RapidEye Research
Primary-sourced data on how short-term rentals and hotels actually run.
RapidEye Research compiles scattered public data into single, citable references for operators, writers, and analysts. Every figure traces to a named source, is attributed inline, and is re-verified when we update.
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Rental Property Maintenance Cost Statistics (2026)
We computed what US landlords actually spend straight from federal survey microdata. The median rental property spent $1,600 per unit on maintenance in 2023, small properties cost twice as much per unit as large ones, and 90% hold no capital reserves at all.
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Single-Family Rental Turnover Statistics (2026)
We read twenty-two years of Invitation Homes and AMH annual reports. Residents leave far less often than a decade ago, but homes now sit empty 47 days between them, the longest in nine years, and turnover costs more vacant days than it did in 2022.
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HUD Inspection Score Statistics (2026)
We analysed every published HUD property inspection score: 4.30% of 34,922 assisted properties fail, public housing fails at three times the multifamily rate, and NSPIRE fails properties far more often than the standard it replaced.
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Rental Inspection Ordinance Statistics (2026)
At least 11 of the 25 largest US cities require rental inspection beyond complaints. Cycles run from every year to every ten, fees from $16 to $67.94 per unit, and programs split across five different models for who actually inspects.
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Open Source Cleaning Business Software Statistics (2026)
The 57 open-source cleaning-business repos on GitHub hold 54 stars between them and none tops seven, so the only workable path is a general field-service module set, which installs cleanly into Odoo 19 and has zero photo, checklist or inspection fields across all 35 of its tables.
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Cleaning Industry Employee Turnover Statistics (2026)
41% of cleaning contractors report 50%+ annual turnover yet 1 in 5 keep it under 10%, the famous "200% average" traces to no primary source, and replacing one cleaner runs $18,500 to $74,000 at Gallup's half-to-two-times-salary range.
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Move-Out Cleaning Cost Statistics (2026)
A professional move-out clean averages $360 against a typical $750 deposit, takes 3 to 8 hours with a two-cleaner team, and targets the deduction ground cited by 59% of withholding landlords: cleaning.
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Security Deposit Statistics (2026)
Only 42% of renters got their entire deposit back at their last move, renters who documented move-in condition kept more of it, and a 50-state law table compiles deposit caps, return deadlines, and penalty multipliers, 17 states spot-verified against statute text.
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Tenant Damage and Move-Out Condition Statistics (2026)
Landlord insurers see tenant damage claims of $5,000 to $30,000, damage is the most common deposit deduction reason, and Zillow's renter data quantifies what photos change: documented renters kept their full deposit 50% of the time versus 41% without.
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Apartment Turnover Cost Statistics (2026)
Replacing one resident costs almost $4,000 once repairs, marketing, concessions, and vacancy are counted. 33 verified statistics on turn costs, make-ready line items, retention rates, and days-vacant, compiled from industry primary sources.
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Open-Source Rental Property Management Software Statistics (2026)
Half of the rental management repos a self-hoster actually finds have not seen a commit in a year, 39% carry no standard license, and the field's most-starred project has nearly stalled. An 18-project audit with fresh install tests.
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Open Source Hotel Software Statistics (2026)
QloApps holds 15x the GitHub stars of the rest of the hotel field combined, 71% of hotel repos are untouched in a year, and zero projects are purpose-built for housekeeping ops. A hands-on audit with 5 platforms install-tested.
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Vacation Rental PMS API Statistics (2026)
Only 9 of 19 vacation rental PMSs let customers self-serve API credentials, and just 3 run live official MCP servers. A platform-by-platform audit of API access, rate limits, and AI readiness, from each platform's own docs.
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Open Source Property Management Software Statistics (2026)
59% of open-source property management projects on GitHub are abandoned, and only 5 of 14 platforms we install-tested worked as documented. A first-hand audit of 1,125 repositories, with 14 platforms installed by hand.
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Airbnb Pet Fee & Extra Guest Fee Statistics (2026)
The average Airbnb pet fee is $20 per night or $100 flat, and 33% of listings charge an extra guest fee. 30 verified statistics on pet fee structures, extra guest pricing, and what pet-friendly listings earn.
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Short-Term Rental Market Statistics: Largest US Markets by Listing Count (2026)
The US had 1.73 million available STR listings in November 2025. 47 verified statistics ranking the largest markets by listing count, from Los Angeles's 43,932 to Panama City Beach's 10,418, with state and national totals.
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Short-Term Rental Safety Device Statistics (2026)
Only 57.5% of US Airbnb venues reported a carbon monoxide detector and 42% a fire extinguisher. 40 verified statistics on device prevalence, the CO record, platform policy vs state law, and fire loss outcomes.
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Vacation Rental Fraud and Guest Screening Statistics (2026)
Real estate fraud losses hit $275.1 million in 2025 per the FBI. 41 verified statistics on rental fraud, booking scams, chargebacks and friendly fraud, and platform screening enforcement.
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Vacation Rental Damage Waiver Providers: Fees, Caps, and Claim Windows (2026)
The compiled comparison of damage waiver programs: published fees from $8.25 to $73 per stay, coverage caps, claim filing windows, exclusions, and insurance backing across Truvi, Safely, Waivo, Boom, Vrbo and more.
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Water Leak Detection and Property Insurance Statistics (2026)
Water damage is 27.6% of homeowner claims, yet only 5% of homes run a leak detector. 37 verified statistics on sensor programs, carrier discounts, and documented claim reduction.
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Vacation Rental Management Fee Statistics (2026)
What property managers actually charge to run a short-term rental, compiled from published operator pricing and industry fee guides: fee ranges by service tier, pricing models, and how rates move by market.
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Vacation Rental Turnover Time Statistics (2026)
How long a turnover actually takes: operator guides converge on 2 to 5 hours scaling by home size, squeezed into a 3 to 4 hour changeover window between checkout and check-in.
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Vacation Rental Maintenance Cost Statistics (2026)
Real work-order data puts vacation rental maintenance at $0.90 to $1.30 per square foot a year, with roughly a third of spend going to emergency fixes instead of planned work.
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Vacation Rental HVAC Cost Statistics (2026)
HVAC repair costs $350 on average and after-hours calls add $40 to $80 an hour, compiled with federal failure-rate data into one cited reference.
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Vacation Rental Guest Complaint Statistics (2026)
What guests actually complain about: cleanliness drives 45% of vacation rental complaints and 69.8% of negative hotel reviews, compiled from published review analyses.
The research team
RapidEye Research is produced by RapidEye's two co-founders. Every report is written and independently reviewed before it publishes, and every figure is checked against a primary source.
Sam Parks
Co-founder · Research & Editorial
Business & Human-Computer Interaction (AI concentration), Carnegie Mellon. Owns sourcing and editorial standards.
Rohan Nagabhirava
Co-founder · Data & Methodology
MS AI Engineering, Carnegie Mellon; computer-vision researcher (IEEE, arXiv), named inventor on multiple US patents. Owns methodology.