@Jestin Sorenson You seem fairly analytical based on your analysis but it also seems as if you are flying by the seat of your pants a bit. 

I am practical, cost conscientious, methodical, analytical, and strive toward efficiency.

I know others that do but mayby they don't have a true vacation rental.I only keep my Airbnb site active because it doesn't cost anything to have and I pickup 3 or 4 listings a year with it.For me it seems Airbnb is for millennials that are looking for a discounted place to stay.Homeaway/VRBO brings in the families that can afford to pay for a nice place to stay on vacation.Homeaway has introduced a bunch of free analytical tools to see how you are doing compared to your competition.

Could be as low as 1 deal a month or maybe you want 5 deals a month.The first step would be to make sure you have  Google Analytics linked to your landing page/website.

In Analytics Tab down to Acquisition > Overview > All Traffic > Organic.  

I've checked my web statistics for google analytics and I'm not seeing any click throughs from BiggerPockets.  

What's funny is it's becoming thread like NJ/AZ is better than TX and so forth , than actually giving a proper analytics of what's really happening *inside* TX job market. 

Coming from an extremely analytical background with my college degree in real estate from UGA- I still get agents that I speak to that have 0 respect for the work I do and undermine my intellectual capacity.

The Fair Isaac Corporation came up with the analytics score that bears it's initials.

.- Analytical skills required, including the financial skills and ability to interpret bank/investor financial statements.- Must be flexible, tenacious, and accurate.- Ability to meet performance goals on a monthly and/or quarterly basis.- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.- Proficient in Windows-based software.