What does Mashvisor actually do?

It projects how an investment property is likely to perform and whether it would earn more leased to long-term tenants or listed on Airbnb. The projections are predictive, built from historical and comparative data on real listings.

Is Mashvisor affiliated with Airbnb?

No. Mashvisor states it has no affiliation with Airbnb. It analyses the history of Airbnb listings and comparative data to show how a property might perform if it were listed there.

Where do the property listings come from?

All listings come from the MLS. Mashvisor advises checking the MLS to confirm whether a property is still on the market, because the MLS updates faster than Mashvisor's own system.

Where do the Airbnb occupancy rates come from?

Mashvisor collects historical and active listing data, then calculates an average occupancy rate per neighbourhood. Each property's occupancy is calculated monthly and averaged into a projected yearly neighbourhood figure.

Property data

Mashvisor

Mashvisor is a rental analytics platform for residential investors. It estimates what a property would earn as a long-term rental against what it would earn on Airbnb, using historical and comparative data on real listings, occupancy and nightly rates rather than a fixed formula.

The tools work in two directions. Market Finder and Property Finder search for markets and properties matching an investor's expense profile and target profit, across up to five locations at once, while the analysis side runs rental comps, cash flow and ROI on a specific address. Listings come from the MLS, and the platform publishes short-term rental regulatory rules for more than 500 cities.

A separate dynamic pricing product connects to an investor's Airbnb account and sets nightly rates from demand, seasonality, local events and booking history, with a smart calendar, manual overrides, date blocking and rate sync back to Airbnb. Data customers can buy the underlying feed directly through an API, data dumps or bulk downloads, with up to ten years of history.

Mashvisor was established in 2014. The three monthly plans are $49.99 for individual property analysis, $74.99 for market and property discovery and $99.99 for the full toolset, with a discount of up to 20 percent for annual billing. The company states it has no affiliation with Airbnb and does not give legal advice on short-term rental rules.

Best for

Residential investors and Airbnb hosts weighing long-term against short-term returns in US markets. Not built for commercial or manufactured housing underwriting.

What they do

Long-term versus short-term rental return analysis
Rental comps and cash flow projections
Market Finder and Property Finder search
Airbnb dynamic pricing tool
Short-term rental regulation lookup
Investment property marketplace
Raw data access by API and bulk download

Details

Attribute	Value
Founded	2014
How they charge	Three monthly tiers at $49.99, $74.99 and $99.99, with up to 20 percent off for annual billing; bulk data access is quoted separately.

What stands out

Publishes short-term rental regulatory rules for more than 500 cities.
Monthly plans are $49.99, $74.99 and $99.99, with up to 20 percent off annual billing.
Data customers can access up to ten years of history by API, data dump or bulk download.
Listings come from the MLS; Mashvisor states it has no affiliation with Airbnb.

Common questions

What does Mashvisor actually do?: It projects how an investment property is likely to perform and whether it would earn more leased to long-term tenants or listed on Airbnb. The projections are predictive, built from historical and comparative data on real listings.
Is Mashvisor affiliated with Airbnb?: No. Mashvisor states it has no affiliation with Airbnb. It analyses the history of Airbnb listings and comparative data to show how a property might perform if it were listed there.
Where do the property listings come from?: All listings come from the MLS. Mashvisor advises checking the MLS to confirm whether a property is still on the market, because the MLS updates faster than Mashvisor's own system.
Where do the Airbnb occupancy rates come from?: Mashvisor collects historical and active listing data, then calculates an average occupancy rate per neighbourhood. Each property's occupancy is calculated monthly and averaged into a projected yearly neighbourhood figure.