But by building a successful short term rental business on someone else’s property aren’t you giving away the increase in value of the property resulting from your efforts to the property owner?  

I would be happy to run a CMA for you and make sure you're confident in what you would get for your property. 

You increase rents every year rents aren’t dropping.

I’m starting to feel a little confident about moving forward.

I am sure hoping it's an oversight, however the response did not give me confidence as such. 

Money makes you happy only so often.But a good place to work keeps you happy every day you show up.Yes, 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 plays a vital role.But 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 you work?That’s what really makes you happy.A good workplace doesn't happen ...

He abandoned trying to scale.Learning from this experience when my partner and I decided we wanted to double our net income, we realized it would take a increase of 2 1/2 time our volume and probably need to triple our deal flow.  

Working at an investment brokerage in Austin, I can confidently say it's a strong market for real estate investment.

Would love to connect with other RE investors that can guide me/us and build confidence along the way.   

I'd happily accept the former, though the 16% YOY property tax increase would be a non-starter for me.