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Chalet vs Rabbu: which one gets you the right STR deal?

Both are free. Both connect you with short-term rental agents. The difference is what each is built to do — and who pays for your introduction.

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50States with DSCR lenders
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Side by side

The honest comparison

Neither is a superset of the other. Pick by how you like to find a deal.

Category
ChaletRecommended
Analytics + agent match		RabbuDeal marketplace
Market analytics
Free · 500+ markets · ZIP & neighborhood · full-time operator benchmark
Free market pages · seasonalized projections
Deal sourcing
Agent-led · on and off MLS
In-platform marketplace of listed STRs
Agent matching
Vetted network · no pay-to-play · fee only on a closed deal
Lead marketplace · agents pay $150/lead in bundles
Lender connections
DSCR & STR specialists · all 50 states
Partner lenders via paid lead program
Sell-side support
Seller-agent match to an investor network
List to sell inside the marketplace
Pricing to investors
Free
Free
Best for
Executing a market thesis with a specialist agent
Shopping listed deals in one portal

Based on each platform's publicly available pages and stated terms as of September 2026. Features and program details may change.

What actually differs

Three differences worth your attention

Both field STR-literate agents and give away market data. Here's where they genuinely diverge.

01 — Data

Real operators, not hobby hosts

Median annual revenue · same ZIP
Full-time operators$71,400
All listings, blended$43,900
Illustrative · ADR × occupancy, trailing 12 mo

Underwrite against people running the same play — not an average diluted by dormant listings.

02 — Supply

The whole market, not one feed

What you can actually buy
Listed as an STR for sale marketplace
On MLS, not marketed as an STR
Off-market, agent-sourced

A marketplace shows the first slice. Your agent works all three — including homes nobody has flagged as a short-term rental yet.

03 — Incentives

Who pays for the introduction

Rabbu · lead marketplace
$150per lead, bundles of 20+ — paid before you close
Chalet · paid on close
$0until a matched investor actually buys

Capable agents do buy leads — but visibility partly follows lead spend. Our incentive is your outcome.

Pick your starting point

Which should you use?

The two start from opposite ends of the same journey, so the right pick follows from where you want to begin.

Choose Chalet

Analytics-first

You want a real STR specialist plus independent, sub-market data you can trust regardless of who's selling.

  • Form a market thesis from free ZIP-level data
  • Benchmark against real full-time operators
  • See off-market options, not just listings
  • Skip pay-to-play agent selection
  • One relationship through financing and resale

Choose Rabbu

Marketplace-first

You'd rather live inside a deal marketplace, browse listed STRs for sale, and underwrite them in place.

  • You think in listings, not whole-market theses
  • You want to filter deals by projected performance in one portal
  • You're comfortable that capable agents often pay for leads

Or use both

Surface concrete deals on a marketplace, sanity-check them against Chalet's free analytics, then have a Chalet-matched agent look for better on- or off-market options. Independent companies — nothing stops you running them in parallel.

Investors who made the call

What Chalet-matched investors say

“Chalet replied quickly and referred me to a local agent in the exact market where we were searching.”

Justin B.

Cave Creek, AZ

“An amazing Tampa realtor with great STR knowledge — plus a cost-segregation team that saved me a ton on taxes.”

Jimmy O.

Tampa, FL

“Moving part of our portfolio from long-term to short-term rentals has been so much easier and resource-rich.”

Ben S.

Davenport, FL

Connected Investors With$200M+in Short-Term Rental Assets
Short-Term Rental RealtorsAll 50 states500+ Markets
Analyzing1M+Short-Term Rentals
Common questions

Before you decide

Yes. Market analytics, agent matching and lender introductions cost investors nothing. Chalet operates as a licensed real estate brokerage and earns a referral commission from the partner agent's side only when a matched investor closes — a commission the agent would earn anyway.

Rabbu's agent and lender programs are paid-lead marketplaces — agents buy buyer leads at $150 each in bundles of 20 or more. Plenty of good agents buy leads, and it isn't a mark against them. It does mean visibility in that ecosystem is partly a function of lead spend. Chalet is paid only on a closed deal, so the incentive is matches that transact rather than lead volume.

A vetted network, not a directory. Agents go through personal interviews assessing STR investing experience and local market knowledge, plus track-record verification. Most own or manage short-term rentals themselves, read ADR, occupancy, cap rate and gross yield fluently, and know local STR ordinances, permit caps and compliance risk. We collect investor feedback after every referral.

Bring it. A matched agent can help with due diligence, pricing analysis and pressure-testing whether it's actually a smart STR buy — including deals you found on a marketplace elsewhere.

Yes. Chalet connects investors with DSCR and STR-specialist lenders in all 50 states — the partners who underwrite projected short-term rental income rather than treating the property like a conventional second home. Free, no commitment.

No — most STR investors buy outside their home city. Chalet's network covers 500+ US markets so you can be matched to an agent in the market you want to invest in.

Have questions about anything else? Visit our FAQ page →

Comparison disclaimer. This comparison reflects each platform's publicly available information and stated terms as of September 2026. Features, pricing, and program details may change and may not reflect current offerings. Nothing here is investment, legal, or tax advice. Chalet and Rabbu are independent companies; Chalet is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Rabbu. Rabbu is a trademark of its respective owner and is referenced here solely for comparative and identification purposes.

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