Most deal databases show you listings. VaultSTR shows you projected cash flow, cash-on-cash return, and a market-adjusted rating on every property — updated daily across 30+ short-term rental markets.
Finding a good short-term rental deal is not the same as finding a good listing. Listings are everywhere. Pre-underwritten STR deals with real projected cash flow, defensible revenue assumptions, and a clear cash-on-cash return calculation are not. That gap is the problem most STR investors run into early: they're comparing properties based on listing price and bedroom count rather than actual projected return.
Zillow, Redfin, and the MLS are built for residential buyers, not STR investors. They show you the asking price, the square footage, and the listing agent's optimistic description. They don't tell you what comparable STRs in the same market generate in gross revenue, what the net cash flow looks like after a full expense load, or whether the projected return clears your minimum hurdle rate.
Airbnb's host calculators and listing-agent pro formas have the opposite problem: they show you the best-case projections. Peak occupancy, top-of-market ADR, no vacancy buffer. Those numbers aren't wrong, they're just designed to make the property look as attractive as possible. Evaluating deals that way leads to real losses.
Every deal in the VaultSTR Deal Vault goes through the same underwriting process before it appears in the database. We pull comparable revenue data from AirDNA and Rabbu, estimate annual gross revenue using actual market occupancy rates and average daily rate (ADR) for similar properties in the same submarket, then subtract a full conservative expense load:
The result is a net annual cash flow and a cash-on-cash return you can compare across every property in the database. Not a best-case scenario. Not a listing agent's projection. A number built the same way every time.
The VaultSTR Deal Vault is built to let you filter and sort to your criteria, not scroll through every market looking for something that might work. There are a few ways investors tend to use it:
If you have a minimum return threshold, start there. Sort every deal in the database by projected cash-on-cash return and work from the top down. This immediately surfaces the highest-yielding deals across all 30+ markets. A strong STR will typically show 8% or above; deals with 12-20%+ are outliers worth looking at closely.
If you already know where you want to buy, filter by state or market region first. The Deal Vault covers 30+ top STR markets including the Smoky Mountains, Gulf Coast, Poconos, Desert Southwest, and Pacific Northwest. Within a target market, you can compare all active deals side by side on cash flow and return.
Every deal gets a 1-3 rating based on how its projected return compares to market-specific benchmarks. This matters because a 10% cash-on-cash return means something different in a highly competitive coastal market versus a Smoky Mountain market where strong STRs routinely hit 15%+. The rating tells you whether a deal is weak, average, or strong relative to what that specific market typically produces.
Strong STR deals go fast. The best properties in high-demand markets often go under contract within days of hitting the MLS. The VaultSTR Deal Vault updates daily, but if you want to see new deals the morning they're added, the Daily Deal newsletter sends pre-underwritten properties directly to your inbox before most investors even open their Zillow app.
Every morning, subscribers get a curated set of deals with projected revenue, net cash flow, and cash-on-cash return already calculated. You can evaluate in minutes instead of hours, which matters when a deal has a short window.
When a deal in the Vault looks interesting, every listing links directly to the active Zillow page so you can move immediately. From there, run your own pro forma using VaultSTR's Pro Forma tool to adjust the assumptions to your specific situation, confirm your financing with a DSCR lender who works with STR buyers, and verify local regulations before you go under contract.
The Deal Vault is the top of your acquisition funnel. It gives you a filtered, underwritten starting point so you're spending your evaluation time on deals that have a real chance of working, not properties that were never going to pencil.
Every property in the Deal Vault includes projected gross revenue, net cash flow, and a market-adjusted cash-on-cash return. Filter by market, sort by return, and link directly to the active Zillow listing.
Updated daily. 30+ STR markets. Real underwriting.
What is a pre-underwritten STR deal?
A pre-underwritten STR deal is a listed property that has already been analyzed for short-term rental investment potential before you see it. VaultSTR runs every deal through the same underwriting model — estimating gross revenue from comparable market data, applying a full expense load, and calculating net cash flow and cash-on-cash return against a 20% down DSCR loan. You see the return, not just the listing.
Where does VaultSTR get its revenue data?
VaultSTR uses comparable rental data from AirDNA and Rabbu, two of the leading STR market analytics platforms. Revenue projections are based on actual occupancy rates and average daily rates for similar properties in the same submarket — not listing-agent estimates or Airbnb's host calculator.
How often is the Deal Vault updated?
The Deal Vault is updated daily with new active listings that have cleared the underwriting process. Deals that go pending or are removed from the MLS are also updated daily so you're not evaluating properties that are no longer available.
What is a good cash-on-cash return for an STR?
A solid STR cash-on-cash return is generally 8% or higher. Strong deals in top markets like the Smoky Mountains, Gulf Coast, and Poconos often reach 12-20%. VaultSTR uses market-adjusted ratings so you can tell whether a given return is strong or weak relative to what other deals in that specific market typically produce.
Can I filter deals by state or market?
Yes. The Deal Vault lets you filter by state and market region, sort by cash-on-cash return, gross revenue, or net cash flow, and switch between a card grid and an interactive map view. Every listing links directly to the active Zillow page so you can move quickly when you find a deal worth pursuing.
How do I get new deals sent to my inbox?
Subscribe to the VaultSTR Daily Deal newsletter at dailydeal.substack.com. It sends pre-underwritten STR deals to your inbox every morning — with projected revenue, cash flow, and cash-on-cash return already calculated. Free to subscribe.
Subscribe to the VaultSTR Daily Deal newsletter and get pre-underwritten short-term rental properties with real cash-on-cash returns sent to your inbox every morning.
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