A good tip a fellow host taught me was as the date gets closer adjust the price down so you get more bookings and in then more revenue - ex: adjust the price down $5-10 a week out from the intended date, and then maybe 2 days until that date adjust it down another $5.

Learning as much as possible while saving as much as I can afford, any tips in the NY area?

Negotiating tips etc… Does this flat-out sound like a terrible deal?

.- any tips to get max value ?

Any tips, advice, thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

@Roger Brogan,Quick tip: when you want to call my attention to a post, be sure to precede my name with an "@" symbol. 

If anybody has an advice or guidance based on their experiences, I'd love to hear some suggestions or tips.

I am going to sit down with a potential investor (relative) about lending me some money to assist with a down payment on a great property I have in the pipeline.Looking for tips to help the conversation go smooth ?

I would love to hear any tips anyone has for me moving forward, and of course, if you are in the area I would love to network!

I'm not sure who mentioned it above, but best-practices may be a better way to  put what you are asking, but I highly doubt you will find any agreement on what's needed and most would say the best practices are really tips for investors, not the companies.So many companies operate so differently and there is little incentive to change what they do or how they do it as long as the buying public is reacting to their offer.