Awning

RedAwning's other brand. Same 10/15/18% tiers, same owner since 2024 — shortlisting both does not give you two quotes.

The facts on file

Service model: Hybrid / tiered
Headline fee: 10–18%
How the fee is structured: From 10% of revenue for marketing-only up to 18% for full service, mirroring RedAwning's 10/15/18 tiers. Furnishing packages from $3,000.
Whose Airbnb account holds the listing: Awning's — they become the host of record
Time to go live: Not published
Contract and exit: Not published
Channels: Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, Direct booking
Where they operate: Claims all 50 US states on a remote, asset-light model; real-estate brokerage licences listed only in CA, TX, AL, FL, GA, NC and TN
Portfolio size: Not published
Founded: 2019

What Awning actually is

The single most useful fact about Awning is that RedAwning acquired it in April 2024. They are one company with two brands and identical fee tiers. If Awning and RedAwning both made your shortlist, you have one option, not two. Awning launched in 2019 as a short-term-rental investing and brokerage platform, pivoted at least twice, and landed on management. It claims all 50 states on a remote, asset-light model, though its real-estate brokerage licences are listed in only seven of them: California, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The 20,000+ properties figure on awning.com is RedAwning's whole-network number, not Awning's managed book.

What it costs, and what the number really buys

From 10% of revenue for marketing-only up to 18% for full service — the same three tiers RedAwning publishes, because it is the same company. Furnishing packages start at $3,000. The tiering is real and 18% undercuts a 25% local manager by a wide margin, but that discount has a cause: no geographic restriction also means no local staff in most markets. At 18% you are buying a remote team coordinating local vendors, not a branch office.

Do you keep your Airbnb listing?

No. Like its parent, Awning takes the listing into its own distribution. That is the trade at the heart of the aggregator model: breadth of channels through one integration, in exchange for the account. If you have spent two years building a listing that ranks, that is the expensive half of the deal, and it never shows up on the pricing page.

Contract, notice and getting out

Not published. No term, no notice period, no exit terms anywhere public, and no go-live time either. That is a straightforward negative when Evolve, Grand Welcome and every software option here will tell you their terms before you speak to a human. Ask for the management agreement early. A company that will not show you the exit before you sign the entrance has told you something.

Who Awning is right for

You want tiered pricing and do not need anyone local.
You own in one of the seven states where Awning holds a brokerage licence and may want transaction help too.
You are furnishing from scratch and want the package deal.

And who should keep looking

You are also considering RedAwning and think you are comparing two companies.
Your property needs someone who can be there in twenty minutes.
You want contract terms before a sales call.

Strengths and tradeoffs at a glance

Strengths

Published tiers from 10% to 18%
National reach without hunting market by market
Furnishing packages for a cold start

Tradeoffs

Same company as RedAwning — one option, not two
No local staff in most markets
Contract terms and go-live undisclosed
A history of pivots since 2019

Go to the source

Official site: awning.com. Ask them for the management agreement and the fee schedule in writing before you sign anything — particularly the clause covering who holds the listing and what happens to it when you leave.

What this profile was built from

Verified 2026-08-28. Where a fee, contract term or go-live time is described as reported or estimated, the company does not publish it and we have not invented one.

Fees, contracts and coverage in this category change. Confirm the current terms with the company before you sign.

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