However, on my last flip I did pay SE which I was not happy about either. 

@Sylvia CastellanosNot too familiar with that HOA per se.

I want a property that will provide a high return on investment, whether it’s from monthly CF,  appreciation, or value add.Further, I’m less concerned with historical CF per se; more interested in what my CF will be considering any changes in the property, either forced or occurring due to outside forces.  

I would not characterize this as a scam per se.. but it appears to me to be a failed investment model..

My understand is that it is not AI content per se that took over.

This includes things like:Daily cleaningConcierge servicesMeals or room serviceOther hotel-like amenitiesYou materially participate – You can still override the per se passive rule by proving that you actively manage the property.

of the "great photo" examples having calendars that are wiiiiiiide open, with barely a booking on them.Fair enough, I pulled these from first page results of nation wide searches (it was skewed SE for me because I mainly look in those areas) so they obviously rank very high on the algorithm.

I didnt look at that metric per se, but what I saw over the last half decade was a number of flippers, small residential landlords, brrrr people who were getting into the syndication space. 

I wanted to sell to put the money in the stock market, so I wasn't a "motivated" seller per se.

I have a duplex on SE Cape Coral….