One thing Airbnb and VRBO can not do is help schedule cleaning and maintenance tasks, owner accounting reports, and direct booking options that hosts need to go to next level.

He's no longer hosting the podcast on BP, but I think his private podcast is more authentic.It's hard to give book recommendations without knowing what you are trying to learn.

It can help to see the expenses that may come up in STRs.I would personally look into co-hosting over arbitrage if starting on a tight budget.

I agree but I don't understand how they can logically charge a host.  

I'm the co-host of the Edmonton InvestHER chapter, and love supporting other women in real estate, so let me know if I can help. 

@John Davey With an AGI over $150,000, all rental income and losses are bundled together and cannot offset ordinary income due to Passive Activity Loss (PAL) rules.In your example, the combined $3,000 net loss (from rentals 1, 2, and 3) is carried forward since your AGI is above the threshold.

Basically his premise is nothing makes money like money and that's what creates wealth inequality.I recommend this Econtalk podcast interview with him, the economist host does not back away from challenging him.http://www.econtalk.org/thomas-piketty-on-inequality-and-capital-in-the-21st-century/

I'm a short term rental owner/host since 2019. 

I had a bunch of people reaching out to book the place for a day or so to host parties. 

For example a contractor I hired told me another investor had just offered him a bundle of five homes.