And it’s extremely rare to find people you can trust like that in this business, as most people tend to look out for their own interests first.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

Cold calling/texting works but you'd have to pay for the numbers and make the calls.

This is why is is extremely important that you use local resources who own STR's in the area or manage them at a bare minimum.

Beyond something of extreme nature I find most things are repairable, especially if it’s a rental.

This could be a huge problem, as the "the rent is too damn high" people will be extremely upset with huge surges in the cost of living, felt acutely in some major metros.3) 2027-2029 should see a return to a more normal inflation adjusted rent growth curve, with the caveat that if supply continues to remain relatively low, we could see national rent growth outpace inflation in these years as well, so long as interest rates remain high. 

It's also really cold outside as well, which he mentioned that "we don't want anyone dying of exposure". 

additional challenges are the inventory shortage and good contractors being extremely busy. 

How are you managing your properties in that area given that property management company seem to be extremely unreliable and seem to go under quite frequently 

If they do, you're extremely likely to win and be paid from the bond.