Short Term Rental host and Airbnb Superhost here.The BIGGEST thing about doing Airbnb out of your personal home, is you will have to make sure your home is perfect--all the time.

The main advice I have is to jump in and not wait till you know everything, or till a "perfect opportunity" comes your way!

Market is hot due to low supply and seems like the perfect time to make the change.

(lower spread, lower conversion.)Moral of the story... both leads hold their place, but probates should definitely be a big focus, and a beginning focus, along with perfecting your systems and your actual DM piece.Here's a ROUGH breakdown of the last 6 months of deals comparing the 2 lead sources (just to give you an idea):Probate:Mailing 4,000 leads/month (6 months) (total mailed 24,000)-12-14 deals (240 leads roughly)-average assignment: $17,500 (our sales team is top tier)Absentee:Mailing 40,000 leads/month (6 months) (total mailed 240,000)-70-80 deals (thousands of leads...2400+)-average assignment: $9,500These are again, rough numbers, but paint the picture with the KPIs that I was able to track...Let me know if there's any questions, I feel as if this topic is very under discussed and I would like to spread some of what I have learned.

Perfect thanks guys I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Perfect thanks!

1) A REIA for new investors to provide info and how to, like a workshop on whatever their niche is, perfect.

Is it perfect?

Do you file lawsuits to recover damages, or do you just let the tenants get away with it?

We LOVE to getaway to the mountains as well, and really adore the Boone / Blowing Rock area.