Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Granby, CO
Lake-and-trail summers, Granby Ranch ski winters and quiet months in between: Fairly runs a Granby rental through all of it, with listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing that moves with the season, a caretaker close by, and every state, county and town tax collected and remitted.
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Average review in Granby, CO
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Granby market overview
Granby is the crossroads of Grand County's high valley, where US 34 leaves US 40 for Lake Granby, Grand Lake and the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. That road sets the summer. July is the strongest month of the year in the market's top tier, with occupancy at its annual high, and June and August hold up on lake days, fishing, golf and the town's trail network. Winter runs on skiing: Granby Ranch, the resort and home community on the south side of town, is the closest lift, and February and March are the busiest winter months, with nightly rates at their peak for the year. The shoulders are deep. April and May are close to empty, with the typical top-tier home booking little or nothing in either month, and October and November thin out again before the snow. A Granby home earns in two seasons and has to be priced and ready for both.
What homes earn in Granby, CO
The chart reflects the top tier of Granby's short-term rental market: homes listed on Airbnb and Vrbo with a review score of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days in the year. Homes that close for the shoulder seasons, or carry weaker reviews, sit outside it. Read the months as well as the total: a top-tier Granby home earns through summer and the ski season and close to nothing in April and May. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $2,944 | 38% | $335 |
| Feb | $3,722 | 47% | $346 |
| Mar | $3,624 | 44% | $336 |
| Apr | $0 | 8% | $228 |
| May | $0 | 13% | $249 |
| Jun | $3,119 | 40% | $303 |
| Jul | $5,176 | 60% | $337 |
| Aug | $2,781 | 40% | $295 |
| Sep | $2,405 | 35% | $289 |
| Oct | $850 | 18% | $247 |
| Nov | $483 | 13% | $267 |
| Dec | $2,966 | 36% | $329 |
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This is based on properties listed on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com with an average review score of 4.8 out of 5 or higher, limited to homes available or rented at least 300 days a year. Earnings vary based on the unique amenities and qualities of each home.
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Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Granby, CO
Town of Granby or Grand County?
Short-term rentals are allowed in Granby and in the unincorporated county around it, under a permit from whichever government your home sits in. A Granby mailing address does not settle that. Granby Ranch lies inside town limits; several nearby subdivisions with Granby addresses, among them Silversage, Legacy Park, Innsbruck and Val-Moritz, do not, and answer to Grand County. The town's zoning map shows the line. Either way, HOA rules or covenants that bar rentals still apply.
Lodging taxes on a Granby booking
A short stay in the unincorporated county carries 6.2 percent: Colorado's 2.9 percent state sales tax, Grand County's 1.3 percent sales tax and the county's 2 percent lodging tax. Inside town limits the Town of Granby's 4 percent sales tax applies too, for 10.2 percent. The town levies no separate lodging tax. All of it is collected under a Colorado sales tax license and paid to the Colorado Department of Revenue, which taxes the entire charge, cleaning fee included.
Permits inside the Town of Granby
The Town of Granby requires a short-term rental permit for each unit before it is advertised or rented. It is issued to the owner, not the property, so it ends with a sale; a manager may run the home. The application includes evidence of the sales tax license, proof of at least $500,000 in liability insurance (or that the booking platforms used provide it), a parking site plan, and written HOA consent where there is an HOA. Occupancy is capped at twice the bedrooms plus four, and the permit number appears in every listing. Grand Fire Protection District requires a key box at the entrance and an annual inspection. The permit renews yearly with a fee charged per bedroom, and before renewal the owner reports the year's rental revenue and the sales tax it generated.
Permits in unincorporated Grand County
Grand County Community Development issues a Short-Term Rental Permit that runs one year from approval and is renewed for every year the home rents. The application names two 24-hour local contacts who live in Grand County full time, and includes a safety checklist, a parking plan, proof of bear-proof trash disposal, proof of liability insurance and the fire district's annual inspection report. Occupancy tops out at 16, and lower on a septic system. The permit number goes in every listing.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the state, county and town taxes on every booking, and we register your home for those taxes. We also assist with the town or county permit application and its annual renewal.
Operating a vacation rental in Granby, CO
Winter in Granby is long and cold, and the work follows it: walks, driveways and the posted house number kept clear of snow, egress windows free of drifts, and heat that holds between guests. Both town and county require wildlife-proof trash containers, and a bin set out for pickup cannot stay at the curb past a day. Parking follows the site plan filed with the permit; in the unincorporated county, no guest parks on the road. Turnovers stack up in July and the ski weeks, and the spring and fall lulls are when maintenance gets done. Both permits require a contact who answers any complaint within an hour, day or night, and the county wants that person living in Grand County. Your caretaker lives nearby and handles every turnover, so that call reaches someone who knows the house.
Frequently asked questions
A flat 20% commission on rental revenue, with no long-term contract and no hidden fees, and nothing charged until the home books. It covers listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing through summer, ski season and the quiet months, guest messaging, and collecting and remitting the state, county and town taxes on every stay.
Yes, with a permit from the government your home sits in. Inside town limits, Granby Ranch included, the Town of Granby issues it; in subdivisions outside town such as Silversage, Legacy Park, Innsbruck and Val-Moritz, Grand County does. Both renew every year, require a contact who responds to complaints within an hour, and put the permit number in every listing. Fairly assists with either.
Inside town limits, 10.2 percent: Colorado's 2.9 percent sales tax, Grand County's 1.3 percent sales tax and 2 percent lodging tax, and the Town of Granby's 4 percent sales tax. Homes in unincorporated Grand County collect 6.2 percent, without the town's share. The cleaning fee is taxed along with the nightly rate, and Fairly collects and remits all of it.
July is the strongest month of the year, on the summer draw of the lakes, golf and Rocky Mountain National Park, and February and March lead the ski season with the year's highest nightly rates. April and May are the gap, when the typical top-tier home books little or nothing, and October and November stay quiet until the snow returns.
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