Hold firm.If you get nervous, drop the rent $100 per month or confirm your marketing is good.You do limit the prospective tenant base by restricting pets, but that is your prerogative.

Confirm their markups align with the agreementsContractors:  Do they use an internal or external maintenance team, excluding MEP scope? 

I confirmed with all of them when they would be gone, and let them know what I was doing. - When they got back, there was only about 4-5 days that went by before it was finished, but it was scheduled to be finished a week before they got back. 

I called AirBNB on the 8th to cancel their reservations due to the hurricane.  

There is a banner on the top that states "Listing cannot be published without a Zillow Advertising Contract," I filled it out but have gotten no email confirmation or estimated time of completion. 

Confirming the tenant stayed for the stated period shows reliability and commitment.

Confirm with your CPA to ensure proper application of these losses.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Can anyone confirm this? 

I would say this was the least organized BPCon (no cevent App, poor email distribution, my workshop that was $300 had about 20% attendance rate) I have been to, with the worse room problems (both ac and hot water problems in my room), and the hurricane issue (they cancelled the meal but many of the restaurants required reservations that we did not make because we were expecting the meal), and in my opinion worse keynote speakers even when one was a repeat (I like David Greene keynotes, but …), I enjoyed this BPCon more than the others I attended. 

I would recommend doing a "reduced" (~60%-70%) leverage refinance which would help drive your rate down as much as possible and hopefully still maintain the cash flow that you would like to have, especially since they are free and clear.If you were to go the portfolio route, I would confirm with the lender you use what their 'occupancy requirement' is.