We have been NARPM members for over 15 years including being board members for 7 years including president in 2018.  

Long-Term: Own enough properties to build a monopoly board.

For us it varies by market but in our primary market 15% plus a small monthly fee to help cover software costs etc if it's a lower gross property.That's full service, host doesn't have to worry about anything and can forget the property even exists if they want to.We do have tiered services where it's 10% (w/ no or lower monthly fee) if the owner wants us to only do one side of it (either manage bookings but not guests/cleanings/maintenance, or vice versa).25-30% used to be more normal but that's legacy pricing now, for a couple of reasons.1) Of course margins are much thinner for owners now that revenue has generally come down across the board from the peak, while home prices and interest rates have risen alongside that.2) Probably even more important, a simple supply/demand equation, particular to the case of increased supply. 

Perhaps you could better show your workstation (desk and chair), as well as board games and curated books if you have such (highly recommend you get and show some if not).Your photos look good but I think the right photographer could make the place pop a lot more, for just a couple hundred dollars.

I have been on a cruise the last 10 days and met and have been having dinner with a board member for AHR .

You have some great goals and sound pretty adventurous so you are in the right industry lol I love hiking and would love to kitesurf but will start with paddle boarding first. 

Inventory seems to be ticking up across the board, I wonder if sellers are starting to feel the pressure from higher for longer and looking to maximize an exit at these prices in preparation for a downturn.

They might have a list of landlords, they might have a bulletin board where you can post an ad, etc.

Let’s say you own a land lot worth in the market only $20k, but because land prices are all over the board, you have a legit appraisal at $50k.  

I’m running for our county board of supervisors.