PROFILEmiami, Miami's leading real estate news platform, presented an in-depth exploration into the controversial topic of short term rentals in Miami and South Florida. The sold-out event was attended by local leaders, luminaries, real estate investors, real estate professionals and many who have encountered Miami Beach's infamous short term rental fines. The panel was moderated by Demetri Demascus, publisher of PROFILEmiami, and featured Ben Breit of AirBNB, City of Sunny Isles Beach Vice Mayor Dana Goldman, Paul Liguori of Windsor Realty Partners and formerly of Rented.com, as well as Rodolfo Manzon of President of Spectrum Realty Group. The event was held at Hive at Brickell hosted by PROFILEmiami, Spectrum Realty Group and Game Day Skincare.

"The events we host allow us to directly engage the local community in a forum of open discussion exploring some of the most trending and controversial topics in Miami real estate today. We promote an atmosphere of open mindedness and education, while giving the public an opportunity to engage, interact and learn from some of the most influential minds in the industry. Our exploration into short term rentals brought one of the current hotbed topics in South Florida to the forefront of discussion where we had the privilege to hear from AirBNB directly in addition to local city, legal, tech, brokerage and investments leaders. The audiance's diverse backgrounds, mindsets and participation was exhilarating," said PROFILEmiami founder and publisher Demetri Demascus.

James Bennett, Katya Demina & Colin Daniels

Demetri Demascus, Ben Breit & Dana Goldman

Paul Liguori, Katya Demina & Spencer Lyon

Justin Barth, Zachary Glick, Tyler Zimmer, Jacob Sami, Teddy Alper & Max Lescano

Kyle Finley, Rene Cuello & Victor Salgado

Demetri Demascus, Ben Breit, Dana Goldman, Paul Ligouri & Rodolfo Manzon

Demetri Demascus, Ben Breit, Dana Goldman, Paul Liguori & Rodolfo Manzon

James Bennett, Demetri Demascus & Jesper Bennett

Inside PROFILEmiami Presents An In-Depth Exploration Into Short Term Rentals In Miami & South Florida

James & Jesper Bennett, Katya Demina & Tom Martinelli

Paul Ligouri Inside PROFILEmiami Presents An In-Depth Exploration Into Short Term Rentals In Miami & South Florida

Rodolfo Manzon, Demetri Demascus, & Brandon Janvion

Stas Kolbin, Kira Davis, & Yuliya Marchuk

Tom Martinelli, TJ Morales, Gabriella Diez, & Ben Breit

Dana Goldman, Rodolfo Manzon & Ben Breit

Photos via World Red Eye