Actually, I spotted your comment as an after thought, insignificant to me.

with millions of hosts, if you are in a bigger market, there is only a few spots that can be on the first page. 99.99% of hosts will not be on the first page. so making sure you have the most exposure to the most possible guests is the aim. just like a company making a tv commercial to be exposed to the largest audience possible.sorry, i dont think your post is controversial, its just wrong. 

two things I have learned.  1,200 is a sweet spot for demand, and if you do have a large unit of 2,500 get a couple of them zoned for auto. 

The Great Smoky Mountains is the #1 destination of all national parks in the country.It's (probably) the #1 spot investors have focused on for investing. 

Other hot spots I am sure you will hear about are Florida, NC, Texas, Indy to name a few.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

As for what you are missing: Case Shiller ranking of top residential buy n hold cities for this century had the top 3 spots all being CA cities. 

This is spot on.

While many gurus glorify the strategies they’re selling through courses or books, methods like BRRRR aren’t easy and can put you in a tough financial spot if you’re not careful.