DSCR doesn't require the property is rented, but with the loan amount at play that would not be an option for everyone I've heard of. 

Your success is much more influenced by how well you play in a market, how good your team is, than by picking a marginal better market.

As you know there are a lot of factors that play into making each property a successful Short Term Rental.

Decide which game you want to play.

Furthermore, this rule may be disregarded as investors become more creative.For instance, if investors intend to buy and make a long-term hold play, betting on appreciation, they may be able to afford to pay more.

You are just making profit from the yield play.  

I have ran these numbers probably 30x, using ChatGPT and Python scripts, and they are almost identical to these numbers every time.Am I missing something?

You will need to really start playing the long game though and focus on securing assets that have good underlying fundamentals as you will need to get more creative with the financing if you want to keep moving quickly.

It will also most likely be my last year of playing baseball here as well.

Since it’s been a little while, I’m curious how things played out for you.Just wanted to mention, for a cash-out refinance using a DSCR loan, the max leverage is typically around 75% LTV.