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. 

They have all rental forms for each State in the Manage Properties section of BiggerPockets website.

(that means I work for Airbnb as an independent contractor, a paid, by Airbnb, consultant to new Hosts).Here is my "tip" that I send to new Hosts:"Pricing is key and worth doing some homework.

I just got an email that my pro membership auto-renewed today and went to the website to cancel, only to have the cancellation effective 8/19/2025. 

Close to a cool little town, close to an area attraction, etc....Also do a search here and see how to screen guests, in addition to what the hosting sites do.... like no last minute bookings, no short stays....

The last year we increased 5% points in occupancy.Our Marketing spend:                               2024                         2023SEO                       $18,000                 $21,000  Paying to get our website and location occupancy up as fast as possible from 0% to ??

Quote from @Monish Anand: Start by looking for personal recommendations from investors in that market, then look on realtor.com or a google search.DO NOT use agents suggested by a website like realtor, Zillow, etc.

This is their website https://thehardmoneyco.com/.

Quote from @Kimberly Venable: Good morning, I have been a lurker of this website for a while.

@Cameron Porter should be available on our website end of next week:)