Guest takes more care of the property, since you,  the host, are the only judge to decide if you retain or not the deposit in case of damage or issues.Another Good: You can write in your contract that non respect of rules may lead to lose some of the deposit: Like noise, or a very unclean check out, etc...

Summer is 100% occupancy at between $500-750/ night hosting groups of 6 or less.

However there are some reputable new construction builders in the area.There is, as you likely know, a housing shortage and, once Caesars Casino opens at the end of 2024, they anticipate 2 million visitors a year. 

I host a REI meetup on the OBX monthly if you have any interest in joining us for a meetup it would help give you great insight.

Jakes is the Casino,,,,,,,,,,MTM is NOT the way to go, way to much work, if MTM was so great I would do it, 

I would ask him /her to be the speaker of a workshop that I would be hosting. 1) Do you think a financial advisor would be interested and look at it as an opportunity2) What do you think is the minimum tax bracket in order to see it as an advantage to donate to charity be it through a DAF or other account?

After attending an awesome BP meetup in Philadelphia (hosted by @Troy S.) some red flags have come up regarding the structure we're looking to use to fund our first flip.My partner, @Phil Sabella, and I have connected with a financier/partner who does JV's.  

People are tired of rigid hosts whether or not they live onsite and I see that takeaway more than “sharing a home”.

If you're ever in the area again, my team hosts a local investors meetup call GRID Knoxville.

On a similar note, it seems like so many STR hosts, posting on this forum, do Instant Book and are otherwise very lenient with who they allow to rent their property and "never have any issues".