5:30am - Wake up, shower get dressed for work6:30am - Attempt to wake up kids for school6:40am - yell at kids to wake up6:45am - drag kids yelling and screaming to bathroom to go potty and brush their teeth7:30am - drop off boys to school and sit in traffic while commuting to work9:00am - get to work, read ESPN, BP, text wife about how "well" the morning routine went and chug some coffee

Now after 800 some transaction that seem like I am was a bloody genius to jump in at that time. 

Understand that getting about a 10% return on your investment is what you can expect from most real estate investments, maybe 12-15% if you find a screaming good deal. 

We don't scream bloody murder at Maersk shipping because they charged 12% of the cost of the product to ship it from China to the USA.What we see through this thread is you don't feel the mark up of 100% is fair, and perhaps in your view it is also of a nefarious nature.

So on the other end of the country people will go on roof tops and scream victory because they are generating $200 per month on 5 units.

I see people burning dumpsters and screaming for more government programs. 

Especially when they dont understand how business works.It's amazing to see how so many people commenting on other posts on this forum are so "business savvy" when it comes to collecting money BUT when it comes time to pay or they realize someone else makes more money then they did because they are smarter, work harder or RUN MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMSthey're egos get hurt and they scream lifes not fair.

The people were oppressed by outrageous taxes, many children were snatched away from their families, there were forcible religious conversions, widespread sexual slavery to the polygamous Turks, many churches were turned into mosques, and all the Greek people of the capital of Byzantium and its hinterland were declared subject forever to Mehmet the Conqueror and his issueApproximately 400 years later, in a series of bloody wars that lasted the better part of a century, the Greek people (with a great deal of help) succeeded in winning back approximately HALF of what were their ancestral lands, the western half.Ready for my questions, Evan?

This part of your post screams inexperience. 

So alot of people are screaming the sky is falling on STRs, but really it is welcome back to the seasonal pricing and occupancy roller coaster ride of STRs that have been around for decades.