Miami Beach short-term rental management
From eligible multi-family buildings in South Beach's historic districts to registered resort-dwelling condos, we run your Miami Beach short-term rental like a hospitality business — bookings, guests, pricing, and cleaning — while you keep full ownership and collect your share every month.
The problem
Guest messages don't stop at 6pm, cleaners need coordinating between every stay, and rates need constant attention — most owners end up doing far more than they signed up for.
Every checkout means cleaning, restocking, and inspecting before the next guest arrives.
Booking questions, check-in instructions, and issues land on you at any hour.
Photos, descriptions, and nightly rates all need constant upkeep to stay competitive.
Slow months mean empty nights — and no income to show for the vacancy.
Areas we serve
Miami Beach restricts true short-term rentals to specific zoning districts and building types — we manage properties throughout the areas where it's actually permitted, with local knowledge of each submarket's guest demand and compliance requirements.
Historic multi-family districts where short-term rental is permitted by zoning, subject to a Certificate of Use.
Condos and buildings registered as resort dwellings before March 2010 retain their short-term rental eligibility.
Mostly longer-stay zoning, with a small number of STR-eligible buildings — we confirm eligibility building by building.
Eligibility depends on the specific building's zoning and registration history, which we verify before onboarding.
Our proposal
You keep a set percentage of every booking, paid out on a predictable monthly schedule — no hidden fees.
Professional photography and an optimized short-term rental listing across platforms.
Nightly rates adjust daily based on local demand, seasonality, and comparable listings — so occupied nights typically earn 26% more than a flat nightly rate.
Your listing goes live on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com simultaneously, with rates and calendars synced in real time to avoid double-bookings.
Professional cleaning and staging between every single stay.
We handle registration, permitting, and lodging tax filing on your behalf.
Side by side
| Self-managed | Managed with Sostra | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly income | Fixed nightly rate, adjusted manually if at all | Daily dynamic pricing + listed on 3+ booking platforms — typically 26% higher revenue than self-managed |
| Guest messaging | You answer every question, any hour | Handled by our team, 24/7 |
| Cleaning & turnover | You coordinate cleaners between every stay | Fully managed by us |
| Listing & pricing | You manage photos, copy, and nightly rates | We optimize the listing for you |
| Liability coverage | Your own homeowner's or landlord policy | Your policy, plus Sostra's own $1M+ coverage layered on top |
| STR permits & taxes | Your responsibility to register and file | We handle it on your behalf |
Why this works
Sostra's own commercial general liability coverage, layered on top of the homeowner's or landlord policy you maintain on the property.
Of required lodging taxes registered and remitted on your behalf.
Cancel-anytime management agreement — no long-term lease to sign.
Full transparency: we list and host your property across short-term rental platforms, with guest stays under 30 days. We're happy to walk through exactly how it works before you decide. References from current property owners are available on request.
Miami Beach STR rules
Only in certain areas. Miami Beach requires a minimum stay of six months and a day citywide, except in specific zoning districts (like Flamingo Park and Espanola Way) that permit multi-family short-term rental, and in condos/buildings registered as resort dwellings before March 2010. Most single-family homes are not eligible. We check your property's zoning and registration status before onboarding — a majority of Miami Beach addresses don't qualify, so we'll tell you honestly where you stand.
A Certificate of Use, a Business Tax Receipt, Florida Department of Revenue registration, short-term-rental-specific insurance, and 24/7/365 on-site or on-call management availability. We handle the application, renewal, and paperwork for eligible properties.
We'll tell you before you sign anything. Depending on your building, that may mean longer-stay management instead of nightly rental, or we can point you to one of the other South Florida markets we serve where short-term rental is permitted.
Yes — we also serve Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and other cities across South Florida. See all the areas we serve.
Maximized revenue, five-star hosting, and eliminated work on your end. Tell us a bit about your property and we'll follow up with a free revenue estimate.