I don’t get calls in the middle of the night.

You'll likely be buying older properties with potentially riskier tenants and things like theft of AC units or gunshots at night and things like that.   

The top-performing properties are constantly booked and command higher nightly rates compared to the average of 50% of listings.$17 per square foot is right on.If helpful, here is a sample breakdown rule of thumb:Each Bedroom:$3,260 - $4,350Living Room Space:$5,220 - $6,960Dining Space: $3,920 - $5,220Outdoor Spaces and Essential: ExtraRemember: But It Right; OR Buy It Twice

Having that 6-12 months of total expenses (not just your portion) stacked in a high-yield savings account will let you sleep a lot better at night.

Their underwriting is pie in the sky unrealistic and puts little or none of his own money into his deals.

Ed (owner) finally stated that it is because payments are processed the night/morning AFTER the date in which the tenant picks.

In my area there’s big hotels where you can get hired part time as a banquet bartender or server for events which usually involves good pay and great tips for a few nights a week.

Airbnb is updating host fees, and the impact depends on how you manage your listings:If You’re NOT Using a PMS or Channel ManagerFee moves from: 15% → 15.5%Increase: 0.5%Effective: December 2025Raise your nightly rate by about 0.5% to maintain earnings.If You’re USING a PMS or Channel ManagerFee moves from: 3% → 15.5%Increase: Major jump, you’ll need about a 14.79% price increase to stay even.Effective: October 27, 2025Quick Formula:New Price = Old Price × (100 − Old %) ÷ (100 − New %)Example:If your old rate is $100, old % = 3, new % = 15.5 →New Price = 100 × [(100 - 3) ÷ (100 - 15)]New Price = 100 × (97 ÷ 84.5) = $114.50So the new listing price should be $114.50, which equals a 14.79% increase.

For upscale properties with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, we are observing: - An average occupancy of 65%, with seasonal peaks between January and April - Average annualized daily rates of about $450 per night, similar to last year - Consequently, the top performers are generating around $110K in gross annual revenue - Average listing price of for-sale properties: $800K - Rough Rent-to-Price Ratio (RTP): 14%, which is good but not great.

One of their so called instructors from one of the training sessions asks the students to go to the five star hotels, or go play golf, or go horse riding, or go hang out at the high end night clubs for the sake of fund raising.