Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Angel Fire, NM
From ski-season winters to lift-served bike-park summers, Fairly manages Angel Fire homes end to end — a nearby caretaker who knows the property, listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, and the Village lodgers' tax and state gross receipts obligations collected and remitted on every booking.
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Average review in Angel Fire, NM
Fairly is an Airbnb Superhost, and our Angel Fire homes average 4.91 stars across 35 guest reviews — better guest reviews than Resort Properties of Angel Fire. 87% of those reviews are five stars. Better reviews attract better guests, at higher prices, maximizing your revenue.
Angel Fire market overview
Angel Fire is a resort village in the Moreno Valley of northern New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, built around Angel Fire Resort and its two genuine seasons. Winter is the rate-setter: ski-season nights from December through March book at the year's highest rates, with the Christmas holidays and February the strongest stretches. Summer is the occupancy engine — the resort runs the largest lift-served bike park in the Southwest from mid-May into early November, alongside golf, scenic chairlift rides and Monte Verde Lake, and July fills more nights than any other month. Between the two sit real shoulder seasons: April and May go quiet when the lifts pause, and bookings rebuild through June. Homes that show well in both seasons — gear storage and easy winter access on one end, decks and mountain views on the other — earn across far more of the calendar than the ski season alone.
What homes earn in Angel Fire, NM
These figures come from top-performing Angel Fire vacation rentals on Airbnb and Vrbo — homes with review scores of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days over the year. The spread between winter and summer is real: ski-season nights command the year's highest rates, while the bike-park summer drives its strongest occupancy. Where your home lands depends on sleeping capacity, proximity to the lifts, and how it shows in both seasons. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $2,980 | 34% | $435 |
| Feb | $3,385 | 41% | $438 |
| Mar | $3,313 | 33% | $419 |
| Apr | $0 | 4% | $262 |
| May | $0 | 11% | $260 |
| Jun | $2,211 | 34% | $303 |
| Jul | $3,601 | 52% | $317 |
| Aug | $1,914 | 36% | $260 |
| Sep | $1,018 | 22% | $245 |
| Oct | $1,408 | 25% | $264 |
| Nov | $528 | 16% | $286 |
| Dec | $3,747 | 38% | $423 |
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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.
Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Angel Fire, NM
Short-term rentals are welcome — with a Village permit
Angel Fire allows short-term rentals under its Short-Term Nightly Rental Ordinance: renting a home for stays under thirty days is a permitted, regulated use across the village. Each rental unit needs its own short-term rental permit from the Village, plus a Village business registration, before it hosts a guest, and the permit renews annually on the anniversary of its issue. The application includes a site plan showing the home's on-site parking and a fire-exit floor plan, and the home must pass a fire inspection under the International Fire Code.
Lodging taxes
Two Village levies apply to every stay. The Lodgers' Tax is five percent of gross taxable rent — the nightly rate plus cleaning, pet and other guest fees — and the Sports and Recreation Facility Fee adds 2.4 percent of gross rental revenue. Both are reported and remitted together to the Village Finance Department by the twenty-fifth of each month for the previous month's stays; a report is due even for a month with no rentals. Lodging receipts are also subject to New Mexico gross receipts tax, administered by the state Taxation and Revenue Department; the combined rate is specific to Angel Fire's location code and is republished each July.
Rules the permit carries
The ordinance's operating conditions are ongoing. Guest parking must be entirely on-site — on-street parking is prohibited. The permit number and the home's maximum occupancy must appear in every listing and advertisement. Someone must be reachable twenty-four hours a day while the home is rented, and each guest signs an acknowledgement of responsibility that the owner keeps on file for three years.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the Lodgers' Tax, the Sports and Recreation Facility Fee and gross receipts tax on every booking, registers your home for the taxes it remits, and files the monthly Village reports that go with them. We assist with the short-term rental permit application and its annual renewal, so the recurring compliance work sits with us while the permit stays in your name.
Operating a vacation rental in Angel Fire, NM
Operating in Angel Fire means running a true four-season mountain home at more than 8,000 feet. Winter demands the most: snow management, freeze protection through sub-zero stretches, and same-day turnovers across the holiday peaks. The Village's short-term rental permit also carries conditions an owner keeps meeting, not just obtains once — guest parking entirely on-site (street parking is prohibited), a fire-exit map posted inside the home, the permit number displayed on every listing, and someone reachable twenty-four hours a day whenever the home is rented. That last rule is what a Fairly caretaker answers: they live locally, handle turnovers and walkthroughs personally, and are the around-the-clock contact the Village expects — while you keep final say over how your home is run.
Frequently asked questions
Are short-term rentals allowed in Angel Fire?
Yes. The Village of Angel Fire permits short-term rentals under its Short-Term Nightly Rental Ordinance. Each rental unit needs its own Village permit and a business registration, renewed annually, with conditions like on-site parking and a posted fire-exit map. Fairly assists with the application and each renewal.
What taxes apply to an Angel Fire vacation rental?
Inside the village, every stay owes the 5% Lodgers' Tax and the 2.4% Sports and Recreation Facility Fee, both remitted monthly to Village Finance, plus New Mexico gross receipts tax at the rate set for Angel Fire's location code. Fairly collects and remits all of them on every booking and registers your home for the taxes it remits.
When do guests actually come?
In two waves. Ski season, December through March, carries the year's highest nightly rates, peaking over the holidays. Summer fills the most nights — July above all — on the strength of the lift-served bike park, golf and the lake. April and May go quiet while the lifts pause between seasons.
A guaranteed $5,000 increase in earnings
We guarantee that homeowners coming from self management or other managers will make an extra $5,000 in their first year with Fairly.
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