It would not be a terribly profitable industry, and a few large players (hopefully including my NewCo) would dominate the space.

You should have ran this question as Anderson Business Advisors was suggesting this set-up.The set-up is also difficult to understand that you likely have to engage your attorney everyyear with questions that you have where they would be billing you.I like the slogan regarding keeping it simple.

I plan to engage with and learn from Bigger Pockets community.

The fact is there are more money and guests than ever in the STR world and this is attracting bigger players who will crash existing hosts if they don't adapt to the new ecosystem. 

Looking forward to engaging with everyone!

I didn't respond to the guy, but my thoughts are when you engage in nonsensical behavior don't expect nothing but nonsensical outcomes.

Stay engaged on the BP forums and listen to podcasts regarding house hacking. 

He said several NBA players were investing.

We don't charge any  up-front fees for this and it shouldn't be necessary, but do watch out for the upfront non-refundable "commitment fee" or "engagement fee."

I really appreciate the suggestion to engage local RE investment groups with this question which I plan to do.