Yet, this dysfunctional and pathetic tool is the best society has for making important decisions in people's lives? 

Wow, I've had relatively minor issues with Airbnb (mostly their dysfunctional website) but I think VRBO is not in my future.

Yesterday, they had a dysfunctional family where a 35 year old son still lives at home, never cleaned up his room, never employed, with dad paying all his bills.

I tried at one time to go down the NPN road and buy tapes.. but it was just so much work and at the time the banks were so dysfunctional and as you probably know the amount of Joker brokers out there was off the charts..

@Ryan Driscoll my favorite books are whatever Im reading at the moment, but just to name a few I enjoyed.The Art of Profitability- Adrian SlywotzkyMillionaire Real Estate Agent- Gary KellerShift- Gary KellerThe five dysfunctions of a team- Patrick LencioniPredictable Revenue- Aaron Ross& Marylou Tyler

Government debt and dysfunction contribute to a weak housing market and a stagnant jobs climate.

For example dysfunctional floorplans, excessively dark inside when it can easily be solved, etc. 

Add age-related cognitive dysfunction to the mix, you end up with this situation.

I declined due to the added expenses being almost the same as the tax credit (I needed to also get the property registered) and some of the restrictions on the improvements would have kept the house dysfunctional.

There is a level of dysfunction that keeps people in neighborhoods like that. it usually involves a complete lack of ambition or a leaning towards illegal activity or gaming the system.There's money to be made but you have to understand your tenants. let them paint, check employment history, expect that more people will be moving out than who moved in. know how to leverage high-income season (tax rebates!)