He’d likely play the role of buyer’s agent, contractor, and rental listing agent—something we successfully did last June.

Watching and playing an active role in the transition from primarily 2nd liens to 1st and 2nd liens, laid the foundation for me partnering with GSP REI.

Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons).

Working with a great broker can also help as they will know how best to represent your interests and play the game.

Not the cash flow play a lot of people expect. 

You want to play the charitable hero.

Sometimes the best investment is found in a 'transitioning' market that is just outside the 'great' market and is in play to be the next great one. 

There are many good locations - I'd suggest that you play around with the "Market Finder" tool at the top of the screen here, included with your pro membership. 

You need to remember that, hopefully, this is a long-term play for you, so work with a trusted STR designer (I have great recommendations), and spend the money upfront so you can be the most successful in your area.

I also think, the flat rate ppl are playing to a race to the bottom.