Self-manage or use a conciergerie: the real calculation
The right question is not "what does the commission cost" but "what is my net income either way". On a typical Tangier apartment, delegated management stays ahead as soon as the occupancy gap exceeds ten points.
The calculation, line by line
Take a two-bedroom in Malabata. Self-managed: 600 MAD a night at 52% occupancy, roughly 9,500 MAD gross a month. Under management: 740 MAD a night at 68% occupancy, roughly 15,300 MAD gross, less 35% commission — 9,900 MAD net, and without the 20 to 30 hours of monthly work.
Where the gap comes from
Three compounding mechanics. Search ranking rewards hosts who reply within minutes and accumulate reviews. Daily pricing captures peaks and fills troughs. Distribution across six platforms rather than one mechanically widens the audience.
When self-management still wins
If you live locally, have spare time, only let a few weeks a year and are happy answering messages late at night, self-management is perfectly rational. The maths flips as soon as you live abroad or the property has to run all year.
The invisible cost
The line nobody quantifies: wear. A team photographing every departure spots damage within hours, while a platform claim is still possible. A remote owner finds out three weeks later, when it is too late.
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