If someone is upset with getting a call from an eXp agent excited about what they do, then maybe that someone should look in the mirror at their real estate sales career that requires one to lead generate (recruit people willing to work with you) and reconsider their judgment on those who are simply working to support their families like you are. 

I don't know you so I can't say... but your friends do...also I really don't see the point asking BP why YOUR friends won't approve... also leads me to believe you need to change a few things within the man in the mirror before you dive into this... so maybe your friends are right to be concerned...When I started I didn't even tell my parents.

The industry is favoring those with capital.. those without are your competition many times in the Yellow letter campains.. that's why there is so much of the same thing virtually anyone who can fog a mirror can put a few thousand of these out.. never make a deal and move on if they are lucky enough to make a deal or two they might get some traction. 

You want people to feel like they know you, and a surprisingly simple way to accomplish this goal, in just a few seconds, is to mirror their speech patterns.

Or is it too grey and in the rear view mirror for an AirBnB? 

If they don't have duplex, look for a single family that is half the width and do mirror images or find a single family that you can turn into a duplex, but still looks like a single family.

The best view I have of Baltimore is in my rear view mirror 

No. look in the mirror.

My coaching/feedback more has been around active listening and mirroring. 

On my Airbnb renovations, often times the items I take out can be reused in my long-term rentals (older mirrors, older lighting fixtures).