The agent matters
more than the listing.
A generic agent helps you buy a house. An STR-specialist agent knows which neighborhoods allow short-term rentals, which HOAs ban them, which floor plans book, and which properties will actually pass your jurisdiction's STR licensing inspection. Cohost matches you to the latter.
- Agent bar
- 5+
- recent STR closings required
- Buyer cost
- $0
- referral fee from agent
- Onboarding
- 48h
- to your first intro
Vetted on the only thing that matters
From "I want to buy an STR in Nashville" to closed.
Same flow every match runs. Buyer profile in. Agent picks back. Cohost stays out of the relationship from intro forward.
Free for buyers. Referral fee paid by the agent on closed deals.
We match — you decide. Cohost steps back from there.
Tell us your deal shape
Market, budget, timeline, target permit type, deal-breakers (e.g. HOAs that ban STRs). 90 seconds.
We surface 3 STR-active agents
Filtered to your market + budget. Each agent has documented STR closings (we ask for HUD-1s or settlement statements from the network application).
Interview · pick · close
Talk to all three. Pick one. The agent reps you direct — cohost collects a referral fee from the agent at closing, not from you.
Network access is earned. Not bought.
Most "agent referral" services list whoever's willing to pay for placement. Cohost's network is closed: agents apply with proof of recent STR closings, get vetted by the team, and either accept network terms or stay out. Buyers see the bar, not the highest bidder.
- 5+ STR closings in the last 24 months — settlement statements verified.
- Buyer reviews from prior cohost matches — not vanity testimonials.
- Market-specific knowledge — permit zones, HOA bans, jurisdictional gotchas.
- Quarterly review — agents who stop closing STR deals get rotated out.
| Agent | STR closings | Avg price | Reviews | Last close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Rodriguez East Nash · Germantown | 28 | $520k | ★ 4.9 | 11 days ago |
| Tom Jansen 12 South · Berry Hill | 19 | $615k | ★ 4.8 | 24 days ago |
| Lia Park East Nash · Inglewood | 11 | $435k | ★ 4.7 | 5 days ago |
| Robin Hayes no recent STR closings | 2 | — | — | 14 mo ago |
For both sides of the closing table.
First-time STR buyers
You don't know which Nashville neighborhoods allow Type 2 STRs and which don't. The right agent saves you three months of dead offers and a re-zoning hearing you weren't expecting.
Match me with an STR agent →Out-of-state buyers
You live in CA but want to buy in Nashville. Cohost vets the local market for you — including which agent has closed STR deals in the neighborhoods you've shortlisted.
Find a market-savvy agent →STR-specialist agents
You close STR deals and want pre-qualified buyers, not Zillow leads. Apply to the network with proof of recent closings; we route matched buyers to you in your market.
Apply to the network →Referral fee from the agent. Zero to the buyer.
Cohost collects a referral fee from the agent on closed deals — paid out of the agent's commission, never out of the buyer's pocket. Fee disclosed in every match-introduction email.
Referral fee paid at closing, by wire from the agent's brokerage — not processed through cohost's payment gateway.
You'll never see a cohost line item on your closing statement. The agent's brokerage pays cohost separately, out of the commission they already would've earned.
Cohost only earns when an agent CLOSES a matched buyer. No pay-for-placement, no monthly subscription. The bar to access is recent STR closings — not ad spend.
Every buyer match-intro email includes the fee disclosure + the % rate. Compliant with NAR / state agency-disclosure rules in the markets we operate in.
Buyers pay nothing. Ever.
The agent pays cohost a referral fee on closed deals, out of their commission. You never pay cohost a dollar.
- ✓3-agent shortlist per buyer search — interview all three, pick one.
- ✓Closing-record verification — settlement statements on file.
- ✓Buyer review system — post-close, every match.
- ✓Market-specific filtering — Nashville zoning, Austin Type-1, Denver primary-residence.
- ✓Cohost Analytics handoff — your watchlist routes to your agent.
- ✓Quarterly network audit — agents who stop closing get rotated out.
Sign up for the Real Estate marketplace.
Match STR investors with agents who actually know zoning, permit rules, and which neighborhoods cash-flow. Free to buyers — referral fee paid by the agent at closing. Launches Q3 2026.
Get early access — Q3 2026 launch
Add your name and market. We'll email you the day the marketplace goes live with the first batch of approved STR-specialist agents.
Cohost is not a real estate broker. The matched agent represents you direct, under their license, per state RE law.