I have some emotional equity and a lot of financial investment in the home that may be clouding my business judgement.I do gain some tax benefits as I write off the mortgage and repairs but the home still costs me each year.

Wasn't as thrilled on the real estate comments.Normally, I can count on our hosts (especially @Joshua Dorkin  ) to call out, or at least question a guest, who makes comments like,"Multifamily is invincible no matter the market" Grant owns $350 million of real estate, which is impressive.  

Hi Ryan,I have both travelled using Airbnb and have been hosting Airbnb in my own home for over 2 years!  

It's in the plan to host another one soon...

I doubt you're the only one who is wanting to invest in that area and you would quickly become the go-to guy since you're hosting a monthly MeetUp. 

So take your time and read as much as can, and don't forget t check out the great Podcast Josh and Brandon host here on BP.

With as cheap as storage is these days, either locally on an external hard drive or even better in the cloud, there's not a big reason you can't keep the records for years.

So take your time and read as much as can, and don't forget t check out the great Podcast Josh and Brandon host here on BP.Plus how is it having a twin sister?

They apparently do hard money lending, as well as rentals, flips, construction, and a host of several other real estate ventures.

(there's a special event they're hosting this Saturday)Always nice to hear from another investor in the area.