Tech
PMS Property Management System
The software that runs bookings, messages, calendars and cleaning in one place.
Why you care
It is genuinely unnecessary on day one with one unit, and genuinely essential by unit three. Buying it too early is a cost; buying it too late is a double booking.
Worked example
Guesty, Hostaway and OwnerRez run roughly $40–$120 per unit per month. On one listing that is an Airbnb calendar with extra steps.
Taught in Do You Need a PMS?