If you have a ton of activity, then host an open house, get people through and then let them apply.

The key is to offer something different to the other homes, and be an attentive host, to get good reviews to boost OTA (Airbnb/vrbo) rankings. 

My company host a ton!

If they try to pay their labor as 1099 they run at great risk of violating a host of draconian labor laws such as AB5, the borello law and a litany of "misclassification" laws.There are substantial differences in how "right to work" statstate as operate as opposed to "non right to work" states.SBA defines a small business based on employees and revenue size.

This past weekend, the guests tripped the circuit breaker and neither the guest, host, or co-host knew how to locate and reset the breaker.

I heard a podcast the other day with a host saying something along the lines of "there's 3 phases of investing: starting, scaling, and harvesting."

Why don't you take a few months and attend a few of the BiggerPockets webinars hosted by Brandon, listen to some of the podcasts, and read a few of the recommended books.

I'd hop on Airbnb as a guest, search the area the potential property is in, and find some properties that are somewhat comps (similar location, amenities, size, etc.) and connect with the host hosting the property.

When you Google Airbnb Interior Designer, I come up as the #1 result, so I don’t need to self-promote in forums.For context, I was a business analyst at NASA before transitioning to hosting and then designing full-time.

Balancing Capacity and Comfort:If you regularly host groups that need extra sleeping space, you might consider a hybrid approach.