Two moments you earn — same 24-month trail. When a vendor says "I'll just hold it," give them a two-year option. When you sell to an investor buyer, introduce us as their operator. Either way, we convert the property to professional short-stay, earn the owner 40-80% more than a long-term lease (LTR), and pay you $500 upfront plus 2.5% of net short-stay revenue monthly for 24 months.
The Opportunity
Every selling agent (SA) creates short-term rental (STR) opportunities in two different conversations. We pay you on both — same $500 upfront plus 2.5% trailing, same 24 months, published in writing.
The appraisal came in $80K short, the market's flat, and the vendor says "we'll hold and see." You thank them, log the lead as cold, and 14 months later someone else lists the sale. We publish a different ending: introduce us, we run professional short-stay during the hold, the vendor earns 40-80% more than a long-term lease, and you collect $500 + 2.5% of net revenue monthly for 24 months — plus your listing rights are protected in writing when they're finally ready to sell.
You sold the property — that's your sale commission, banked. You also know the buyer purchased as an investment, not as an owner-occupier. One email introducing them to UniqueStays as their short-stay operator, and if they appoint us you collect the same $500 + 2.5% trailing commission monthly for 24 months on top of your sale commission. A second revenue line from a conversation you were already having.
$500 upfront plus 2.5% of net short-stay revenue, paid monthly for 24 months — on either path. First of its kind in Australia.
What Your Owner Gets
The owner-facing story — whether your referral is a vendor choosing to hold, or a buyer who just purchased as an investment. 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. Whether the referral is a vendor holding pre-sale or an investor buyer you just settled, the owner earns materially more than a traditional property manager (PM) would on a residential lease. Dollar-uplift worked examples below.
Short-stay is calendar-based, not lease-based — so the owner can re-list for sale at any time. We hand keys back with 60 days notice, scrub the calendar, and give you a professionally presented, actively maintained property to take to market. No tenant-eviction friction, no break-lease negotiations — on either a vendor hold or an investor-buyer property.
Every guest, every clean, every inspection is owner-aware. Your vendor gets the direct WhatsApp of the person running their property. Concierge-standard service, Superhost-rated reviews — premium by design, not a pooled ticket queue. The property stays presentable the whole way through the hold.
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/year) — vendor hold or investor buyer | $500 | 2.5% net revenue | 24 months | $5,930 | $9,015 |
| Part-time STR (<9 months/year) — vendor hold or investor buyer | $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. The commission structure is identical on either referral path — vendor hold or investor buyer. If a vendor ends the hold early and lists with you, your trailing commission runs its full 24-month course — we don't claw back when the property goes to market.
The Numbers, Not a Pitch
Net-to-owner math. All fees, platform costs, and cleaning already deducted. The numbers are identical whether the referral is a vendor hold or an investor buyer — the owner earns more, and you earn the same 24-month trail.
| 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 per year | ~$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 per year | ~$139,642 |
Figures are net-to-owner, after all fees and platform costs, and apply equally to vendor-hold referrals and investor-buyer referrals. 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 — even if the vendor re-lists and sells during the hold. On this page, in our PDF, and in the signed partnership agreement.
When the owner is ready to sell — whether that's your original hold-vendor or the investor buyer you sold to — we hand keys back with 60 days notice, clear the calendar for your campaign, and never introduce another sales agent. The relationship stays yours for the life of the property.
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. Makes your vendor conversation honest.
Same rate every property, every city. Predictable, easy to model, no "it depends on the market" conversations. Your vendor knows exactly what they're paying from day one.
Reviews, guest complaints, and compliance sit under the UniqueStays brand — never yours. You introduce, 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 vendor gets an honest assessment, not a hard pitch, and your name stays attached to recommendations that actually work.
How It Works
Either moment works — a vendor saying "I'll hold" or an investor buyer who just settled. Forward them our SA one-pager PDF, or email-intro us directly.
We evaluate the property and present a free, honest short-stay revenue projection. We turn down properties that won't clear the 40% uplift bar.
Owner signs our short-stay management agreement — vendor hold or investor buyer, the terms are identical. No lock-in beyond 6 months. 60 days notice to re-list for sale at any time.
$500 upfront on signing + 2.5% of net revenue monthly for 24 months — your trail runs its full course, even if a vendor lists mid-term.
Commission Calculator
Drop in your vendor's property details and see the full 24-month picture — vendor uplift during the hold, your commission, and how it compares to losing the lead to "we'll just hold it."
Common Questions
The commercial, listing-rights, and reputation questions we've already answered for sales agents like you.
Download
The partnership toolkit — everything you need to place this in front of a vendor who isn't ready to sell, or an investor buyer you just settled. No spam, one-click unsubscribe anytime.
Single-page summary you hand directly to a vendor who's on the fence — or to an investor buyer at settlement. Both-paths owner story, 40-80% uplift explainer, commission structure, listing-rights protection clause, 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 objections owners raise on both paths — guest damage, body-corporate, tax treatment, re-listing logistics, and "what if the numbers don't work." 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 referral you have in mind — vendor hold or investor buyer — and walk you through the partnership agreement, including the listing-rights protection clause, before a single referral changes hands.