Luxury Short Term Rental Management in Lighthouse Point
Yours Truly Hospitality is a short-term rental management and interior design company for waterfront and coastal homes in Southeast Florida, from Palm Beach south to Miami. Founded and operated by Brad and Justina McRae, it offers full-service management at 20 to 25 percent of revenue, backed by a 90-Day Satisfaction Guarantee and a Zero Bookings Guarantee. Lighthouse Point is our home market. We operate here.
We manage waterfront and coastal homes from Palm Beach south to Miami. In Lighthouse Point that means deepwater canal homes with docks and pools, not condos and not mid-tier rentals. If that describes your property, this page answers what management costs, what your home should earn, and what the city requires.
By Brad McRae, founder. Updated July 2026.
How much does luxury Airbnb management cost in Lighthouse Point?
Full-service luxury short term rental management in Lighthouse Point runs 20 to 25 percent of revenue at Yours Truly Hospitality. That single fee covers full-service management: listing, pricing, guest vetting, housekeeping coordination, maintenance oversight, city compliance, and monthly owner reporting. Any one-time setup or furnishing work is quoted separately and in writing up front, and there is no markup on repairs.
Full service has gotten too broad to mean anything. At YTH it means one thing: everything, in writing. Anything beyond the management fee, like a one-time setup or design package, is stated up front in writing. A stated 25% fee with hidden add-on fees is a 35% fee. Read any management agreement you are offered and count the asterisks, ours included. Our full rate card and what each service includes lives on the South Florida corridor hub.
What should a waterfront Lighthouse Point home earn as a short term rental?
What a Lighthouse Point home earns comes down to execution more than address. Our own Broward County homes ran 73-87% past-30-day occupancy against comp sets averaging 66-68% (PriceLabs market data, July 2026). The gap between a home and its comp set is management, not the house, and we model your home against its actual comp set before quoting any number.
Two levers matter more here than in any other corridor city. First, the dock. A deepwater slip with Hillsboro Inlet access is a bookable amenity that most managers never price. Second, season. December through April is the revenue spine of this market, so a slow pricing response in Q4 costs real money.
Tier-segmented numbers for the whole corridor, $1-2M through $5M+, live in our SE Florida Luxury STR Benchmark Report.
What are the short term rental rules in Lighthouse Point?
Lighthouse Point regulates short term rentals under Ordinance No. 2022-0996. Any home rented for periods of six months or less is a transient rental and needs an annual, per-unit Transient Rental Certificate of Compliance from the city before it hosts a single guest (City of Lighthouse Point, lighthousepointfl.gov).
The details owners miss:
• The certificate is nontransferable. Buy a home with an existing certificate and you start over (lighthousepointfl.gov).
• Occupancy is capped. Two occupants per bedroom or one person per 150 square feet of air-conditioned space, and a hard cap of 8 transient occupants in the RS-3 and RS-5 single-family districts (City of Lighthouse Point Ordinance No. 2022-0996).
• Compliance items are specific: certified smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, tagged fire extinguishers, and a property survey completed within 12 months of the application (lighthousepointfl.gov).
• Applications moved online. Since August 2025 all transient rental applications and renewals run through the city's SmartGov public portal (lighthousepointfl.gov).
• Taxes stack. Florida's 6% sales tax plus Broward County's 1% surtax plus the 6% Broward County Tourist Development Tax apply to every stay (Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury; Florida Department of Revenue). A Florida DBPR vacation rental license is required for homes rented more than three times a year for stays under 30 days (Florida DBPR, Chapter 509, Florida Statutes).
We hold the certificate process, the inspections, and the monthly tax remittance for every home we manage. Owners sign, we file.
Which Lighthouse Point neighborhoods do you cover?
We manage luxury homes across all of Lighthouse Point, a city of just over 10,000 residents (2020 U.S. Census) where nearly every luxury street touches water. Coverage includes:
• Lighthouse Point deepwater canal homes with Hillsboro Inlet access
• Homes fronting the Intracoastal Waterway
• Hillsboro Shores and the beach blocks east of Federal Highway
• Hillsboro Mile in neighboring Hillsboro Beach
• The Cove in Deerfield Beach, directly north
This is the market we drive daily, not a pin on a coverage map. Our team can be at a Lighthouse Point property in minutes, which changes what guest response and maintenance oversight actually mean.
Why do Lighthouse Point owners switch to Yours Truly Hospitality?
Owners switch because the numbers improve and the reporting proves it. Yours Truly Hospitality has managed short-term rentals across Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties since 2023 and currently manages 20 homes. Every owner gets a monthly statement that pairs each decision with a number.
The rest of the proof set:
• Our Broward County homes ran 73-87% past-30-day occupancy against comp sets averaging 66-68% (PriceLabs market data, July 2026)
• Our West Palm Beach home ran 83% occupancy against a 50% comp-set average (PriceLabs market data, July 2026)
• One West Palm Beach home grew year-to-date revenue 43% year over year, from $44,657 to $64,025, on pricing and calendar strategy (YTH portfolio data, July 2026)
• A 90-Day Satisfaction Guarantee and a Zero Bookings Guarantee, both stated in full in our management agreement
Management is pairing every decision about your home with a number you can check. Good management does that pairing monthly, in writing, without being asked. That is the standard we hold in our own city first.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a license to rent my Lighthouse Point house short term?
Yes, three layers. The city requires an annual Transient Rental Certificate of Compliance per unit for any rental of six months or less (City of Lighthouse Point Ordinance No. 2022-0996). The state requires a DBPR vacation rental license for homes rented more than three times a year for stays under 30 days. Broward County requires tourist tax registration. We handle all three for managed homes.
How many guests can my home legally sleep?
Two per bedroom or one person per 150 square feet of air-conditioned space, whichever the city applies, with a maximum of 8 transient occupants in the RS-3 and RS-5 single-family zoning districts (City of Lighthouse Point Ordinance No. 2022-0996). We list at or below the legal cap, always.
Can you rent my dock too?
Dock access is priced into the listing as an amenity for guests bringing or chartering boats, subject to your insurance and city rules. We do not run standalone dock rentals. For inlet-access homes, the dock is a bookable amenity that gets priced, not a photo that gets ignored.
What does your management fee include?
Everything: listing and photography coordination, dynamic pricing, guest vetting and communication, housekeeping and maintenance coordination, city certificate renewals, tax remittance, and a monthly owner statement. Any setup fee is quoted in writing before you sign, with no repair markups. The exact rate inside 20 to 25 percent depends on the home and service scope, set before you sign.
How do I vet a manager before hiring one?
Ask for occupancy versus market, the full fee schedule in writing, guarantee terms, and who answers guests at 2 AM. Our vetting guide, 21 questions to ask before hiring an STR manager, lists every question with the answer a good operator should give.
Find out what your home should be earning. One call, your numbers against the market, no obligation: Book a Revenue Gap Audit
Brad McRae is the founder of Yours Truly Hospitality and operates its portfolio of luxury short term rentals from Palm Beach south to Miami with his wife Justina. He lives and works in the Lighthouse Point area. More about Brad and the YTH team.
Updated July 2026.