From there, adding discipline will get you to where you want.Instead what you're doing is advertising you have money, no knowledge and are going to have the average BP RE agent(bottom of the barrel quality) come here to promote their services with no regard. 

If you’re worried about exposure, consider running promotions or competitive pricing early on to attract bookings.

Expat networkMost of the expats I've met here in the south are retired and want to just relax.

What other steps would you take to see if it makes sense to relax the rental criteria?

One thing you might think of doing is having and promoting your own website to avoid the exhorbitant fees charged by the third party sites such as Expedia, Booking.com and Air BnB.  

Show a solid performing AirBNB and then punch out a list of prospecting for arbitrage and also promoting yourself as a co-host. 

First off I took the realtors suggestion and listed with the property management company he promoted to me.

It will cut down on the fake accounts created to promote certain individuals, markets etc.

It has provided no estimate of when distributions will be resumed.Nonetheless, it continues its barrage of self-promotion and continues to project large profits on current offerings.The proof is in the pudding.

Current HELOC rates are typically 8-10% depending on your credit and lender, though some banks offer promotional rates.