I've got mixed feelings on home teams. My normal site has one and most of them are good guys, happy to talk to newer players etc which is nice as it isn't always the case. Some can be a bit cliquey so to speak, which isn't good for the players at sites or growth of the game, thankfully they seem few and far between.
So long as they don't receive special treatment then it's fine by me, or given benefit of the doubt if accused of not taking hits. All should be treated equally. When they become too big for their own shoes as part of a site team then things can go wrong.
The local team at my site are a good example of how it should be done. Treated fairly and are open to other players.