Now, people are fighting back to appeal the raises. 

I am also a huge believer that with massive affordability issues in cities people will start to migrate to smaller towns that they can afford.

They are certainly around and people do not necessarily talk about them as often.  

>on top of dealing with insane lawyers and social workers who believe that less fortunate people can hurt wealthier people.   

Because Airbnb only makes money when the guest books on Airbnb.Hence, they want the price to be cheapest on their platform, so people book on Airbnb instead of elsewhere, and want their properties to be able to compete with hotel prices (even after cleaning fee and service fees). 

You have excellent advice here from some people who didn't just get their knowledge of investing through a low rate, real estate risk off period.

First, I have true daily and direct access to the 4 owners of Licensing Experts because apparently they don't and won't deal with a bunch of people. 

Heck, some people might even pay more for the 'cool factor' of living in a 'small home'....I'd give it a go since you're a veteran of this RE stuff.

Having a trusted team in place can make or break deals as you scale and face unexpected challenges. 

You'll learn what contractors are good at such repairs, and eventually people will start bringing you "problem properties" with that issue.Another related idea: contact a good local realtor and ask them if they know of any on or off market properties that would be a hard sell for most buyers.