Revenue management, answered

When I add a new listing, will it automatically be priced and onboarded, and how is it billed?

No, new listings require a brief onboarding before pricing goes live. Submit the property details to your account team, and our analysts will build the rate strategy before activating it. Billing starts once the listing is live and priced.

By Jack Murphy, Head of Revenue Management at UpRev. Running pricing for US vacation rental managers since 2017.

What Onboarding Actually Involves

Before your analysts price a new listing, they need the basics: property type, bedroom count, market location, owner rate expectations, and any blackout dates or restrictions. This intake step ensures the initial rate positioning reflects local comp sets and seasonal demand patterns accurately. Skipping or rushing this step is the most common reason new listings underperform in their first 30 days. Build a standard intake checklist on your end so you can hand everything over cleanly and cut turnaround time.

Billing Timing and What to Expect

Billing is tied to activation, not to the date you submit the property, so there is no charge while onboarding is in progress. Once your account team confirms the listing is live and priced, it enters your active portfolio count for that billing cycle. If you are adding listings in bulk, coordinate timing with your account contact to avoid mid-cycle confusion on your invoice. Keep an internal log of activation dates so your billing reconciliation stays clean.