Australia's first transparent, published buyers agent referral program. $500 upfront plus 2.5% of net short-stay revenue, paid monthly for 24 months. A well-located 2-bedroom referral is worth ~$5,930 to you over two years — and your investor client earns 40-80% more rental income than a long-term lease.
The Opportunity
Most buyers agents have never been paid a cent for recommending a short-stay operator. Not because the work isn't valuable — you're the one who finds a property that can earn 40-80% more than a long-term rental (LTR) — but because the short-stay industry has never offered a published referral program. Your client wins the yield. You get a handshake.
We think that's broken. So we publish the fix — on this page, in our PDF, and in the partnership agreement we sign before your first referral: $500 upfront plus 2.5% of net short-term rental (STR) revenue, paid monthly for 24 months. First of its kind in Australia. Your income scales with the property your client buys, and compounds every month we're managing it.
What Your Client Gets
The owner-facing story you share with investor clients. Four pillars that make their Yes easy.
Across every market we operate in, well-managed short-stay delivers 40-80% more rental income than the underlying long-term lease — all platform fees, cleaning and management accounted for. The worked examples below show the exact dollar uplift on real inner-city and beachside properties.
On an LTR lease your client can't touch their own property. With Yield+ they block any date — school holidays, family visits, their own city weekend — and we work around them. They own their property like it's actually theirs.
Every guest, every clean, every inspection is owner-aware. Your client gets the direct WhatsApp of the person running their property. Concierge-standard service, Superhost-rated reviews — premium by design, not a pooled ticket queue.
Owners see bookings, revenue, calendar and statements in real time through a live dashboard — the same view we use internally. Licensed and registered in every state we operate in, Code-of-Conduct compliant, fully insured. Transparency is the default, not a premium.
Your Commission — Published
Our rates are on this page, in our PDF, and in the partnership agreement we sign before your first referral. No discretionary tiers, no volume thresholds, no negotiation games. What's published is what you earn.
| Scenario | Upfront | Trailing | Term | Surry Hills example | Bondi example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time STR (≥9 months per year) | $500 | 2.5% net revenue | 24 months | $5,930 | $9,015 |
| Part-time STR (<9 months per year) | $250 | 2.5% net revenue | 24 months | pro-rated | pro-rated |
Net revenue = gross bookings − platform fees (Airbnb, Booking.com, and other online travel agencies, hereafter OTAs) − cleaning. UniqueStays' 18% management fee is calculated on the same base, so our incentives are aligned with yours. If your investor client also self-uses the property more than 3 months a year, the part-time track applies; the 2.5% is calculated only on months we're actively managing short-term rental.
The Numbers, Not a Pitch
Net-to-owner math. All fees, platform costs, and cleaning already deducted.
| Long-term rental benchmark | $67,600 per year |
| Stabilised nightly rate | $500 per night |
| Occupancy | 80% |
| Gross short-term rental revenue | $146,000 |
| Less platform fees + cleaning | −$37,390 |
| Less 18% management fee | −$19,550 |
| Owner take-home | ~$89,060 |
| Long-term rental benchmark | $78,000 per year |
| Stabilised nightly rate | $750 per night |
| Occupancy | 80% |
| Gross short-term rental revenue | $219,000 |
| Less platform fees + cleaning | −$48,705 |
| Less 18% management fee | −$30,653 |
| Owner take-home | ~$139,642 |
Figures are net-to-owner after all fees and platform costs. Actual results depend on property finish, compliance status, calendar control and market conditions. We publish a full worked example in the PDF.
The Yield+ Standard
You recommend partners on reputation. Here's the reputation you're recommending.
$500 upfront plus 2.5% of net short-stay revenue, paid monthly for 24 months. On this page, in our PDF, and in the signed partnership agreement. No fine print, no discretionary tiers.
Every guest, every clean, every inspection is owner-aware. Your investor client gets a direct line to the person running their property. Superhost-rated service across every stay.
Our 40-80% figure is calculated on the same base as long-term rent — after all fees, cleaning, and the management fee. Apples to apples, not marketing maths.
Same rate every property, every city. Predictable, easy to model, no "it depends on the market" conversations. Your client knows exactly what they're paying from day one.
Reviews, guest complaints, and compliance sit under the UniqueStays brand — never yours. You recommend, we deliver, you stay clean regardless of how a single stay plays out.
If a property's numbers don't clear the 40% uplift bar, we say no — in writing, before signing. Your investor client gets an honest assessment, not a hard pitch, and your name stays attached to recommendations that actually work.
How It Works
Forward your investor client our BA one-pager PDF, or email-intro us directly.
We evaluate the property and present a free, honest STR revenue projection. We turn down properties that won't clear the 40% uplift bar.
Your client reviews the numbers. No pressure, no lock-in beyond 6 months. We walk away from bad fits.
$500 upfront on signing + 2.5% of net revenue monthly for 24 months.
Commission Calculator
Drop in your client's property details and see the full 24-month picture — owner uplift, your commission, and how it compares to a one-off property-manager referral.
Common Questions
The commercial, legal, and reputation questions we've already answered for agents like you.
Download
The partnership toolkit — everything you need to place this in front of an investor client. No spam, one-click unsubscribe anytime.
Single-page summary you hand directly to an investor client. Owner story, 40-80% uplift explainer, commission structure, compliance checklist, and the worked case study pair.
Scroll up to the calculator — enter any Australian postcode, bedroom count, and current long-term rent. We do the market-average short-stay math for you and project your 24-month commission instantly.
Ready-to-use responses to the five objections investor clients raise about short-stay — guest damage, body-corporate, tax treatment, lock-in, and "what if it doesn't work out." Delivered to your inbox.
The Operator You're Recommending — Every Property Clears The Same Bar
15-minute intro call, no pressure. We'll show you how this works for a specific client you have in mind, and walk you through the partnership agreement before a single referral changes hands.