We had limited resources in those days, and, for every good decision in terms of longevity, there were horrible decisions made in an attempt at frugality.

It wouldn’t wash away the memories of this place and this horrible experience.

The stress of it is making hotels seem quite appealing to lots of travelers and after one horrible experience (for example, weird cameras in unit, or weird owner, etc) many are saying "no more Airbnb". 

I had to ban one of their "contractors" from working on my properties due to a pattern of horrible work.

The home was bought from a flipper who did a horrible job.

A constant stream of properties, that aren't horrible deals is best.

TLDR: what a horrible overstep by HOA that I assume was voted on?

We had a horrible experience dealing with them.

Fast forward 3 months and he has only brought me 2 applications, both of which were tenants without a stable job and horrible credit. 

Unless, I guess, you picked a horrible market everyone is leaving.