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YourSTR Start

Thinking of starting an STR?

Revenue potential is only the start.

YourSTR Start is being built to help you work out whether there is actually a viable business underneath the headline revenue. Think operating costs, startup cash, break-even, risk, systems and what needs to be in place before you commit your money.

  • Realistic numbers, not best-case numbers
  • The full cost picture, not just the headline revenue
  • What needs to be in place before the first booking
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Join the YourSTR Start waitlist

Your answers help decide what gets built first.

First name
Email address
What stage are you at?
Do you already have a specific property or opportunity in mind?
Do you already have an estimate of what it could earn?
What's the biggest thing you're struggling to work out?
What would be most useful to you?
If YourSTR could help you properly assess and plan your first STR, which type of help would you realistically consider paying for?

YourSTR Start is still being built. Waitlist members will be the first to hear when the first version opens.

A revenue forecast can tell you what a property might generate.

That's only part of the decision.

The question I'm more interested in is:

"Does this actually make sense as a business?"

Revenue is not profit.

A property projected to do £50,000 in bookings is not automatically a good business.

Finance or rent, cleaning, laundry, OTA fees, utilities, insurance, software, maintenance, consumables, management, setup costs and unexpected expenses can completely change the picture.

The goal is not simply to ask "how much could this Airbnb make?"

"What could realistically be left once the actual business sits underneath it?"

Know what you're getting into.

These are the areas YourSTR Start is being built to help you think through.

  • 01

    Revenue potential

    Start with a realistic view of what the property may need to generate.

  • 02

    Real operating costs

    Understand the costs involved in actually running the STR, not just acquiring it.

  • 03

    Break-even

    Understand the rate and occupancy the business may need before the numbers start working.

  • 04

    Startup cash

    Understand what may need to be spent before the first guest even arrives.

  • 05

    Stress test

    Look at what happens when occupancy, rates or costs are worse than the best-case projection.

  • 06

    Operational readiness

    Understand the systems, people and processes that need to exist to run the property properly.

Already have a revenue estimate?

Good. That's a useful starting point.

YourSTR Start is being built to help you go beyond the headline forecast and think through the costs, break-even point, setup requirements and business model sitting underneath it.

Already operating an STR?

I'm building for existing operators too.

The wider YourSTR platform is also being developed to help existing hosts understand where their business is strong, where it may be leaking money or time, and what is actually worth improving next.

More coming soon.

Who it's for

  • Researching their first STR
  • Looking at a specific property
  • Considering buying for STR
  • Considering rent-to-rent / arbitrage
  • Converting a property they already own
  • Actively preparing their first property for launch

Work out whether the opportunity stacks before you commit.

YourSTR Start is still being built. Join the waitlist and help shape what gets built first.

Join the waitlist