Maybe because it's a true vacation rental. 

Most CPA will say they work with investors who own real estate all the time and that is probably technically true because so many people do have one or two properties, but that doesn't mean they treat their properties like investors, nor do those CPAs necessarily know how to take advantage of real estate tax rules.

How do I know if this is true?

"The true measure of a man [person] is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." - Samuel Johnson This post is intentionally short. 

I read your post from several years back - ”The Ultimate Guild to Grading……” very informative, and I’m assuming most of the insights still holds true +/- market changes on price points -   

in my experience, if its a "average sized home" i take that as a 3/2 or 4/3, 4/4 etc that number of 30k is very close. 20k low end, 30k high and of course you can get stupid beyond that.cant comment on the financial return as to much missing info as others have said but if it rings true of 1k per month, potential 3 year return is accurate 

This possibility could be true if some jokester took info from owner's FSBO Zillow listing. 

This is especially true in smaller communities like Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

This doesnt seem correct for him not to be able to buy it but some shops do only allow technicians to buy the parts from them so that is true.

Following to hear how skimping on the expenses involved in a true double close works out.I doubt a hold-open or a binder provides the coverage that will be needed here.