This will simply causes prices to be even higher, and continue to constrict demand... 

They simply did not desire to spend more time than it was worth to recover the money from Airbnb.

Maybe no one is an idiot, maybe they are simply being responsive to incentives.

Denver is very expensive for a new guy who doesn't have loads of capital so a market like Missouri for example is intriguing for far cheaper real estate but then Id either have to move, improve the property remotely or simply buy and hold as a rental for X time. 

comment of the year, as I agree - you go on many of these facebook groups and I shake my head at the amount of kool-aid people drink, and would have used the same term you used but thought it probably not as PC for me to say it. 

Sometimes new investors try and look in 5 markets at once which is like drinking from a fire hydrant and results in nothing happening because they get overwhelmed.

Simply because rates are higher, homes are not selling, and deals do not work.

Or is it always the case that if a buyer is asking for an inspection, to simply say no.That is one of the strangest things I've heard.

Some people make 4x the rent but squander their income on eating out, drinking, car payments, etc.

Your problem will be them incurring capital gains taxes simply so you can get a commission.