The short answer is No, you don't need it.  

Also, first thing, AirBNB is a platform where you list your Short Term Rental. 

Making effort a top priority, I was able to put up some satisfying numbers.On the phone [from 11 July 2024]:📞 11,005 Calls🏘️ 2317 Addresses Reached📌 50* Leads Generated🔎 7* Properties to due diligence phase📆 2 Scheduled Closes💰 1 Closed*Denotes: Database did not track metric from Day 1.The last 6 months have given the groundwork to build on.  

I’ve been struggling with no bookings for two months and low view rate, and to top it off, the city just set stricter rules for short-term rentals.

Most of us have passions that will never be followed, amazing businesses or ideas that will never be pursued… unless we can solve the Cash-Flow Freedom Equation, which ultimately leads to Time-Freedom.

Ditto, I use PriceLabs for my STRs - here is a nice writeup ...Airbnb Smart Pricing Vs PriceLabs: An In-Depth Comparison For Hosts | Boost Your Short-Term Rentals

Luxury rentals, purchases and short term accommodations will be in high demand from Santa Barbara to San Diego and a drastic uptick in inventory for sale can be anticipated in the areas most effected by the fires. 

If it's on the higher side you may want to consider it for mid-term or long term rental, but if most stays are below 30 it can be viable for short-term! 

@Bud Gaffney  short for Medium term rental,  or mid-term rental. 

It does eliminate the need to add chlorine but the chlorinators (Pentair IntelliChlor) have a fairly short lifespan.