At launch, the temptation is to buy everything. Bad idea: every subscription weighs heavily when you manage five listings. Here is the base that is enough, and what to add later.

1. Simple property management software

The only must-have from day one: it syncs calendars and prevents double bookings.

• Superhote: €67 excl. VAT per month for 3 listings, 30-day trial.
• Smoobu: from €29 per month for 1 listing, up to 20 listings.
• Guesty Lite: $9 per listing per month, about €41 for 5 listings.

2. Self check-in

A smart lock with no subscription, such as Tedee (from €129) or Nuki (from €149), saves you a trip for every arrival. One purchase, paid back in a few weeks.

3. Cleaning, pay per use

Homapp at €0.99 per cleaning: for 5 listings with 6 cleanings a month each, under €30 per month.

4. A deposit with no subscription

Swikly at 1.99% + €0.25 excl. VAT per deposit: you only pay when you use it.

5. Later: dynamic pricing and accounting

• PriceLabs (from $19.99 per listing) pays off once your listings are performing.
• Quixar (from €2.50 excl. VAT per listing) handles accounting and owner payouts once you have many owners.

The budget

For 5 listings: software (€40 to €100), cleaning (under €30), deposits pay per use. Allow under €200 per month excluding locks. Get the exact figure for your case with My constellation.