Cory, I very much appreciate your response.

They then refused to accept responsibility for it.

@Jaron Walling I appreciate the response!

A candid interview with 5 different sets of partners talking about their specific terms as far as responsibilities and costs would be a great show. 

I have yet to get a response as to how to proceed.

Absolutely, creating a baseline business plan is a crucial step when starting in real estate (or any field) because it provides clarity, direction, and a strategic foundation for your efforts. 

Ask them if they'd mind sharing their experience with you.. if they'd recommend the area or not, and lastly if they could maybe send you a P/L sheet to see their income, expenses etc.You might run into some hosts that aren't responsive or any help, but it just takes a few people to share insight to get a good idea of the market you're dealing with.

Thank you all for your responses—they are very much appreciated!

I appreciate everyone’s feed back and responses!

I did a "blind" assessment where I paid/reimbursed a close family friend to go in as a guest because there were a lot of details I wasn't privy to- and wanted to understand (the whole experience and process from the guest perspective from the initial inquiry, emails, etc.).They shared the email communications (some of which was glitchy or not quite as good as what I'd expect, or told me of delays in receiving responses).