But typically these are already home owners so it may be a better than average tenant base as far thrashing the property. 

My name is Cameron Gomez, and I'm a real estate investor based in Gilbert, Arizona.

Following - I'm based in California

For pros/cons of booking.com I would say the following...Pros:-if you use guesty you can sync your airbnb info into your booking.com listing info to ease the set up process-there are more options to check off in the amenities portion of the listing set up, so you can really display the uniqueness of your property-I would wager 90% of self-managing str hosts only list on up to VRBO/Airbnb, which means there are not nearly as many options for people to choose between, which means more exposure for your listing-rumor has it that booking.com just invested a large sum of money into building out their services to provide more vacation home listings rather than hotels.

That refi isn't going to get them cash back based on 100% LTV. 

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

I’m also looking at a larger property in south Florida listed for 750k and can possibly profit 4K per month on airbnb based on my comparisons in the area.

Based on your analysis, price yours competitively.

I tried to vet his community and it seems pretty legit based on what I was able to uncover and through questions I ask him and the onboarding coordinator, but I have trouble justifying the high price tag for something that seems sort of plausible on my own, yet he makes some valid points on how long some of these things would take on my own without the community.

I am Ian, I am based in Contra Costa County.