I have been using Power Star Realty.

Other than Airenvy having serious money behind them and advertising just about anywhere you click, I don't see the advantage for hosts to hire large management companies as I believe the smaller companies are more attentive to the property, the guest and obviously, doing a stellar job in order to retain 5 star ratings and repeat guests.

Is this some kind of scam like I buy the land and then I get socked with a bunch of back taxes and fines and penalties or something, or it's Indian burial land and I'm forced to build a 5-star cemetery on it, and I can't get out of it? 

I've stayed in a couple of AirBnB properties while traveling in Europe and the experience couldn't be any better...In some cases it is even better than staying in 4-5 star hotels because of the local connection that you get by having a host.  

A lot of sellers see the market in Seattle, get stars in their eyes, put their property on the market and then it sits there for 6-9 months.

And built the business around an all star team of real estate professionals, who really understand the ins and outs of our business, from the acquisition and renovation side, to the people relationship with both tenants and owners.If you guys have more direct questions, I am very happy to help.  

I'm at 90% occupancy on airbnb year round and have over 45 5 star reviews.

If not, eating at cheaper, decent restaurants or even better, a great home cooked meal works out better and going to a 5 star restaurant.

Overall I would give the Lindahl Group 5 stars. 

If you take a look at pretty much any area on VRBO or AirBNB you will see the calendars of the 4 star and under are much more empty than that of the 4.5+ star properties.