Fairly review
Our independent editorial read on Fairly for New York short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.6 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Hybrid
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Markets
- PNW, CO, NC, SC
- Management fee
- Not published ($5k earnings guarantee)
- Listings
- Early-stage
- Size
- Regional (young)
The published facts, in plain English
Fairly is a hybrid operator based in Portland, OR, covering PNW, CO, NC, SC. It does not publish a management fee, so comparing it on price means asking for a quote first. Published portfolio size: Early-stage. In scale, we file it as regional (young).
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Who it’s for
Fairly is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in New York.
Our take
We list Fairly’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because Fairly keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer openly. Published pricing is one of the things we weight most heavily.
Reading the record
Fairly sits at the regional (young) end of the scale on our desk’s reading — short chains of command, and your property is a meaningful share of the book. The published footprint reads PNW, CO, NC, SC. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a hybrid operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- The owner who likes the work. Nearby and involved? Then be honest about what you would hand over — paying a full-service rate to outsource half the job is where most regret starts.
Either way, judge the paperwork, not the pitch — extras, exits and escalation are where the two scenarios converge.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: Airbnb property management — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Fairly beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Fairly publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does Fairly operate?
PNW, CO, NC, SC. It is based in Portland, OR.
How big is Fairly?
Published portfolio: Early-stage. We file it as regional (young) in scale.
What to pin down with Fairly
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
- Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.
What are the best Fairly alternatives?
The closest alternatives to Fairly are Utah's Best Vacation Rentals, Air Concierge and Guest Haus — the same management shape. Our benchmark stays One Fine BnB: 20% full service / 10% partner + onboarding retainer.
| Company | What it is | Published fee |
|---|---|---|
| One Fine BnB Our benchmark | Two published tiers: 20% full service, or 10% partner when you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer. | 20% full service / 10% partner + onboarding retainer |
| Utah's Best Vacation Rentals | Hybrid · SLC, Park City, St. George, Moab | Not published |
| Air Concierge | Hybrid · West Coast metros (nationwide offsite) | 20% full / 12% offsite (published) |
| Guest Haus | Hybrid · Austin | 12–22% on net (published tiers) |
Switching is worth the friction when the gap is structural rather than cosmetic: a published price you can budget against instead of a quote, a crew that actually works your market, or an exit clause that lets you leave with your listing and its reviews. If Fairly clears those three for your property, a lower headline number elsewhere rarely pays for the move.
Our own number one in this category is One Fine BnB — see One Fine BnB for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
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