Short-term rental acquisition analysis

Know the numbers before you buy the Airbnb.

Property-specific short-term rental analysis combining market data, financial modeling, and real-world operator review—so you can evaluate a potential investment before committing.

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Data-powered

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Operator-reviewed

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Property-specific

Modern mountain short-term rental at sunset

Illustrative sample—not an actual property analysis

GO

4 BR / 3 BA

Purchase price
$525,000
Projected STR revenue
$71K–$89K
Expected ADR
$287

Sample data shown for illustration only. Projections are estimates, not guarantees.

How Go Far works

Four steps from address to decision.

OUR METHODOLOGY
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Submit a property

Enter the address and details of a property you're considering.

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We analyze the opportunity

We review available market benchmarks, revenue scenarios, operating expenses, financing assumptions, and potential risks.

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An operator reviews the findings

An experienced STR operator challenges the assumptions, flags questions, and provides an overall assessment.

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Review your report

Your completed analysis is delivered to your private dashboard with the numbers, risks, and next steps.

The final GO / MAYBE / NO-GO assessment is an informed operator opinion based on available information—not a guarantee of performance, revenue, or regulatory approval.

What you receive

A report you can make a decision with.

Not a generic market printout. A clear, property-specific assessment with assumptions you can see and questions you can investigate.

Every report is operator-reviewed
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Revenue scenarios

Conservative, expected, and upside cases instead of a single headline number.

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Market and seasonality

A property-level view of demand, seasonality, and competitive positioning.

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Operating assumptions

Visible estimates for the costs required to operate the property.

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Financing and cash flow

Returns modeled around the financing assumptions you provide.

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Risks and improvements

What may weaken the deal—and where the opportunity may improve.

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Intended-use diligence

Regulatory questions to verify independently before committing.

$79 Quick STR Revenue Check

A fast first screen.

Revenue range, ADR, occupancy, basic market read, and preliminary verdict. No full expense, financing, or cash-flow analysis.

$249 and $399 Full Analysis

The complete acquisition assessment.

Scenario modeling, expenses, financing, cash flow, comparables, risks, improvements, diligence, and operator perspective.

Choose your analysis

Choose the depth your decision needs.

$79

Quick STR Revenue Check

A quick preliminary revenue opinion before you go deeper.

  • Estimated annual revenue range
  • Estimated ADR
  • Estimated occupancy
  • Basic market assessment
  • Preliminary GO / MAYBE / NO-GO score
GET THIS ANALYSIS — $79
Most popular

$249

Full STR Acquisition Analysis

The complete acquisition analysis for a property you are seriously considering buying.

  • Conservative, expected and upside revenue projections
  • Estimated ADR and occupancy
  • Seasonality analysis
  • Comparable STR properties
  • Competitive positioning
  • Estimated operating expenses
GET THIS ANALYSIS — $249

$399

Full Acquisition Analysis + 45-Minute Strategy Call

The full acquisition analysis plus time with an operator to pressure-test the deal.

  • Everything in the Full STR Acquisition Analysis
  • 45-minute consultation
  • Property-specific strategy
  • Discuss financing assumptions
  • Amenity, positioning and launch strategy
GET THIS ANALYSIS — $399

Comparing several properties? See bundles and all pricing options.

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Real-world experience

Sea Le Vie

Gulf Breeze, Florida · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · Approx. 1,200 sq. ft.

A real short-term rental operated by Go Far. First-hand ownership experience informs how we read revenue potential, expenses, guest expectations, and the practical risks that automated estimates miss.

Purchase
~$225,000
Renovation
~$80,000
T12 revenue
~$48,000
READ THE CASE STUDY

This case study describes historical operating experience at a property owned or operated by the founder. Historical revenue is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not a guarantee of future performance. Property performance varies based on market conditions, management, pricing, expenses, regulations and other factors.

Why Go Far

Market data is the starting point, not the final answer.

Automated tools can estimate what a property might earn. Go Far combines available data and transparent modeling with review by someone who owns and operates short-term rentals.

Our goal isn’t to make every property look like a good investment.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Sara Helmkamp, founder of Go Far STR Intelligence

Data-powered. Operator-reviewed.

Market evidence and financial modeling produce the numbers. Operating experience informs the judgment.

Assumptions shown

The reasoning behind each estimate stays visible instead of disappearing inside a headline figure.

Property-specific

Layout, capacity, condition, competition, positioning, and buyer inputs shape the assessment.

Reasons a deal may not work

Risks, costs, and unanswered diligence questions are stated plainly.

Free STR deal checklist

Before you buy an Airbnb, check these 21 things.

The same due-diligence list we use before putting our own money into a short-term rental.

Make the next move with clearer numbers

Have a property in mind?

Get a clearer picture of the revenue potential, operating costs, and risks before you buy.

Important disclosure

Go Far STR Intelligence provides informational analysis and revenue projections only. Projections are estimates based on available information and assumptions and are not guarantees of future revenue or investment performance. This service does not constitute financial, tax, legal, lending or investment advice. Customers should independently verify zoning, permitting, HOA restrictions, insurance requirements, financing requirements and local short-term rental regulations before purchasing or operating a property.