Lake Tahoe property management for vacation rentals and Airbnb
MG Vacation Rentals is a short-term rental management company based in Incline Village, managing 41 homes in 8 North and West Shore towns of Lake Tahoe since 2017, rated 4.86 out of 5 by 2,273 guests. We run each home's listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and our own booking site, its pricing, guests, cleaning, hot tub and lodging tax, with a monthly statement for the owner.
Vacation rentals only, not long-term leases or HOAs: we run your home as an Airbnb and Vrbo vacation rental — in Incline Village, Tahoe City and the North and West Shore — from our office in Incline Village: listings, pricing, every guest, cleaning, hot tubs, lodging tax and a monthly statement you can actually read. You keep the calendar for yourself whenever you want it.
Get an estimate for your homeCall (530) 317-0291
| Homes we manage | 41 |
|---|---|
| Towns | Incline Village 20 · Kings Beach 6 · Carnelian Bay 5 · Homewood 3 · Tahoe City 2 · Tahoe Vista 2 · Tahoma 2 · Crystal Bay 1 |
| Guest rating | 4.86 out of 5 from 2,273 reviews |
| Where guests book | Airbnb, Vrbo and mgvacationrentals.com, where guests pay less than on Airbnb |
| Private hot tubs we look after | 13 |
| Lodging tax we collect and remit | 13% Washoe County · 12% Placer County, TBID Zone 1 · 14% El Dorado County, Tahoe Basin |
| Office | 588 Tyner Way, Incline Village, NV · (530) 317-0291 |
| Managing since | 2017 |
| Licenses | Nevada Real Estate Division, NV B.1003327.LLC; California DRE #02235314 |
| What we charge | A standard 25% of net rent (rent after the Airbnb or Vrbo host fee); you keep 75%. Written into the management agreement |
Buying a home to rent?
MG Vacation Rentals is run by Murat Gocmen, the broker of Real Estate Tahoe (NV B.1003327.LLC; CA DRE #02235314), who represents buyers of short-term-rental homes in Nevada and California with Real Estate Tahoe broker/manager Kristina Mattson (NV BS.0146479.MGR; CA DRE #01950662).
Before a buyer makes an offer, the team estimates the home's rental income against comparable homes MG already manages (41 homes, 2,273 guest reviews), and checks the county's short-term rental permit rules and any cap. A short-term rental permit never transfers with a sale: the buyer applies for a new one. Our Lake Tahoe short-term rental permit guide covers the rules county by county.
How to compare short-term rental management companies in North Lake Tahoe
Ask every manager the same seven questions. Here are our answers.
| Is the team local? | Yes. Office, guest team, cleaners and hot tub tech are in Incline Village, at 588 Tyner Way. |
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| How many homes, and where? | 41 homes in 8 North and West Shore towns. See every home we manage. |
| Permits and lodging tax? | We keep each home's short-term rental permit on file and collect and remit lodging tax on our bookings: 13% Washoe County · 12% Placer County, TBID Zone 1 · 14% El Dorado County, Tahoe Basin. |
| Where is the home listed? | Airbnb, Vrbo and mgvacationrentals.com, where guests pay less than on Airbnb, so more stays come in direct with no booking-site commission. |
| What does it cost? | A standard 25% of net rent: the rent after the Airbnb or Vrbo host fee. You keep 75%, paid monthly with a statement. Ask any manager for a sample owner statement; we show ours before you sign. |
| Can I use my home? | Yes. Block any dates in your owner portal; the block reaches Airbnb and Vrbo right away. |
| How long have they done it? | Since 2017. Licensed: Nevada Real Estate Division, NV B.1003327.LLC; California DRE #02235314. |
What we do for your home
- Listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and our own site. We build each listing from scratch, with its photos, bed-by-bed layout and house rules, and keep availability in sync everywhere.
- Pricing every night. Rates follow demand through PriceLabs, and our own site shows guests the same home for less than on Airbnb, so direct bookings, which carry no booking-site commission, keep growing.
- Every guest message, day and night, answered by our team in Incline Village: questions, door codes, early check-ins and problems.
- Cleaning and hot tubs by our own crew. Cleaners work from a per-home checklist in our crew app, and our hot tub tech services the tubs we look after.
- Lodging tax and permits. We collect and remit room tax on the bookings we take and keep your short-term rental permit and tax numbers on file.
