Product guide
Complete documentation for every feature, every screen, and every calculation in Rentalist. Written for rental owners, not accountants.
This guide covers every part of Rentalist in detail — how features work, what the numbers mean, and how to get the most out of each tool. If you're evaluating Rentalist, this is exactly what you'll get. If you're already using it, this is your reference.
Setting up your properties, importing existing data, and configuring your first season.
Bring in bookings, expenses, contacts, and inquiries from your existing spreadsheets.
Connect your booking inbox and Rentalist lines up inquiry emails for one-click review — including years of history you never logged.
Your financial overview, payment alerts, pricing nudges, and occupancy tax reminders.
Reservations, payment tracking, cancellations, OTA bookings, and tax-rate changes handled for you.
Entering expenses, IRS category mapping, recurring costs, and generating your Tax Summary.
Budget planning, Budget vs. Actuals, occupancy tax payments, Tax Summary, and multi-year analytics.
Setting rates, platform commission calculations, year-over-year pricing with holiday anchoring, and alerts on open weeks that are running late.
Guest directory, mailing list builder, inquiry tracking with paste-to-fill, and CSV exports.
Property details, fees, taxes, platforms, seasons, and expense categories.
Add up to 3 properties, use the All Properties view, clone settings, and manage your portfolio.
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