The experience reinforced the importance of working with reliable partners like Billy Medlen and focusing on targeted improvements that maximize a property’s appeal and profitability.

The beliefs range from huge drops to huge increases.

This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.

It reinforces the normalcy of some of the potential obstacles that come up. 

But this further affirms my belief that it's best to find deals now that work in the current interest-rate market.

It is a well established belief in the financial industry that there is an inherent conflict of interest when financial advisors are compensated on sales commission.  

Try other places, and see if your belief of what matters most to Airbnb ranking matches the reality. 

Once the DOS has been violated, it has been violated.Yes, banks are enforcing the DOS.It actually “red flags” the account at the bank for further review.As the bank looks, then sees Two deed transfers in such a short time on one property, then another transfer to a Land Trust and the loan isn’t being paid off, hmm, they say, “something fishy is going on here and it may be illegal”.Contrary to popular belief, banks aren’t stupid.No bank is going to risk liability to protect you and ignore that you violated the DOS.

I am also of the belief that if a property cannot produce $1500-2000+ in rent per month, you're just going to have a hard time covering capex.

They know the rent is due and they’ll just respect you less and reinforce their believe you’re a weak landlord they can walk over.