Your share contract is your commitment to the network — the nights you make available so other members can travel. Here's how it's calculated for Pro and Max members.
A share contract is the heart of how Hostshare works. In exchange for the nights, credits, and access your membership gives you, you commit to sharing a set number of nights from your own property with the network. Pro and Max members have a share contract; Starter and Starter Plus members do not.
One contract for your whole account
Your share contract is calculated at the membership level — one contract that covers all of your listings combined, not a separate contract per listing. If you have multiple properties, they all contribute to a single shared commitment.
How your nights to share are calculated
The number of nights you share is based on your tier's base nights and your average nightly rate compared to the platform average. This keeps the exchange fair: higher-value properties share fewer nights, and lower-value properties share more.
Share Nights = ROUND( ( Base Nights × Platform Avg Rate ) ÷ Your Avg Rate )
Pro base = 11 nights · Max base = 21 nights ·
Because the formula compares your nightly rate to the platform average, the system balances itself. If your property is priced above the platform average, you share fewer nights. If it's priced below, you share a few more. Either way, the value you contribute stays fair and consistent across the whole network.
*Platform average may update over time, but you lock in your share nights at time of going live.
Examples
Let's look at two Pro members (base 11 nights), with a platform average at about $268/night (for example).
A premium property priced above average — $400/night:
Because this property is worth more per night, it shares fewer nights — 7 instead of 11 — since each night carries more value to the network.
In comparison, a property priced below average — $150/night:
Because this property is worth less per night, it shares more nights — 20 instead of 11 — so its total contribution to the network stays fair and balanced.
Pro member, 2 listings at different rates
If you have multiple listings
With more than one listing, your base nights increase by 3 per additional listing. The contract is calculated using the blended average nightly rate across all your properties, then split proportionally between them based on each one's rate.
Here's a realistic example — a Pro member with two listings priced differently from each other and from a platform average ($268/night): one premium property at $400/night and one budget property at $150/night.
What if my property is already booked?
You're only ever sharing your available nights. You set up to 200 blockout days per year to protect your peak revenue dates, your busiest season, or any time your home isn't available — and Hostshare only draws from what's left. If your property is fully booked through other platforms, there's simply nothing to share, and no penalty for it. See more on blockout nights —>.
Earning more nights once your contract is fulfilled
Once you've fulfilled your share contract for the year, you unlock Optional Nights — the ability to choose to share additional nights to earn more for yourself. It's entirely optional, and a great way for active hosts to keep growing their wallet beyond their base grant.
What happens at renewal
Each year when your membership renews, you receive a fresh grant of nights (11 for Pro, 21 for Max, plus 3 per additional listing) and your share contract resets for the new year. Any nights you've already earned are always yours to keep.
Questions about your share contract? Reach out anytime at [email protected].