Most of the time a newer or unsuccessful agents will host open houses as they build their book of business.

You can also listen in on Rob Abasolo's Youtube channel (Rob is one of the recent Bigger Pockets host) and you will learn a lot from him.If this group offers an opportunity to invest with them or their properties, then it may be worth the price. 

Ha, hosts anywhere could apply this to their region simply by changing a few verbs and nouns.

Once they on board more European hosts, I will get more use out of it.

But I will say from the feedback we've been getting from hosts in the Smokies, make sure you run your numbers good and know how to stand out in a heavily saturated market.

Many times, hosts think the company or broker provided a STR policy just to find out when a claim is made there was a little sentence in the fine print that stated any STR activities canceled the policy out.

Correct me if I'm wrong but VRBO is very clunky and not very host friendly.

Most of the buyers are just regular folks looking for a home, so they are not at all thinking about cap rates. 

Feel free to ask any questions here in the forums and I'm sure some of the amazing hosts in here will be able to help at anytime. 

A rent heavy market, with a shortage, I am receiving regular requests for rentals in these markets.