05/31/2026
If you’ve been hosting on Airbnb for 10 years at $100k a year.
You’ve handed them $155,000 in commission.
That’s enough to buy another property. 🏡
Let that sink in for a second 👇
Most hosts know the commission hurts.
They just never do the full math. 💸
$100k a year.
$15,500 gone.
Year 1. $15,500.
Year 2. $31,000.
Year 3. $46,500.
Year 5. $77,500.
Year 10. $155,000. 😳
Gone. Before you ever saw it.
$155 at a time.
Quietly. Consistently. Every single booking.
And here’s what kind of gets us. 👇
That $155,000 didn’t go toward your mortgage.
Your next property.
Your kids college fund.
Your retirement.
It went to a platform. ⚠️
That you don’t own.
That can change its rules tomorrow.
That can drop your ranking overnight.
That owns your guest list. Your reviews. Your repeat business.
And we’re not saying Airbnb is bad. 👆
Airbnb is kind of incredible at what it does.
We’re just saying. 👇
$155,000 is a down payment on a second property.
A fully furnished vacation rental.
A brand that generates income without paying a middleman.
Here’s what we found the hosts quietly shifting to. 👇
✅ A direct booking site that AI search can actually find.
✅ A guest email list nobody can take from you.
✅ A brand that brings guests back without commission.
✅ A business built on something they actually own.
It doesn’t happen overnight. 👆
But every direct booking is kind of a step toward keeping what you already earned.
That’s what we built CraftedStays for. 🏡
Not to replace Airbnb.
Just to stop handing it everything.
Now do the math on your own numbers. 🧮
How many years have you been hosting.
How much have you handed over.
Drop it in the comments. 👇
We’d love to see the real numbers from real hosts.
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