RentalCalcs · Original decision worksheet

Short-term rental address and revenue worksheet

Connect the proposed hosting use to current official evidence and an affordable operating model. Fill locally and print or save as PDF. Nothing is submitted or automatically saved.

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Worked example

An invented 90-night allowance at $200/night and 25% incremental costs contributes $150 per booked night. A $18,000 fixed cash budget needs 120 nights. Even 90 sold nights leave a $4,500 deficit. This example does not establish legal eligibility anywhere.

1. Define the exact use

Address, parcel, legal unit and governing jurisdictionProposed operator, primary residence, hosted/whole-unit use and stay lengthAdopted rules, official source URL, effective date and date checkedLegal sleeping spaces, registration eligibility and required approvals

2. Resolve the operating conditions

Permit status, transfer rules, renewal date and any pending conditionsNight/guest limits, reporting, taxes and required local contactLease, HOA/condo restrictions and documented consentsLender acceptance, insurance quote, policy exclusions and source/date

3. Turn conditions into a budget

Permitted calendar, approval delay, booked nights and supported nightly rateVariable charges, cleaning receipts/costs, fixed costs, debt and reserveRequired nights versus permitted nights; downside cash and fundingSeparately verified fallback use, rent, conversion costs and open decisions

Calculation notes

Booked nights = usable permitted nights × booking share of those nights. Contribution per night = accommodation rate less incremental costs. Nights needed = fixed cash budget / contribution per night, when contribution is positive. A night limit does not itself establish eligibility; review actual approval, tax, contract and coverage requirements.

Reviewed October 14, 2026. Original RentalCalcs educational worksheet. Numbers are hypothetical, not property estimates or a lender commitment. Example primary source: San Francisco Planning; use the authority for your actual address.