In the competitive short-term rental industry, the ability to deliver precise, property-level insights is a powerful differentiator. Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo provide extensive listing data, but lack exact street addresses—limiting opportunities for deeper analysis, data correlation, and advanced product development. To overcome this barrier, Karma Advisory worked with a leading data and analytics provider to design an automated solution capable of pinpointing property addresses at scale.

The Business Challenge

A leading provider of data and analytics for the $140 billion short-term rental industry wanted a way to discover the exact street address of property listings on Airbnb and Vrbo in order to derive valuable data correlations and improve their product offerings.

The Solution & Implementation

• Designed and developed a creative, highly effective automated address discovery solution

• Leveraged OpenAI CLIP for image classification, Google Lens for reverse image search, and geocoding for address conversion

• Built a scalable system capable of covering millions of properties across hundreds of cities

The Business Impact

• Opened the door for new product offerings, giving the client a competitive edge

• Successfully identified exact addresses for 90% of listings—exceeding initial expectations

• Positioned the client for scalable expansion to meet growing demand and enhance product capabilities

Conclusion

This engagement highlights how advanced AI and computer vision tools can be combined into a practical, scalable solution with measurable business impact. By automating the process of property address discovery, the client not only improved their existing analytics but also unlocked opportunities for innovation, differentiation, and market leadership in the fast-evolving short-term rental space.