This couldn't be more of a true statement with the current clients I'm dealing with.. on one spectrum, I have clients that are incredibly respectful take my recommendations and listen and on the other I have people who are just plain rude and are a pain to work with. 

Other brokerages offer 100% commission for a flat fee and might offer some small broad mass training, but you'll have your time.

Additionally, the main business plan of agents on the lower end of the price spectrum were ones with rebate businesses. 

It just sorta pulled me away from what I was best at, especially when I was clocking in at my engineering gig trying to progress my career.A bunch of folks on these forums cover the whole spectrum, from newbies to 1m net worth plus investors.

I understand this is a broad subject, but I'm hoping to get a conversation going.

This steady influx of visitors is creating strong demand for short-term rental properties, especially in areas close to downtown, such as Fountain Square, Mass Ave, and Broad Ripple.High Occupancy Rates: Short-term rentals in the city are enjoying high occupancy rates, particularly during peak event seasons.

The 2-2.5x may be out there, but it seems to be the exception rather than the rule.Nice example here Travis, but calling mid-term rental arbitrage “terrible” might be too broad. 

More broadly, how many successful STR/MTR are in class d (or even class c) areas?

I think if you start with them you'll have a broad swath of information to consider.

In my experience, tenants who are paying $300 in rent tend to react more negatively to these things and I've had issues with getting them to leave peacefully, but very broad strokes.