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Guides for short-term rental owners

What management really costs, what you keep, how permitting works, and how to read a management offer for what it actually says.

  • Published June 2026

    How to permit and register a short-term rental in Louisville

    Whether your property needs a Conditional Use Permit or just a registration, the steps in plain English, the government fees, and the typical six-month timeline.

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  • Published June 2026

    What Airbnb management actually costs

    A CPA walks the real math, including the fees that sit below the headline rate, and the seven questions to ask every manager.

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Equal Housing Opportunity. Brokerage services by Covenant Realty, LLC.

Filos Stays, LLC is not a licensed real estate brokerage or a CPA firm. Activities requiring a Kentucky real estate license are performed under the supervision and on behalf of Covenant Realty, LLC, a licensed Kentucky real estate brokerage, by Michael K. Kimble, a Kentucky-licensed real estate sales associate affiliated with Covenant Realty (Travis Adkinson, Principal Broker), or other affiliated licensees. Nothing on this site creates a CPA-client relationship or engages Michael K. Kimble, CPA to provide tax preparation, tax advisory, attest, or other accounting services regulated by the Kentucky State Board of Accountancy, the AICPA, the PCAOB, or the IRS.

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