Not wildly lucrative cashflow but it totally fits my broader goals, could play a part in my life as an occupant at various points, being close to my folks etc.

In addition with the market being so wild I doubt you would be able to find as cheap of a property as I did back then.

In this day and age financing is the wild west.....there are so many ways to go.

Time spent can vary wildly -- I'm sure there are hosts that spend 5-10 hours a month, and some that spend 50+ hours/month. 

Kailua Kona of course has all the utilities until you get out of town, then its the wild west.  

In addition Columbus is growing like mad.In the Dayton suburbs where I live, housing has appreciated wildly over the past two years and SFR's are more difficult to find, but there are a few still out there that cash flow well.I recently picked up some condos for 75k each that will rent for about a 1k.

There is a lot that goes into airbnbing a property so numbers can fluctuate wildly.

RE is perfect for this as it's not subject to the wild swings of the stock market and you can also borrow against it while maintaining very low amounts of risk (unlike trading on margin for equities).

Your best bet is to have an agent run comps on the property based on what has closed.Again BP has calculators where you enter the numbers and it helps you arrive at the recommended offer price.What you are asking for without numbers is a WAG - Wild *** Guess

That's called a WAG, a wild **s guess.