSIS RESULTS

Every metric you need, all in one place.

Gross revenue, net profit, key metrics, break-even analysis, and investment summary. No switching between tabs or hunting through formulas.

03THE BEST PARTIt's Completely Free.

No credit card. No trial period. No catch. Create a free account and you unlock the full breakdown including key metrics, break-even analysis, 5-year IRR, estimated tax benefits, and the ability to save your analyses for future reference.

Ditch the spreadsheets. Run your next deal in under 60 seconds.

So does your next deal pencil? Let's find out. Run your numbers for free in under 60 seconds and see exactly whether your next STR is a moneymaker or a money pit.

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