Those give me the confidence of doing it myself.  

I have given this idea some thought and would love to try it out but I think one major factor is making sure the landlord is comfortable and feels confident enough to trust you, the AirBnB host, will pay the rent and take care of the unit.

After gaining confidence with my first property I was able to design a Buy and Hold strategy that worked for me and fit my market.

After gaining confidence with my first property I was able to design a Buy and Hold strategy that worked for me and fit my market.

I am confident I can capitalize the renovation/construction/zoning costs, but what about property taxes paid in 2018 (all of which exceeded the $10,000 SALT cap based on our W-2 state taxes, so none have been deducted). 

I am very confident on 800/month as worst case and top end being 900 to 950.   

If you are confident you can bump up rents with those improvements its worth a shot. 

My friend was able to provide me with the 2 estimates that he received for the foundation work, so I'm confident in the scope of work there, but I see your point about the friendship.

It could depend how confident you are in the ARV. 

I also realise speed is a necessity when using loans, and I am not confident enough in my abilities to accept OPM at the moment because i might lose their money on top of my own.