Most cases with Hard money it is temporary financing with minimal standard guidelines.

Why would she respond with "that's a lot" when it’s not even at the set standard they assign?

Ensure you are engaging your CPA or tax strategist experts to help with tax planning for your portfolio and understand that this is a different service than your standard tax preparation.

If they are still being used does any one have an idea of the pay range for standard drive by BPO's and interior BPO's?

I understand that a rental listing will not generate as much as a sale would, but I think a minimal standard should exist (especially since I plan to buy properties in the future).

@Sam P. there's a standard HUD process for this:https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/pr...You may not appreciate the advice, but it only took me 15 seconds to find that, which means you didn't even bother trying. 

I don’t know why folks are complaining except that times and standards always change.

Tailoring the document to include compensation only for homes that the agent assists you with should only take 30 seconds to type up, and many probably already have a standardized template document that covers that exact situation.It's a pretty straight forward scenario, so I'm not sure why you keep arguing with people who are responding to your post. 

In the Poconos, PA, hot tubs are standard for STRs and are a big draw.

By national standards?