A private network for independent vacation rental operators and short-term rental management companies that want to grow without joining a franchise.Shared benchmarks. Fractional VPs. Collective buying power.
The network, by the numbers
Where it breaks
You started this for freedom and ownership. As it grows, you become more essential to it. Growth without structure adds responsibility, not leverage. Most operators end up on one of two paths. Neither one ends well.
Path 1.
They hand you the playbook, the brand, and the leverage. The trade is a perpetual share of your revenue, contracts that run for years, and the brand you built — quietly absorbed into theirs. The exit, if you can find one, is paid in lawyers' fees.
— Your independence is the price of admission.
Path 2.
Stay independent, and shoulder every system yourself. Growth runs on referrals and luck — there is no predictable acquisition engine. The wrong stack compounds inefficiency, unoptimized commission shrinks margin, untracked owner acquisition slows growth. None of it announces itself; it just accumulates.
— Each new unit adds responsibility, not leverage.
There's a third way →
What this is
HostGenius is a working network of independent operators building scalable companies together, while staying boutique. You keep your brand. You keep your owners. You keep your independence.
Member voice
“I have seen my business transform in a way that’s given me extra time, the ability to focus on growing my business rather than running the day-to-day operations.”
Mike Corrales
Allura Homes · Phoenix, AZ
Operating against real benchmarks
What changes
We don't just give you advice. We give you the data, the people, and the leverage to execute.
Compare revenue, margin, payroll, and OPEX against operators at your stage. See where you're leaking profit, and where to push growth — against numbers from operators five years ahead of you.
Fifty-plus independent operators running real portfolios. No vendors, no pitching, no observers — just operators aligned around execution, and a directory of who's leading each metric in real time.
A VP of Revenue, a VP of Operations, a VP of Homeowner Growth — operators who've already walked the path. They read your numbers and push you toward clear targets. You stay in control. You move faster.
Pool unit count across the network to secure enterprise pricing on key software and vendors. Reduce operating expenses without giving up independence — most members recover their membership before the first quarter closes.
Connect your PMS and financials. Track the fifteen metrics that drive growth — owner leads, conversion, retention, revenue per unit, margin. Every member runs on the same numbers, so you know exactly who to ask.
If for any reason you decide it isn't for you within the first 30 days, we refund you entirely. No questions asked.
How it's structured
Membership isn't a single thing. It's a nested set of rooms — each with its own cadence, intimacy, and purpose. You sit in all three.
8 operators · monthly hot-seats
Your inner circle. Eight operators at your stage who put their numbers on the table every month. The people you'll text at 9pm and trust to tell you the truth.
VP Revenue · VP Ops · VP Homeowner Growth
Three senior operators who have already walked the path. They read your numbers, push you toward clear targets, and pick up the phone — without the salary load.
55+ operators · 2,000+ properties
Benchmarks, focused channels, collective buying power, and quarterly summits. The wider room where the network's combined experience compounds against your decisions.
The Network
55+ operators · benchmarks · buying power
Fractional Team
VP Revenue · Ops · Homeowner Growth
The Core
8 operators · monthly
How it goes
You can keep trying to figure it out yourself. Or you can leverage a network of peers who already have.
Move 01
Connect your PMS and financials. Track the fifteen metrics that drive growth — owner leads, conversion, retention, revenue per unit, margin. See exactly where you stand.
Move 02
Join focused channels across homeowner acquisition, revenue management, operations, hiring, and finance. You see who’s leading each metric. You know exactly who to reach out to.
Move 03
Get your own VPs of Revenue, Operations, and Homeowner Growth who have already walked the path. They review your numbers and push you toward clear targets. You stay in control.
Move 04
Pool unit count to secure enterprise pricing on key software and vendors. Lower OPEX as the portfolio scales. Measurable compounding, not overnight change.
Your name
stays yours.
The terms of the room
We never co-brand, rebrand, or absorb you. Your name on the door. Your phone number. Your owners. Always.
Membership is flat. We don’t take a percentage. Whatever you build is yours to keep — full stop.
If for any reason you decide it isn't for you within the first 30 days, we refund you entirely. No questions asked.
We only bring in operators who are willing to share what they know — playbooks, numbers, the hard-won lessons.
The Fractional Bench
Senior operators who have already walked the path. They review your numbers and push you toward clear targets. You stay in control. You move faster.
Pricing strategy, MinLOS, channel mix, and pacing across PriceLabs and Wheelhouse. Tunes the engine that drives net ADR and occupancy.
Field ops, cleaner networks, maintenance triage, and owner reporting. Builds the system that keeps the company running when you’re not in the room.
Outbound, vetting, pitch, and onboarding for portfolio takeovers. Builds the predictable acquisition engine most operators never get to.
Build your first GM, ops manager, or guest-services lead from the network’s talent pool — vetted by operators who’ve hired the same roles.
Your PMS, channel manager, and automations — sequenced by operators who’ve already de-risked the stack at scale.
Owner agreements, vendor contracts, and disputes — informed by the same playbooks every member uses.
Operators who have already walked the path — included in membership.
What members say
Wrong hires cost months. The wrong stack compounds inefficiency. Untracked owner acquisition slows growth. None of it announces itself — it just accumulates.
As we grow with HostGenius, the numbers only get better. We recently passed $2000/mo in savings thanks to economies of scale.
Inside the network
Operators meet across the year — quarterly hot-seats, an annual summit, and city dinners across the markets the network operates in. Fifty-odd operators doing exactly what you do, a little further down the road.
Side by side
Keep your brand, ownership, and owners
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Shared benchmarks against operators at your stage
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Vetted peer network of active VR CEOs
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Fractional VP of Revenue, Operations, Homeowner Growth
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Collective buying power across the network
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Pay a percentage of revenue, in perpetuity
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Locked into multi-year contracts
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30-day money-back guarantee
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Independence by design — no franchise, no course, no group chat
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No outside structure
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A private network
Membership is by application. The network is kept deliberately small.
Frequently asked
HostGenius is a private, invitation-only network of independent vacation rental operators and short-term rental management companies. Members share benchmarks, a vetted peer network, fractional VPs of Revenue, Operations, and Homeowner Growth, and collective buying power to scale companies together while staying boutique.
Membership is by application
One 20-minute call with Charles. Tell us about your company. If there's a fit, we'll talk. If not, we'll tell you plainly.
What happens after you book —
01.
The call
Twenty minutes with Charles. No deck, no prep. A real conversation about your company.
02.
Meet two members
Operators from your stage. Honest takes on what the network is, and isn't.
03.
Decision
Yes or no, plainly. Within a week. No drip sequences, no chase if it isn't a fit.
A note from the founder →
“This is close to a net-zero cost. It replaces the expensive chaos you already pay for: the wrong tools, the avoidable mistakes, the growth you never captured. The real change is your environment — forty-odd operators doing exactly what you do, a little further down the road.”
Charles Mullany
Founder · HostGenius