Having said that, I would listen to all of the podcasts episodes where the hosts cater to the student population to pick up the basics as well as some nuggets.

Being friends is huge because you have already built the trust but it can also add a ton of emotions to the picture, which will cloud judgement. 

@Julie Sisnroy Here are the fees below.Yourporter $7/mo per listingBeyondpricing charges you 1% of the reservation fee so a large chunk of my listings use this because of the pricing flexibilitySlack is freeTurnoverbnb is subscription-based at $8/mo per listingI'll have to check Pricelabs pricing structure.As far as a tool that does it all I'm hearing Hostfully can do it all.

When you list a property on air Bnb through a management company, does it show them as the host or you?

You should also check out “The Real Estate Crowdfunding Review” hosted by Ian Ippolito.  

Lots of great local groups around, each with pros and cons:TRIG: meetups (zoom) once/month, paid membership, tons of local rooted investorshttps://www.trigofva.com/Hampton Roads Investor Group: Free, hosted by investor agents at 1st Class Real Estatehttps://www.facebook.com/group...Hampton Roads Landlord Associtaionhttps://www.meetup.com/HRLandl...

BiggerPockets Daily is a good one too where the host reads BP blog articles.

It's pretty easy to calculate what you need to make it worth it to host them.

I think you'd have to check airdna.co or mashvisor.com or ask local STR hosts to find out what the occupancy rates/revenue, etc are for you to decide. 

You could be a wholesaler, Airbnb host, or property manager, and you set that same attainable goal of $40k of annual income as you build your new business.