VaultSTR
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St. George Island Pool Cottage
832 E Gulf Beach Dr, St George Island, FL 32328
A smarter home base for STR decisions
Everything you need to build a 5-star Airbnb.
Shop furniture, amenities and host essentials curated specifically for short-term rentals — backed by the independent deals, software and underwriting research hosts already trust.
140+ reviewedSoftware and services
32 active dealsUnderwritten this week
97 curated picksThe Host Store
The research desk, in numbers
331deals underwritten with one consistent model
188Min active listings analyzed
224markets tracked across 37 states
300furnishing buying guides, each with a named pick
140+tools compared across 16 categories
Every deal on this site runs through the same underwriting model — including the ones that don’t pencil. Every ranking follows fixed, published criteria. Read the methodology or the editorial standards.
The Host Store
Everything you need to build a 5-star Airbnb.
Furniture, amenities and host essentials curated specifically for short-term rentals. Browse the Host Store →
Bedroom
Mattresses, bedding, and the details that earn comfort mentions in reviews.
25 curated picks →
Bathroom
Towels, mats, and the fixtures that keep bathrooms photo-ready between turns.
9 curated picks →
Kitchen
The appliances and cookware guests expect to find — and mention when they don’t.
21 curated picks →
Living Room
Seating, media, and the hero-photo furniture that books stays.
10 curated picks →
Outdoor
Patio, fire, and grill gear — the photos that win vacation markets.
8 curated picks →
Cleaning & Turnover
What your cleaner needs on site for fast, consistent turnovers.
11 curated picks →Complete setups
Skip the research. We’ve already done it.
Or tell us about your property and we’ll build your exact list →
New Host Starter Kit
Everything a new Airbnb needs before the first guest arrives — sized for one bedroom, one bath, sleeps 2–4.
Shop this setup →2-Bedroom Airbnb Setup
Furniture, linens, kitchenware and guest essentials for a two-bed, two-bath property that sleeps 6.
Shop this setup →
Luxury Airbnb Setup
The premium layer for higher-ADR properties: the upgrades guests name in five-star reviews.
Shop this setup →What can we help you decide?
Deal desk
Promising stays, already pressure-tested.
Active opportunities evaluated with a consistent STR underwriting model.
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Guides, reviews & field notes
Know what matters before you decide.
Practical research for operators, buyers and the agents who advise them.
VaultSTR research
The Prime Day buy list for Airbnb hosts
Prime Big Deal Days run October 6–7. The 32 products worth watching for a short-term rental — with the exact buy price for each, from the VaultSTR Host Store picks.
VaultSTR research
The best Airbnb markets in 2026, ranked by actual cash flow
We underwrote 274 live short-term rental listings with one consistent model. Here are the 17 markets with enough deals to rank — by median cash-on-cash, not gross revenue hype.
VaultSTR research
AirDNA vs Mashvisor: market data or property search
AirDNA vs Mashvisor for STR investors: data depth versus MLS-integrated deal search, rental-strategy comparison, and which one fits each stage of the buy.
Pro forma builder for STR agents
Turn a listing into a client-ready investment analysis.
Build a five-year STR pro forma with cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR, IRR and editable financing assumptions.
New — guidebook earnings
Your guest guidebook now pays you.
Build a free digital guidebook for your rental. Recommendations get bookable tour links through Viator and GetYourGuide — and when guests book, the commission is yours. During launch, hosts keep 100%.
Free
Build it in minutes
Wi-Fi card, check-in, house guide, and your favorite local spots — shareable link and print-ready PDF.
~8% per booking
Earn on every tour booked
Your host code rides on every booking link. Guests book, the marketplaces pay, you keep it.
Partner kit
Cut local deals
A printable pitch one-pager and real guest tap counts — leverage for discounts and sponsorships from local businesses.
For agents
Advise investor clients? This site is built for you.
Warm buyer introductions from the referral network, $50 flat listing features in front of 29,000 Daily Deal subscribers, and client-ready underwriting on demand.
Referral network
Get buyer leads
Readers ask us for STR-savvy agents. We introduce them to the network, by market.
$50 flat
Feature a listing
Put an STR-suitable listing in the Daily Deal — underwritten and professionally presented.
29,000 readers
Advertise a listing
A guaranteed, labeled sponsored feature. 22% open rate, 5% click-through.
Done for you
Client-ready underwriting
Our desk underwrites the property and delivers a branded document you hand to the client.