Brandy Lake, Port Carling
A Brandy Lake cottage, from a $58K first season to $124K booked
Launched as a brand-new rental in summer 2024, this Port Carling lakefront earned $58,525 in its first half season, $99,608 in its first full year, and already has $124,345 booked for 2026.
The brief
A four-bedroom lakefront on Brandy Lake with a private dock, lakeside deck, kayaks and a games room.
The owners had never rented the cottage before. They launched it as a rental with Homeseeker, and its first guests arrived in late June 2024. With pricing and distribution refined against that first season's data, revenue has grown every year since.
4 bedrooms. Managed by Homeseeker since summer 2024
Our approach
- Pricing, managed daily. Rates set every day with PriceLabs for season, demand, weekends and local events.
- Broader reach. Listed on Airbnb, VRBO, Google Vacation Rentals and direct booking from a single calendar.
- The property, protected. Hotel-standard turnovers with inspection checklists after every stay, and a local team for maintenance.
- Guests, looked after. Round-the-clock guest communication, so the owner never takes a call.
- A launch built to earn. Professional photography, a listing written and optimized for each channel, and guest amenities recommended to the owners, such as kayaks for the lake.
- Licensing, handled. Municipal short-term rental licensing managed end-to-end, so the owners never dealt with the township paperwork.
The results
The cottage earned $58,525 in its first half season, from late June to December 2024. In 2025, its first full year, gross revenue reached $99,608 across 31 stays. In 2026 it had already earned $110,420 by the end of September, 32% more than the same months of 2025, with $124,345 booked for the year as of early October.
The growth came from rate as well as occupancy. The average nightly rate rose from $770 in 2024 to $940 in 2025 and $964 in 2026, while nights stayed grew from 106 in 2025 to 129 booked for 2026.
Monthly gross revenue, 2025 vs 2026
Revenue assigned to the month each night was stayed. October to December 2026 shows bookings already on the calendar.
View the monthly figures
| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $655 | $0 |
| Feb | $2,016 | $3,164 |
| Mar | $3,235 | $3,629 |
| Apr | $1,633 | $3,934 |
| May | $4,934 | $9,065 |
| Jun | $11,742 | $12,081 |
| Jul | $18,391 | $34,474 |
| Aug | $33,063 | $26,061 |
| Sep | $8,202 | $18,012 |
| Oct | $5,648 | $12,388 |
| Nov | $4,144 | $1,537 |
| Dec | $5,944 | $0 |
| Total | $99,608 | $124,345 |
Next 30 days already booked
Share of nights booked for the coming 30 days, late September 2026. Source: PriceLabs market data.
See what your cottage could earn
Start with a private look at your lake and season. Owners book a discovery call on our cottage owners page, or browse guest stays on our booking site.
More for owners: cottage owners · Guests: homeseekervacation.com/book · Owner line 705-996-6769
Figures are gross booking revenue, including all fees, for this property from Homeseeker's PriceLabs reservation data as of early October 2026. Market comparisons use PriceLabs data for comparable properties in the same area. Results vary by property, location and season. Photographs are of the property.
