Results
Updated August 21, 2026
What results should you expect
from a revenue manager?
Verified numbers, typical listings, and how we chose them.
The short answer
Across the mature short-term rentals r8 Revenue Management prices, about two in three listings beat last year in the first half of 2026. First-year turnarounds of underpriced mature listings ran 25% to over 100%, and a typical mature listing compounds 10 to 25% a year after that. The listings below are typical results, not our best ones, and every figure is verified against source data.
Jan to Jun 2026 · Verified
The big wins.
The three biggest swings on our books, measured January to June against the same window last year. Big numbers have reasons, so each row says what kind of story it is.
Cabin, Pigeon Forge TN
Badly priced before us: 34% occupied in H1 2025. 74% in H1 2026.
4-bed cabin, Gatlinburg TN
In May, this property ran 93% occupied. The Gatlinburg market sat at 49%.
Beach house, Captiva Island FL
The biggest dollar lift on our books: +$58.6K in six months.
More from Q1 & Q2 2026
Six more client results.
Six more hosts who use r8 to earn more from the same listings, without the weekly pricing work.
Cabin, Sevierville TN
Cabin with indoor pool, Pigeon Forge TN
Beach house, Topsail Beach NC
Beach house, Destin FL
Mountain chalet, Boyne Falls MI
2-bed brownstone, Brooklyn NY
How we chose these
We could have shown you our best numbers. A brand new listing doubling is easy to find and easy to sell. We show typical results from mature listings instead, because you should pick a revenue manager on what usually happens, not what once happened.
Across every mature listing we manage, about two in three beat last year.
The first six weeks are free. Start with two listings and watch what your numbers do.
Methodology
How we verify.
Every number on this page comes from reservation data pulled straight from each client's PriceLabs account. Revenue is accommodation only: cleaning fees are excluded from both years. Figures are booked reservations, adjusted for cancellations, and each window is compared with the same window last year.
Selection is the honest kind. No year-two listings, no one-off outliers, and only listings with at least three years of data make our case studies. The two-in-three figure covers every mature listing we manage, including the ones that went down.
What good looks like
How to judge a revenue manager.
No single metric tells the truth. A strong review joins revenue, rate, occupancy, booking pace, and decision quality.
Measure
What it means
What to watch
Measure
Booked revenue vs STLY
What it means
Revenue booked by the same point last year
What to watch
The main pacing benchmark
Measure
ADR
What it means
Average booked nightly rate
What to watch
High ADR can hide empty nights
Measure
Occupancy
What it means
Share of available nights booked
What to watch
High occupancy can hide underpricing
Measure
RevPAR
What it means
Revenue per available night
What to watch
Keeps rate and occupancy together
Measure
Booking pace
What it means
How quickly future nights are selling
What to watch
Shows whether to hold, move, or wait
Measure
Decision trail
What it means
What changed and why
What to watch
Every price should be explainable
FAQ
Results questions we hear most.
Because you should pick a revenue manager on what usually happens, not what once happened. A brand new listing doubling is easy to find and easy to sell. The honest picture is how many listings actually beat last year, so that is what we lead with.
A listing with at least three years of history. Year-two listings grow fast on their own as reviews build, so counting them would inflate the numbers.
No. Revenue is accommodation only, both years, so the comparison is clean. Figures are booked reservations, adjusted for cancellations, pulled from each client's PriceLabs account.
Yes. The free 6-week trial runs on two of your listings. At the end you compare the numbers against last year and decide.
Judge booked accommodation revenue against the same point last year, after the management fee. Read ADR with occupancy and RevPAR rather than alone. Also check booking pace, whether strong dates sold too cheaply, whether weak dates moved early enough, and whether every decision can be explained.
No. Occupancy can rise because prices fell too far. ADR can rise while too many nights remain empty. RevPAR, revenue divided by all available nights, helps keep rate and occupancy in one measure. The final test is whether the listing has a credible path to beat last year's revenue.
Let's beat
last year's revenue.
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