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Missouri Short-Term Rental Revenue Calculator

Estimate your Airbnb or VRBO revenue using Missouri market data. Property tax, insurance, and vacancy defaults are pre-filled with current Missouri averages. Cash-on-cash return separates a profitable STR from an expensive hobby.

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Revenue Assumptions

Investment & Financing

Operating Expenses(Missouri defaults)

Total Annual Operating Expenses$28,396

Missouri Market Context

Avg Cap Rate

7%

Median Price

$258K

Property Tax

0.85%

Vacancy Rate

8.7%

Local Factors

  • -Kansas City and St. Louis offer strong cash-flow opportunities at low entry prices
  • -Landlord-friendly laws with relatively fast eviction processes
  • -Some rural areas face population decline; focus on metro markets for stability

How to Analyze a Short-Term Rental

Nightly rate × occupancy determines your top line, but the real story is in what's left after expenses. STRs carry higher operating costs than long-term rentals — cleaning, furnishing, platform fees, utilities, and guest supplies all eat into revenue.

RevPAN (Revenue Per Available Night) accounts for vacancy — it's your gross revenue divided by 365. This metric lets you compare properties regardless of how they're marketed or how stay lengths differ.

Management costs are the biggest variable. Self-managing saves 20–30% but costs you time. Full-service STR management typically runs 20–25% of gross revenue. Factor in your time honestly.

Always stress-test with lower occupancy — markets shift, regulations change, and new supply comes online. A deal that only works at 80% occupancy is a deal that's one bad season from going underwater.

Annual Cash Flow

$-15,039

Negative

Cash-on-Cash Return

-22.6%

Gross Revenue$29,835
Rental Income$17,085
Cleaning Fee Income$12,750
Operating Expenses$28,396
NOI$1,439
Annual Debt Service$16,478
Monthly Mortgage$1,373
RevPAN$82/night
Monthly Cash Flow$-1,253
Total Cash Invested$66,600
CASH FLOW$-15,039
Cash Flow$0
Mortgage$16,478
Management$5,967
Cleaning$8,500
Platform Fees$895
Property Tax$2,193
Insurance$2,441
Utilities$3,600
Maintenance$3,000
Supplies & Other$1,800

What does this mean?

This STR is losing money at these numbers. Either the nightly rate needs to increase, occupancy needs to improve, or expenses need to come down. Many hosts underestimate cleaning, furnishing, and platform fees.

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