The Owner's Resource Center
Notes for short-term rental owners across Israel. Getting started, guests, pricing, tools and the rules.
Featured
Basic or full service: which fits your apartment?
The difference between the two plans, in owner terms, not fee terms.
5 min read
Get started as a host
What a co-host actually does, week by week
A realistic week: messages, pricing, cleaners, and the parts nobody mentions.
4 min read
Get started as a host
The six things to fix before your first guest checks in
The small stuff that turns into a bad review if it's skipped.
3 min read
Deliver 5-star stays
What actually earns a five-star review
It's rarely the apartment. It's almost always the reply time.
4 min read
Deliver 5-star stays
Handling a guest complaint without losing the booking
A short script for the first reply, before it becomes a refund request.
4 min read
Deliver 5-star stays
Why a fast reply matters more than a perfect one
What the platforms' response-time metrics actually reward.
3 min read
Pricing & earnings
How Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo each take their cut
Host fees, commissions and processing costs, compared side by side.
5 min read
Pricing & earnings
What a realistic nightly rate looks like in Israel this year
Reading demand instead of guessing a number and hoping.
6 min read
Pricing & earnings
The slow season in Israel, and what to do with it
Occupancy dips every winter. Here's what's worth doing about it.
4 min read
Pricing & earnings
Reading your monthly owner statement
Every line explained: bookings, payouts, cleaning cost, fee.
4 min read
Your hosting tools
How to list your apartment on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo at once
What a multi-platform setup actually involves, and what to check first.
6 min read
Your hosting tools
What guests actually search for when they book in Israel
The listing details that change whether you show up at all.
3 min read
Grow your business
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or the Galilee: how guests book differently
Different guests, different stays, different pricing strategies.
5 min read
Grow your business
Why flat-rate management fees are easier to plan around
What changes when a fee is a fixed percentage instead of negotiated per call.
3 min read
Licensing, tax & safety
Short-term rental licensing in Israel, in plain language
The business-licensing question owners ask on the first call.
6 min read
Licensing, tax & safety
Arnona and your rental: what changes when you host
What tends to change, and what to confirm with the local authority.
4 min read
Licensing, tax & safety
What your accountant will ask you for at year end
The statements and records that make that conversation short.
4 min read
Licensing, tax & safety
VAT and short-term rentals: the basics owners get wrong
A plain-language starting point. Your accountant has the final word.
5 min read