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Sarasota couple Valerie Wadsworth-DeLieto and Lee DeLieto Jr. have the traditional side of real estate covered: Wadsworth-DeLieto handles residential estate, while her husband is in commercial real estate. The duo, both with Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co., has a combined 30 years in the business.

While not giving up their day jobs, the couple has also recently invested in a second gig: hosting Airbnb properties.

The online hospitality marketplace, surging in popularity in the past few years, offers a wide range of places to stay, from boats to mother-in-law-suites to full houses. Guests love it for the variety and convenience and because it's not a hotel, while hosts have capitalized on the opportunity to earn extra money — many cases in something they already own.