--- title: "About Misfit Homes | Nashville Airbnb Management Since 2017" url: https://join.misfithomes.com/about description: "Misfit Homes is a founder-led Nashville short-term rental manager: 78 homes, operating since 2017, Tennessee Vacation Lodging Service Firm license #602." lang: en --- # About Misfit Homes Misfit Homes manages 78 short-term rentals in Nashville, has operated here since 2017, and is licensed by the State of Tennessee as a Vacation Lodging Service Firm, license #602. - 78 Nashville homes managed - Operating since 2017 - TN license #602 - 4.9 across 4,162 Airbnb reviews - 5.0 on Google Founder-led by Steve Cummings, who also built GrowFastr, software for short-term rental managers. Image: Steve Cummings, founder of Misfit Homes (https://join.misfithomes.com/lovable-uploads/231b85da-9580-4da8-8ca3-f1eff54e316f.webp) ## Founder-led since 2017 Steve Cummings started Misfit Homes in Nashville in 2017. He still runs it, and he is the person you talk to on the first call. He also built GrowFastr, software for short-term rental managers, which is why we build our own tools when the off-the-shelf ones fall short. Today we manage 78 Nashville homes. Misfit Homes is licensed by the State of Tennessee as a Vacation Lodging Service Firm, license #602. Homes we manage average 4.9 across 4,162 Airbnb reviews, and the company is rated 5.0 on Google. ## What we do differently - **Listings built to stand out.** We rewrite the title, reorder and caption the photos, and fix the first five images before anything else. See a real before and after (https://join.misfithomes.com/services/property-design). - **Pricing that a person checks.** Dynamic pricing runs every day, and we review CMA Fest, Titans weekends, and big concerts ourselves. How we price (https://join.misfithomes.com/services/revenue-optimization). - **One calendar, five channels.** Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Homes & Villas by Marriott, misfithomes.com, our direct booking site. - **Permits handled.** We check zoning before you buy, file the Metro permit, and renew it every year. Permit compliance (https://join.misfithomes.com/services/permit-compliance). ## The terms, in plain English Our fee is a percentage of net revenue, and we take cleaning fees, channel fees, and taxes out of gross before it applies. No long-term contract. Either side can end the agreement with 30 days notice. Switching from another manager? Here is how it works (https://join.misfithomes.com/switching). Want to hear it from owners? Read what they say (https://join.misfithomes.com/testimonials). Talk to Steve about your home Fifteen minutes. Bring the address or your listing link and leave with a revenue range, what we would change first, and our fee. 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