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Make the Switch

Switching managers is easier than you think.

If you're unhappy with your current Sedona Airbnb or vacation rental property manager, here is what a switch actually involves. Most take 2 to 4 weeks. We coordinate your existing bookings through the transition, your reviews come with you when you hold the listing, and you talk to the same two people from the first call to the first guest.

1,800+
Five-star guest reviews
13+
Years hosting, Superhost every year
100%
Response rate
12 mo
Clean termination clause
The Process

How a Switch Works

Four steps, built to protect your booking calendar and your revenue while the handoff happens.

01

Performance Review

We pull your occupancy, average nightly rate, listing health, and review profile and set them against comparable Sedona homes. You see exactly where revenue is being left on the table before you decide anything. For the tiers we compare against, see what a Sedona short-term rental actually earns.

02

Agreement Review

We review the operational terms of your current agreement with you: the stated notice period, termination provisions and transition requirements. Most Sedona agreements carry 30 to 60 day cancellation clauses. For legal interpretation we recommend your attorney. Our own agreement is signable online the same day.

Same-day agreement
03

Calendar and Reviews Transfer

We coordinate with your outgoing manager to carry existing reservations through the transition, preserve your guest reviews where you hold the listing, and set up Airbnb, Vrbo, and a direct-booking page on our site with synced calendars.

04

Launch and Optimize

New photography, rewritten listing copy, PriceLabs dynamic pricing with weekly manual review, and a full property inspection before the first guest arrives under our management.

AI search ready
Common Reasons Owners Switch

Is This Familiar?

Revenue has been flat or declining for six months or more
Guest complaints are not being addressed the same day
You are chasing your manager for updates instead of the other way around
Your listing photos and copy have not changed in two years
Rates are set by season instead of by demand, so peak weeks leave money behind
Monthly owner statements are thin, late, or missing
Your home is not on a real direct-booking site, so every guest pays the platform fee
When guests ask ChatGPT or Gemini where to stay in Sedona, your home never comes up
A word on your reviews

Whether your Airbnb reviews survive a switch depends on who owns the listing. If it lives under your account, they come with you. If your manager created it under theirs, they cannot be moved, and you should know that before you give notice. We check this in step one and tell you straight.

Before and After

What Changes When You Switch

What you may have now
Sedona Epic Stays
Rates set by season
Dynamic pricing, reviewed weekly by a person
Airbnb and Vrbo only
Airbnb, Vrbo, and a direct-booking site with no guest service fee
Rotating support staff
The same two operators, first call to first guest
Photos and copy untouched for years
New photography and rewritten listing at launch
Thin or late statements
Itemized monthly statements, every booking traceable
Invisible to AI search
Structured for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, with tracked referrals
Free Performance Review

See What Your Home Could Be Earning

No commitment. We look at your current numbers, compare them with similar homes we operate, and send you a written read within two business days. Use it to evaluate us or anyone else.

Will I lose my Airbnb reviews if I switch?

Not if the listing is under your account or is transferred correctly. If your current manager owns the listing, the reviews stay with them. We confirm which case you are in before you do anything.

How long does the switch take?

Two separate clocks. Our setup takes about two weeks once we have access: listings, pricing, cleaning schedule, welcome book, channel calendars. The overall timeline is set by the notice period in your current agreement, commonly 30 to 60 days, and we schedule setup to finish as that period ends so the calendar never goes dark. Reservations already confirmed for dates after the switch are honored; who hosts them and how the revenue is split is written into both agreements, and we walk through it before you give notice.

Can I switch if I already have future bookings?

Yes. Future reservations are honored at the price the guest paid. We coordinate with your outgoing manager on guest communication, payouts and check-in details so the transition is designed to be seamless for the guest. Bookings made through the old manager's own account may need to be re-issued, which we handle with you before notice is given.

Can my current Airbnb listing be transferred to a new manager?

If the listing is under your Airbnb account, yes: you add us as a co-host and remove the old manager, and the listing, reviews and ranking history stay intact. If it lives under the manager's account, Airbnb does not allow it to be moved and a new listing is created. We confirm which case applies before you do anything.

What does the agreement look like?

Our agreement is typically 12 months with a clean termination clause. No auto-renewal traps and no termination fees. Your written agreement explains the term, notice requirements, and how existing confirmed reservations are handled when management ends. We take on a small number of elite luxury homes and hold each one to the standard we hold our own. See the ten questions we think you should ask any manager, including us. Permits, TPT registration and insurance minimums that transfer with the home are covered in the Sedona owner's guide.

What does it cost?

The performance review is free. Management is 25% of booking revenue, calculated on the nightly rate and guest add-ons, excluding taxes and cleaning fees. No onboarding fee, no technology fee, no markup on maintenance. Launch photography is billed at the photographer's invoice with no markup (typically $1,200 to $1,500 for a 5-bedroom home) and you keep the rights to the images. The full breakdown is itemized on the agreement before you sign.

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Got It

Your hosts will send a written performance read within two business days. Nothing changes with your current manager until you decide.