- A statement you can read. Every month, booking by booking, with every charge and credit spelled out.
Your performance, calendar and monthly statements live in your owner portal, shown further down this page.
How we start
Before you start, read our guide to the Lake Tahoe short-term rental permit rules by county. Send us the address below. We look at the home against comparable homes we already manage and come back with a realistic estimate and a sample statement. If it's a fit, you fill in an online intake with the details of the home, we set up the photos, the listing on every channel and the pricing, and your first guests arrive with the same team behind them as our other 41 homes.
See everything we see about your home
We built our own owner portal. Sign in with a link from your email, with no password to remember, and your home's money, calendar and statements are in one place on your phone or laptop. Below is the portal itself, filled with example numbers.
Example data. Payouts come only from published statements, so the chart can never disagree with one.
Grey = month still being finalised.
Example data. Money on the books before it's earned, with the reason each figure could still move.
Example data. Twelve months ahead, with tonight's price under every open night. Blocked nights close on Airbnb, Vrbo and our site at once.
Block dates for your own stayWe ask every time, so the crew never shows up uninvited or misses a clean you wanted.
Example data. The same document our office checks before it's published, stay by stay. Save any month as a PDF.
| Stay | Nights | Nightly | Rent | Booking fee | Card fee | Net | Your 75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4–7Airbnb | 3 | $462.00 | $1,386.00 | −$214.83 | — | $1,171.17 | $878.38 |
| Sep 11–16Direct | 5 | $398.00 | $1,990.00 | — | −$57.71 | $1,932.29 | $1,449.22 |
| Sep 18–25Vrbo | 7 | $415.00 | $2,905.00 | −$145.25 | −$87.15 | $2,672.60 | $2,004.45 |
| Sep 26–30Airbnb | 4 | $870.00 | $3,480.00 | −$539.40 | — | $2,940.60 | $2,205.45 |
Example data. Make a code for friends and family. They book your home on our site at your price, and the discount comes off the rent.
New discount codeHow your home is doing
Payouts by month, nights, and occupancy split between guests and your own stays. Every dollar comes from a published statement.
Money on the books
Every future booking with an estimate, marked firm or still cancellable, and the statement month it will be paid in.
Block your own dates
Twelve months ahead with tonight's price on each open night. Block a stay and it closes on Airbnb, Vrbo and our site at once, and we ask whether you want a clean after.
Every stay, every fee
Each booking with its nights, rent, booking-site and card fees and your 75%, plus every charge and credit. Download any month as a PDF.
Codes for friends and family
Make your own discount code. They book direct on our site and the discount comes off the rent before the split.
No password to forget
Type your email and we send a sign-in link. It works the same on a phone, with tabs under your thumb, and on a laptop.
Behind the portal: the same system runs our calendars, guest inbox, cleaning crew app and the books. Your statement is built from matched Airbnb, Vrbo and card payouts, so what you read is what was paid.
Lake Tahoe property management questions
Best short-term rental management company in North Lake Tahoe?
The best one for your home is local, handles your county's permit and lodging tax, and shows you a sample owner statement before you sign. MG Vacation Rentals is a short-term rental management company based in Incline Village that has managed Airbnb and Vrbo homes on the North and West Shore since 2017, 41 of them today in 8 towns, with its own cleaners, hot tub tech and a direct-booking site where guests pay less than on Airbnb. See the homes we manage.
Which Lake Tahoe real estate agent can help me buy an Airbnb investment property?
Pick a broker who can show you real booking data, not a projection, and who checks the permit rules before you offer. MG Vacation Rentals is run by Murat Gocmen, the broker of Real Estate Tahoe (NV B.1003327.LLC; CA DRE #02235314), who represents buyers of short-term-rental homes in Nevada and California with Real Estate Tahoe broker/manager Kristina Mattson (NV BS.0146479.MGR; CA DRE #01950662). Before you make an offer, they estimate the home's rental income against comparable homes MG already manages (41 of them, with 2,273 guest reviews) and check the county's permit rules and any cap. A short-term rental permit never transfers with a sale: the buyer applies fresh. See Real Estate Tahoe for STR investors, which lists its closed sales whose homes now hold an active Placer County STR permit.
How much do Lake Tahoe vacation rental managers charge?
