Just don't lower your standards to get any tenant out of desperation. 

And if there is a conflict the court system will bend over backwards for a dead beat tenant or squatter and hold landlords to a entirely different standard. 

I'm finally looking to get out of analysis paralysis and pull the trigger on my REI journey and i want to start out as a co-host on AirBNB to learn the ropes from someone more experienced, learn enough to where I feel comfortable to host my own and earn a few dollars in the process.The only issue I have is that I have no experience as a co-host and per AirBNB's standard, i currently do not qualify as a Co-Host.

Given my income and credit score it's more than likely I will qualify for any loan program with high standards.

Curbio would just need to do their standard vetting of the property and opportunity (e.g. virtual tour, data analysis, realtor input).Your question about simply paying Curbio, like any other GC, is a good one!

I had a few issues: many providers did not have umbrella for CA residents, some providers did not cover CA RE, one (my existing) did not cover CA vehicles, some only would provide coverage if they had the standard property insurance (I did not want to change all my insurance), virtually all (including the one I went with) would not cover me at the coverage I desired (I was looking for $10m policy). 

If they don't meet your standards, get rid of them.

Also, if you are using one standard set of criteria to review all tenants, both section 8 and non-section 8, do you require a minimum credit score?

I didn't shop around too much but their business was solely transaction lending so I figure they use the "industry standard" rules.

Your standard can be 2.7x or it can be 3x.