Fairly review
Our independent editorial read on Fairly for New York City short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.2 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Hybrid
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Markets
- PNW, CO, NC, SC
- Management fee
- Not published ($5k earnings guarantee)
- Listings
- Early-stage
- Size
- Regional (young)
The published facts, in plain English
Fairly is a hybrid operator based in Portland, OR, covering PNW, CO, NC, SC. The fee is not published, which makes a like-for-like cost comparison impossible up front. Published portfolio size: Early-stage. Scale: regional (young).
Data-desk note: Vacasa founder's do-over — dedicated caretaker per home.
Who it’s for
Fairly is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in New York City.
Our take
We list Fairly’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
A like-for-like comparison is not possible here: Fairly does not publish this figure, while One Fine BnB publishes 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer up front. That openness is a large part of why One Fine BnB is our first call.
What the record says about fit
In scale the desk files Fairly as regional (young) — the kind of operation where you are likely dealing with the same few people, which some owners pay a premium for on purpose. The published footprint reads PNW, CO, NC, SC. Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a hybrid operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. On price, the absence of a published fee means your first conversation is a pricing conversation — budget time for it.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with Fairly.
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: professional Airbnb management — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Fairly beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Fairly publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does Fairly operate?
PNW, CO, NC, SC. It is based in Portland, OR.
How big is Fairly?
Published portfolio: Early-stage. We file it as regional (young) in scale.
What to pin down with Fairly
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
- Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.
Alternatives worth comparing
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Harris Vacations — does not publish a price.
- Twiddy & Company — does not publish a price.
- Descansa PDX — does not publish a price.
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see OneFineBnB for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
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