within days Wagner comes up with this Brennah oaks development and markets aggressively and even wrote a book.another few months I get a note from real wealth (Kathy Fetke’s group) through which I met my turnkey providers and they said they have cut ties with Jean Gillen and anyone associated with that group. so for my risk appetite I didn’t and wouldn’t do business with them and I live an hour from ocala. 

My community is safe, and yard signs are a great way to advertise my business.

I'm doing a refi on a multi-family building right now with a lender I found here on the BiggerPockets Lender Finder - https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/lenders They've been able to help me get a DSCR loan which others on this post have mentioned and they've been pretty quick should be able to close before the new year in less than 3 weeks from when I started the process!

They must be very low odds because insurance companies are in the business of making money, not paying out maximums.

Yes, this is "tough love", but you won't survive in this business if you let it affect you:)

Quote from @Joel Oh: Your business must make money day 1.It is so much more difficult to fix the model that is not making money than starting a new business that makes money day 1. 

Which would be more effective for pitching my Airbnb arbitrage business?

If you have your own business/self-employed you might qualify for a Solo 401(k) or multi-participant 401k whereby you can self-direct into real estate with those funds. 

I have questions about their business acumen though.

I'd like to meet the property management company and the business people(cleaning and handyman related) so I could paint a better picutre.Thank you for the info.