Study the market.

https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/study-reveals-....Not sure BP will allow that link to post, if not just google " 10000 saved using a broker vs direct lender" and you can find the article.On the flip side, there are some banks and credit unions that could offer products that they do not allow to be brokered.

But I've watched a lot of cases carefully & studied enough of the law now to know there are ways to fight it in court.

If you had 20 years of experience, great connections in the US, and knew your market in and out then I would say you could probably leverage at a higher rate and could probably manage that risk because you have substantially decreased all of the other risks.You should really study what happened in the US during the 80's when overleverage on real estate put a lot of people in a bad spot.

RCS (Rent Comparability Study) to increase rents What was the outcome?

Studies have shown that guests don't want to book for a full week anymore, they'll pay more per night for a shorter vacation of 3 or 4 nights. 

Do a case study.

Study the market.

I feel bad for the investors who are likely going to lose out on their hard earned income and invested in this company but it can also be used as a case study for other members of the BP community moving forward before investing.

Any such study is tainted by the fact that Zillow lost an enormous amount of money on their own home buying initiative.