I host one of the largest real estate meetups in Worcester MA.

My husband and I used to host monthly investor meet ups in town and used to beat ourselves up on this very topic.   

We sued Airbnb in small claims court and won but you have little to no real power when dealing with the OTAs.Saving on Fees:Airbnb charges guests 14% and hosts 3%.

Keep in mind, you can only host open houses for listings within your brokerage. and if you go to other agent's open houses and start soliciting the patrons for business, the agent/host will not take kindly to it :) 

@Bernadeau C. hosts a monthly gathering. 

I co-host two REI networking groups (one is the Minnesota chapter of InvestHER) and would be happy to send you the details if you want to see what is working for people here!

@Eric Rosiello I am an agent in NH and have a STR co-hosting company focused on the White Mtns.

I host Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors where you will typcially find about 150 investors at a meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. 

We will use this for SMS and our main business line, in addition to messaging in our PMS Hostfully. 

For lenders that offer loans to an LLC....check into Host Financial and I believe Jeff Chisum at Northpointe Bank offers them as well!