CA · The open ledger
The California RV rental deal sheet — every cent accounted for
You set your base price and keep 100% of it — PickRV adds a 15% markup on top to form the listed price. Renters pay a transparent 10% service fee at checkout, plus state tax.
The reconciled booking
4 nights in California, both sides of the money
A worked example at California rates. Not a live listing — a representative 4-night trip priced by the same cents engine that runs checkout, reconciled to the cent.
The ledger
A worked example at California rates
You pay
100% passes through to your host
Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 6006(g)(5) + Reg 1660(c)(2) (tax-paid same-form rentals may be exempt — under review) · rates verified 2026-07-09
Where it lands
100% of the base the host set — never deducted
The 15% markup on top of the host's base, plus the 10% service fee
Collected at checkout and passed on to the state
Card processing is passed through at cost — Stripe processes the payment; PickRV keeps no processing margin.
When money moves
- Free cancellation until
48h before pickup
- Trip start
- Trip end
- Deposit hold released
Your security deposit is released after the 48-hour post-trip review window, unless a damage claim is filed.
- Host payout
Released after the trip wraps up
- Reaches the host's bank
Typically 2-5 business days after release
Tax estimates shown are illustrative. Actual tax is calculated at checkout based on pickup jurisdiction and current rates. Pick real dates on any California listing and the same ledger unfolds on the live price.
California tax, line by line
The California rate stack behind that tax line
California: PickRV currently collects 7.25% state sales tax plus ~2.5% average district taxes (defensive posture). Under Rev. & Tax. Code § 6006(g)(5) and Reg. 1660(c)(2), rentals of RVs on which California tax was paid at purchase, leased in substantially the same form, may be exempt — this classification is under legal review and may reduce the collected rate.
Statute-anchored: Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 6006(g)(5) + Reg 1660(c)(2) (tax-paid same-form rentals may be exempt — under review) · Cal. Veh. Code § 465 (motorhome = passenger vehicle) · Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 6203 (sales/use tax)
Rates last reconciled against the cited statute on 2026-07-09. Rates current as of 2026-05-25. Verify with your state Department of Revenue before final launch. Not legal or tax advice.
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The other side of the fold
What the owner of that rig receives
On the worked example above, the owner is paid $912.40 — 100% of the base price they set, plus the full cleaning fee. Your payout is released after the trip wraps up, then typically reaches your linked bank account within 2-5 business days — the first payout can take longer while Stripe verifies your account.
Owner payout · worked example
$912.40
Base $817.40 + cleaning $95.00 — nothing deducted.
Asked before booking
California rental money, answered
How much does a California RV rental really cost?
A 4-night worked example at California rates: $940.00 rental subtotal + $94.00 service fee (10%) + $95.00 cleaning + $110.08 tax = $1,239.08. The same engine that prices checkout generated every line.
What does the RV owner actually receive?
$912.40 on that worked example — 100% of the base price they set, plus the full cleaning fee. You set your base price and keep 100% of it — PickRV adds a 15% markup on top to form the listed price. Renters pay a transparent 10% service fee at checkout, plus state tax.
Is the California tax figure exact?
The rate stack is statute-anchored (Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 6006(g)(5) + Reg 1660(c)(2) (tax-paid same-form rentals may be exempt — under review)), last verified 2026-07-09. Tax estimates shown are illustrative. Actual tax is calculated at checkout based on pickup jurisdiction and current rates.
When does money actually move?
48-hour free cancellation before pickup. Your security deposit is released after the 48-hour post-trip review window, unless a damage claim is filed. Your payout is released after the trip wraps up, then typically reaches your linked bank account within 2-5 business days — the first payout can take longer while Stripe verifies your account.
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