The internet is a great resource, no doubt. While I'll admit to being a new member of BP and also just recently discovered the potential income and tax advantages of STR ownership. It is surprising to me how many members here are against paid consultants and coaches.
Over that past 10 years I've spent over 6 figures for professional consulting, masterminds and coaching and every investment in myself and my businesses has yielded returns. I find participating in likeminded groups reduces my learning curve and accelerates revenue generation. Perhaps most importantly puts me in connection with required business associates of similar resources and experience to myself also willing to invest in themselves and their success.
Yes, I have invested with Shawn Moore's company. I can say the access to the hundreds of successful members itself is worth double the price of admission. However, that is only starting point. The training for people like me in the beginning of their str journey is equally valuable as is the access to Shawn (someone with personal knowledge/ experience with str investing) cpa's, attorneys (for proper entity structuring), lenders, and the many other professionals required to play on this very expensive playground is perhaps the most valuable.
Anyone not willing to invest $5,000 to $10,000 in their str business for professional consultation, training, and mentoring may find the cost of not having a high caliber, experienced, professional team working with them may be far more costly in the long run. I have found str investing to be highly specialized and most cpa's, lenders, real estate agents, and attorneys don't have a clue about how do to it properly (but will likely not admit it). One thing I've learned is none of us know what we don't know ... this holds especially true for the professionals we require for successful str investing.