One of their so called instructors from one of the training sessions asks the students to go to the five star hotels, or go play golf, or go horse riding, or go hang out at the high end night clubs for the sake of fund raising.

I think most hosts give 5 stars unless there is a serious issue so even a 4 star is a red flag for me that I would check into. 

Meaning, you have to always be selling, always doing your best for a 5 star review.

Didn't get his $3.2mm; but that was shooting for the stars and the interest rates just went up.He gets his $310k downpayment back. 

It never ceases to amaze us how at one for example, we peak at $400/night with solid 5 star reviews.

INstead of just saying "no" we asked them to check with their credit card company if they offer travel insurance yada yada.. we got a 5 star review form them without giving a refund.

A good bonus structure can turn an average manager into an all-star. 

Here is a link to it: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/sz6udf/who_has_...Also, I received an email to review them so I clicked on their Google Reviews and saw that they had 4.8 Stars.

That it can impact your 5 star review more than what you can charge on a daily rate.

Commercial properties can be lucrative, but the financing/underwriting required from lenders is generally more "conservative" relative to residential and usually have higher interest rates (unless you have a "rock star", long-term commercial tenant in place) and generally require more equity from the borrower compared to residential.