Keep leaning into that...befriend the hosts and add value however you can!

Talk about how the deck will enable you to host great parties, for example.

We also host a quarterly meetup.

I've also seen lots of travel nurse interest in the Springfield area, and some of the nurses I've hosted on the MTR side end up selecting next locations out that direction.

What is one of your big pain points as a STR Host?

I think the one thing that Airbnb doesn't mention much that is taking away from their business is the spike in direct booking platforms for the top performing hosts and competition from VRBO /Booking.com/Other Niche OTAs.

If there was only one host, I'd be elsewhere. 

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I’ve learned more from the top 5-10 BP contributors than anywhere on the internet not named Google  Ps.This often asked the other way around. 1) why doesn’t the newbie show any gratitude for the FREE expert/professional advice?

The website has the list of all the team members which is clearly models from the internet it looks like.