As you know there are a lot of factors that play into making each property a successful Short Term Rental.

They play this game because the guy has a criminal record so the woman applies for the apartment alone.  

How many kids get to play minecraft or COD on a big projector screen right? 

Then when rates drop, you can refinance and bring the payment down instead of competing with the masses as prices climb.

You say the contractor is resubmitting the revisions but where is the architect and what role is he/she playing?

No surprise the masses are doom obsessed, it's all the idiot box keeps cramming down there gullet.

DSCR doesn't require the property is rented, but with the loan amount at play that would not be an option for everyone I've heard of. 

Your success is much more influenced by how well you play in a market, how good your team is, than by picking a marginal better market.

Decide which game you want to play.

Got turned into the AG and one group got nailed criminally I also had FBI in my office about another investor who did this as a financial predator he got prison.So in my mind this is going to  play out again with Sub to being taught to the masses and people being people vast majority are honest of course but there will be predators mark my words on that.