Your rental runs itself. I'm the reason.
I manage short-term rentals for owners in San Diego. Guests, pricing, cleaners and repairs, all of it handled, whether you live in North Park or North Dakota.
- 20%
- of booking revenue
- No retainer
- paid only when you book
- 30 days
- notice to cancel
Most of this job happens between 11 and 3.
Turnover day is where ratings are won or lost. Here's what it looks like when someone local is running it.
Turnover day
Check-out 11:00 · Check-in 3:00
Guest checks out. Cleaners are already on the schedule.
A crew that does short-term turnovers full time, so the place is reset, restocked and photographed inside the window.
Photos after every clean. I check them before anyone arrives.
Anything broken gets handled the same day.
Next guest walks into exactly what they booked.
What I take off your plate
- Guest communication
- Every message answered fast, from the first question to the late-checkout request. Problems get solved before they become a review.
- Pricing and calendar
- Rates adjusted for season, weekends, events and how the week ahead is filling. Not a number you set once and forgot about.
- Turnovers
- Scheduling, linens, restocking, and photo checks after every clean. Same-day turns when the calendar is tight.
- Maintenance
- I'm in San Diego. When the AC quits or a lock jams, I get someone there instead of calling you about it.
- Listing and photos
- A rewritten listing, better photos, and a styling refresh through the designer I work with when a place needs it.
- Reviews and compliance
- Keeping your rating where it needs to be, your STRO license in good standing, and your local-contact duties covered.
Simple terms
- No setup fee and no monthly retainer
- Cancel any time with 30 days' notice
- Cleaning is billed to the guest, as it already is
- I only make money when your place books
Third-party costs like photography, staging, and supplies are billed at cost with your approval first. I don't mark them up.
Get a free rental reviewWho you'd be working with
I'm Eric Spruiell. I grew up around this work. My family flipped houses and ran long-term rentals, and I've spent the last three years in real estate, most recently in property management here in San Diego.
I started this because I kept seeing the same thing: good properties with tired photos, prices left untouched for months, and owners fielding guest texts on a Saturday. Most of it is fixable by someone who lives here and actually picks up the phone.
I keep the number of properties I take on deliberately small, and I work in Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Point Loma and La Jolla.
Questions owners ask
What are the terms, exactly?
There's no setup fee and no retainer. I take a 20% commission on bookings, so I'm only paid when your place books. Third-party costs like photography, staging and supplies are billed at cost, with your approval first, and I don't mark them up. You can cancel any time with 30 days' notice. Bookings already on the calendar are honored, and I'm paid on those, which protects both of us.
How do you actually get paid?
Through Airbnb's co-host payout split. You add me as a co-host at the agreed percentage and Airbnb pays my share out of each booking, so I never hold your money and there's no invoice to chase. You can see exactly what I've been paid on every reservation in your own account. For a place listed on VRBO or booked directly, I invoice monthly instead.
Do I keep my STRO license in my name?
Yes, and you have to. San Diego only issues a license to the host as a natural person, and it can't be transferred. You stay the licensee. I run the property and handle the day-to-day obligations that come with it, including acting as your local contact if you'd like.
I already have a cleaner I like. Can I keep them?
Absolutely. If they're reliable and can hit turnover windows, I'll schedule around them. If they ever fall through, I have a crew that does short-term turnovers full time as backup.
My place is in a building with an HOA. Does that matter?
It can. Some HOAs restrict rentals under 30 days regardless of what the city allows. I'll read the CC&Rs with you before we start so there are no surprises.
Could my place do better as a longer-term furnished rental?
Sometimes, yes. San Diego has steady demand from travel nurses, military families and relocations, and stays of 31 nights or more sit outside the STRO rules entirely. If the numbers favor that for your property, I'll tell you, even though it's the smaller check for me.
How do I know what my place should be earning?
Ask me for the free review. I'll look at your listing, what comparable places nearby are charging, and where your calendar has gaps, then send you the numbers and what I'd change. No obligation, and it's yours to keep either way.
Send me your listing. I'll tell you what I'd change.
A short, honest review of your rental: pricing, photos, listing copy and what's costing you bookings. Free, and no pitch attached if you'd rather run it yourself.