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Used the Hospitable MCP to build a revenue estimator for my area

  • August 26, 2026
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The Orange Cabins
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Figured I'd share this in case it's useful to someone.

I manage 35+ cabins in Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear. The thing is, most owners up here have no idea what their place could actually make. Guys self managing think whatever they're pulling is the ceiling. Owners with a big management company watch their cabin sit for three months and figure that's just how the mountains are. Nobody tells them different.

So I hooked the Hospitable MCP up to Claude and pulled our own data out of it. Reservation history, ADR, occupancy by month, property details on each listing. Then added PriceLabs market data on top and used all of it to figure out what actually drives revenue here.

That part matters more than it sounds. National estimators weigh a pool heavy because pools matter everywhere else. Up here they basically don't exist. Hot tub is the real one, and not every property can even get one installed. Same with lake rights, walking distance to the Village, pets on or off. I only know what those are worth because the numbers came from homes we run.

End result is a page anybody can use. Put in a property, get an estimated range, what you'd net after management, which amenities pay back fastest, and it flags stuff like sleeping 10 on paper with only 4 real beds.

Honestly it's turned into our best lead source.

Anyway, happy to answer questions on the MCP side if anyone wants to try something similar.
 

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Polydom_Lana
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  • August 26, 2026

@The Orange Cabins 

Alex, this is a great use case — especially seeing how actively you’re applying AI not just to experimentation, but directly to marketing and lead generation.

I’m curious about what happens after the estimator generates a lead. Do you still handle the follow-up manually, or have you automated the next steps as well — outreach, qualification, follow-up campaigns, etc.?

I’m particularly interested in how far  you're taking AI beyond identifying an opportunity and into the actual execution layer.


The Orange Cabins
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In this case, I am only tracking the submissions. Often I send incoming leads to this page so they can see what they can be earning, I often see them playing around with it a few times. 

The reason I am trying not too make it feel too much like a lead generator to the user is so they feel comfortable sharing. I want realtors and others to use it without being bothered by gates or follow-ups. Then I can decide what I want to do with that info.


The Orange Cabins
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I run almost every facet of my business through AI/Claud. I have it hooked up to every system and train my VA’s to use it as well.


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  • August 27, 2026

Maybe you can do a Hospitable Thursday webinar for us!


Double Rainbow Suites
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I love this calculator, we are in the process of starting our co-hosting \ property management side of Double Rainbow Suites here in the Fort Lauderdale area and can really see the benefits of using this type of calculator for the area and lead generation.


The Orange Cabins
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Maybe you can do a Hospitable Thursday webinar for us!

Happy to do it if they ever ask. 

This may help get you started: 

 


The Orange Cabins
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I love this calculator, we are in the process of starting our co-hosting \ property management side of Double Rainbow Suites here in the Fort Lauderdale area and can really see the benefits of using this type of calculator for the area and lead generation.

I think every unique area can benefit form something like this. Make it simple and easy, share it in facebook groups and with realtors.


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This is so amazing Alex! Thanks for sharing. Just listened/watched the video you posted. You should sell the apps you’ve created. You make it sound so easy!

 

Love this property revenue estimator tool too. What a differentiator! Is this something you’d share?

 

-Whitney Van Dean, Belmont Plateau Management


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  • September 1, 2026

@The Orange Cabins Would you use this instead of Airdna?  It’s such an expensive subscription!


The Orange Cabins
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This is so amazing Alex! Thanks for sharing. Just listened/watched the video you posted. You should sell the apps you’ve created. You make it sound so easy!

 

Love this property revenue estimator tool too. What a differentiator! Is this something you’d share?

 

-Whitney Van Dean, Belmont Plateau Management

Thanks, great to hear that it was enjoyed by others.
An app was something I’ve thought about but my STR business takes too much of my time to focus on that. Instead I hope to find another management company in our area possibly to partner with or purchase and improve with my system.

You can see my estimator live: https://theorangecabins.com/property-revenue-estimator/


The Orange Cabins
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@The Orange Cabins Would you use this instead of Airdna?  It’s such an expensive subscription!

I built it using my own data and hope as we grow in the area, my data source will only grow and be more precise. I did pull some data from PriceLabs and a friend with Airdna gave me some data as well but I don’t really need or use Airdna.