The Horizon Line is an advisory consultancy for short-term rental and property management businesses running 30 properties and up. We work with founders and leadership teams on the moments that matter — growth inflection points, operational resets, board strategy, and exits.
He's built, scaled, and exited — and that experience shows in every conversation.
I've worked with consultants before — most were full of BS without real world experience. Ben's not like that.
Running a business can feel lonely at times. It's been incredibly reassuring to have someone of Ben's calibre confirm we're on solid ground.
You've been a massive help in so many areas, giving us truly invaluable support and advice. Honestly, it's a relief to have found you.
Ben has spent the last eight years inside short-term rental and property management. After joining Host & Stay — a UK PMC — in its early stages, he helped grow the business from zero to 1,500 properties over six years, completing nine acquisitions along the way, before selling to private equity in 2024. As a Management Accountant, Ben led the commercial and financial development of the business, as well as developing and executing the M&A strategy that drove rapid growth and a successful exit.
That background informs every engagement. We work in your vocabulary, against your constraints, on your timeline. We partner with PM businesses running 30 properties and up — from growing independents to large-scale multi-market businesses.
A venture-backed business was growing revenue but losing margin. The Health Check surfaced three compounding issues in revenue management, housekeeping pay structures, and tech spend — all fixable inside a quarter.
Twelve months of preparation: cleaning the data room, tightening unit economics, coaching the founder through diligence. Outcome: two competitive bids and a 2.3× uplift on the first unsolicited offer.
Standing board advisor to a sponsor-backed business across four markets. Re-shaped the quarterly cadence, introduced a single unit-level KPI layer, and helped retire two non-core verticals.
Most engagements start with a 30-minute conversation — no NDA, no slide deck. You describe where the business is; we'll tell you honestly whether we're a fit, and if not, point you to who is.