Just as a standard tenancy building will have different attributes relating to its ideal tenant and the type of tenant that will find the building ideal, each Airbnb listing has characteristics which much be taken into account (many have already been listed in numerous posts above some by yourself even :) ).I believe as the industry develops we will find more tools and templates come to surface to make it easier to determine individual profitability profiles and considerations for properties.  

The Midwest has numerous markets where the cash flows - if you buy right.

Remember that has to replace an entire roof, bring a new furnace to the property, swap out 3 water heaters and fix numerous age related items over the next 30 years.  

I can buy property worth $50,000 and choose from numerous offerings readily available.

We are getting surprising returns, and we've used a variety of strategies.

With a large enough variety of assets, you don't need to time the market when harvesting cash, you just need to sell a few things that have become relatively expensive compared to the income they produce.

I have yet to do a real estate deal but have been approached by numerous clients looking to get involved.

I receive 4 sided sealed letters from a variety of promoters- car dealers, business lenders, furniture dealers etc.

This is someone who takes the details of a doctor's or hospital visit and turns them into numerical codes for insurance companies and researchers to use to simplify the story of what happened during the visit as far as the patient's illness/injury and the treatments received.

QB has a wide variety, most accountants are familiar with them to so it's easy transition.