Use the STR calculator here on BP to see if it a lucrative market or over saturated and too competitive to make it without using a bigger platform to host it. 

A satellite to St Cloud, low median incomes, little to no growth, limited employment, just not a lot happening there.

I'm a local lender based out of Bucktown and work with a ton of investors, and help host meetups in our office.

Im asking for recommendations and advice from midterm rental hosts in los angeles or in California.  

Hi Lindsey - I am also in SB and host the local meetup.

The host, Mike Jake, owned up to 150 SFH's in Colorado Springs at one point and grew his business from scratch by finding off-market opportunities and implementing several creative financing strategies. 

I think overall the things you supply are on par with most co-hosting companies.

My brokerage hosts free meet-ups.

shI know there are lots of STR hosts, but I don't know of anyone actively managing, at least not as I've heard. 

One of the top reasons I listen to a podcast is the host.