Am interested in diving into deal analysis to learn how to spot a good multifamily deal. 

Then let them guide you, play devil's advocate and act as the borrower, and cover your blind spots.

with millions of hosts, if you are in a bigger market, there is only a few spots that can be on the first page. 99.99% of hosts will not be on the first page. so making sure you have the most exposure to the most possible guests is the aim. just like a company making a tv commercial to be exposed to the largest audience possible.sorry, i dont think your post is controversial, its just wrong. 

This is spot on.

Too many people just 'want to help dogs' and dive in without a plan.....this ends up with everyone esp the animals in a bad spot....

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

OOS is risky at any level, then when you add the other variables, Sec 8, property managers, it's too rich for my blood.

Seems like we're in really similar spots in terms of what we currently manage and where we want to go.

The payments tend to be lower than a standard cash out refi, so if you end up in a tight cash spot, you have the flexibility to pay less for a bit until you get your bearings again. 

I would think that local chapters of builder's associations would be a good spot as well.