Thank you in advance to everyone who read this, and moreso to those who respond with their thoughts. 

A sage person who responds often on this forum said, "Airbnb insurance is a profit center for them". 

They are always super quick to respond to any questions and very helpful in general, making sure you have everything you need to make your job easier.

And thanks to all for responding.  

Hi Don,I think I will only respond to you this one time because the use of negativity is not what this platform is for.

If you responded to my previous post, I didn’t get to see your comment, but I’d love to continue the conversation here! 

Weeks later found another buyer, barely qualified, a pain to work with, does not respond half the time, red flags all over, seller is motivated.

Respond to "unmatched housing requests" as well as other tenant leads.

My whole point to responding to your post here is to help avoid that people who might have been considering investing in the Costa del Sol discard the opportunity because they think it's like Southern Italy. 

Most of those specialty programs (first responder loans, downpayment assistance, etc) are based on local state/county grant programs that back the loan.