Can I still run a short-term rental in Sedona?

Yes, with a City permit. Arizona law (A.R.S. § 9-500.39) does not let a city ban vacation rentals, and Sedona regulates them under City Code Chapter 5.25: an annual permit for each unit, the permit number on every listing, written notice to neighboring single-family homes before the first stay, at least $500,000 in liability coverage, a guest sex-offender check and an emergency contact who responds within 60 minutes to a police request. We set it up and keep it current for the owners we manage.

What does short-term management cost here?

It depends on how much you want handled. Full service covers listing and pricing, guest communication, turnovers, restocking, inspections and permit compliance, and it is quoted by service level. Long-term management is one all-inclusive rate, quoted per property. On either track there is no markup on routine maintenance: vendors bill their real rate and you see the invoice.

What will my property earn as a vacation rental?

It depends on the home more than the market. A red rock view, a hot tub, trail access and good photography move occupancy and nightly rate more than square footage does, and the season matters. Market averages describe the city, not your property, so we model your specific home, short-term and long-term side by side, before you furnish anything.

Short-term or long-term — which should I do?

Short-term grosses considerably more in Sedona and nets less than the gross suggests, because cleaning, supplies, furnishing, permitting, and management are real costs. For many Sedona properties short-term still wins clearly. For others, particularly in West Sedona, a stable long-term tenant produces a similar return with a fraction of the work. We run both and tell you honestly.

Do you handle the property when I want to use it myself?

Yes, and many Sedona owners do. We block your dates, prepare the home before you arrive, and put it back into service after you leave. Owner use is planned around the calendar rather than fought with.

Do you manage in the Village of Oak Creek too?

We do, along with Oak Creek Canyon, Cornville and Cottonwood. The Village is unincorporated Yavapai County, not the City of Sedona, so the City’s permit does not apply there. The county allows short-term rental of permitted homes, prohibits events and has no rental permit of its own; the state tax license and any HOA rules still apply, and we check both.

Is my Sedona home in Coconino or Yavapai County?

It depends on which side of town it is on. Uptown, the Gallery District and the Chapel area are in Coconino County, and West Sedona is in Yavapai County. The City’s rental permit applies on both sides, but the county assessor, treasurer and recorder differ, so we confirm the parcel before we file anything.

I own in Oak Creek Canyon. Whose rules apply?

Coconino County’s, for the canyon homes outside city limits. The county requires an annual short-term rental permit, at least $500,000 in liability coverage (or Airbnb’s coverage if the home is listed only there), notice to neighboring parcels and a state tax license. Creekside homes also bring their own maintenance and access planning, and we account for both.

Sedona Property Management | Barré Properties

Sedona Property Management,
Treated Like Our Own.

Broker-led · 20+ years in real estate · Three generations · 37 Arizona markets

Full-service vacation rental, long-term and commercial management, leasing and sales across Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek and Oak Creek Canyon, for owners who live here part of the year, down in the Valley or out of state. One all-inclusive rate quoted in writing before you sign, routine maintenance at the vendor’s price with the invoice attached, and one experienced broker who personally oversees your property.

Managed Like It’s Our Own.

I’m Olivier “Ollie” Lessing Barré, designated broker of Barré Properties, and I personally oversee every property we manage in Sedona. I’ve spent more than twenty years in real estate. In 2007 I founded a property management company on the Westside of Los Angeles, serving owners in Beverly Hills, Malibu, Calabasas and the neighborhoods around them, and grew it into a large family-run business before moving my family to Arizona in 2020.

We manage throughout the Verde Valley and red rock country, and Sedona is a market we know and specialize in: the City’s short-term rental permit, the county line that runs through town, and the difference between Uptown, West Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, which is not part of the city at all. When you call, you reach the broker who signed your agreement, not a call center or a rotating account manager.

Our relationships are built on handshakes, trust and accountability. We keep every owner’s information private, put every term in writing before anything is signed, and send monthly statements with every invoice attached.

Two Markets, One Small City.

Sedona is a small city with a large reputation. The post office opened in 1902 and took its name from Sedona Schnebly, the first postmaster’s wife, and the city incorporated in 1988. It counted 9,684 residents at the 2020 Census and an estimated 9,619 in July 2025, on about 18 square miles inside the Coconino National Forest. The city line also runs between two counties: Uptown, the Gallery District and the Chapel area are in Coconino County, and West Sedona is in Yavapai County.

Visitors are the economy. The Arizona Commerce Authority puts annual visitors at more than three million, and the City reports that short-term rentals grew from about 400 in 2020 to more than 1,200 by the end of 2024, nearly one home in five. In December 2024 the City declared a housing shortage, and it has piloted a Rent Local program that pays owners who move a vacation rental to a year-long lease with a local employee.

For an owner, that means two different businesses under one name. A vacation rental grosses more and carries a City permit, neighbor notices, insurance and tax filings; a long-term lease is quieter and meets steady demand in a city short on housing. The Village of Oak Creek, about seven miles south on SR 179, is unincorporated Yavapai County and is not covered by the City’s permit at all. We model both tracks for every property and price it on its own comparables.

Commercial Property Management.

Retail and shopping centers, single-tenant net-leased pads, office, flex, small industrial, medical office and mixed-use in Sedona — run as its own practice, because Arizona regulates nonresidential brokerage differently and commercial accounting has nothing in common with collecting a single rent check.

Lease abstraction and critical dates, CAM budgeting and annual reconciliation, transaction privilege tax, and the designated broker’s signature on every file — as A.R.S. § 32-2175 requires.

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