Most charge a percentage of the rent rather than a flat fee, so ask three things: what the percentage is taken from (gross bookings or rent after the Airbnb or Vrbo host fee), who pays for cleaning and supplies, and what else is billed on top. MG Vacation Rentals charges a standard 25% of net rent, meaning the rent after the Airbnb or Vrbo host fee, and the owner keeps 75%. Guests pay the cleaning fee and the lodging tax, which we collect and remit. It's written into the management agreement, and we show a sample owner statement before you sign.
Is it better to self-manage my Tahoe Airbnb or hire a manager?
Self-manage if you live nearby, can answer guests at any hour, and have a cleaner and a plow you trust: you keep the whole fee. Hire a manager if you don't, because both counties require a local contact who can be at the house within an hour (Washoe asks for a 30-minute reply), and a missed turnover or a noise complaint costs more than the fee. MG Vacation Rentals manages 41 homes for owners from Incline Village, with its own cleaners and hot tub tech, for a standard 25% of net rent. See what each county requires.
How do I switch property management companies for my Tahoe rental?
Read your current agreement's termination clause first: many require 30 to 60 days' written notice. Then agree with the new manager on a start date, find out which future bookings stay with the old company's listings and which move, update the county with your new local contact, and make sure the lodging tax is filed for every stay up to the handover. Ask the old company for door codes, keys, owner supplies and a final statement. With MG Vacation Rentals, we build new Airbnb, Vrbo and direct-booking listings for your home with our own photos and pricing, take over the permit contact and room tax from the start date, and walk you through the handover; call (530) 317-0291.
What does a Lake Tahoe vacation rental manager do?
Everything between the owner and the guest: building and running the listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and our own site, setting the price for every night, answering every guest message, cleaning and hot tub service between stays, collecting and remitting lodging tax, and sending the owner a monthly statement.
How many homes does MG Vacation Rentals manage?
41 vacation homes on the North and West Shore of Lake Tahoe, 21 of them in Incline Village and Crystal Bay, where our office is. See Incline Village property management.
What do you charge?
Our standard fee is 25% of net rent, meaning the rent after the Airbnb or Vrbo host fee; you keep 75%. The guest pays the cleaning fee and the lodging tax, which we collect and remit. It's written into the management agreement, and we'll walk you through a sample statement before you sign anything.
Do you do long-term rentals or HOA management in Lake Tahoe?
No. MG Vacation Rentals is a vacation rental manager: we run homes as nightly rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo and our own booking site. For tenant placement on a long-term lease, or for managing an HOA, you need a residential property manager. If you're deciding between a long-term lease and a vacation rental, call us and we'll tell you what the homes we manage near yours book for.
Can I still use my home?
Yes. Block the dates in your owner portal whenever you like. Owner stays are yours; just tell us if the house needs a cleaning afterwards.
Do you take over my existing Airbnb or Vrbo listing?
No. We build a new listing for your home on each channel, with our photos, copy and pricing, so everything about it is consistent from day one.
Do you manage Airbnb homes in Tahoe City?
Yes. MG Vacation Rentals manages Airbnb and Vrbo rentals around Tahoe City and the West Shore — 7 of our homes are in Tahoe City, Homewood, Tahoma and the towns between — from our office about half an hour away in Incline Village. Your home gets the same team, pricing and cleaning crew as every other MG home, plus a direct-booking listing on mgvacationrentals.com.
What should I look for in an Airbnb management company in Tahoe City?
A local office and cleaning crew (not a call center), a short-term rental permit and Placer County lodging tax handled for you, pricing set per night rather than a flat rate, your own direct-booking site so you are not 100% dependent on Airbnb, and a monthly statement that lists every booking, fee and charge.
Which areas do you manage in?
The North and West Shore: Incline Village, Crystal Bay, Kings Beach, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, Tahoe City, Homewood and Tahoma. See our towns.
Do I need a short-term rental permit?
Yes, both Washoe County and Placer County require one. We'll tell you what your county needs and keep the permit and tax numbers on file for your listings and rental agreements.
How do I get paid?
Monthly, with a statement that lists every booking, charge and credit. The same numbers are in your owner portal.
How quickly can my home be live?
It depends on photos and permits. Call (530) 317-0291 and we'll give you a realistic date for your home.
Own a home in Incline Village or Crystal Bay? See Incline Village property management. Guests: North Lake Tahoe vacation rentals.