Really like the model!

Start from there to see if you want to offer similar or better brand/model depend on your target sales price.

I'm not sure about large apartment complex's as that is not our business model.  

You are trying to compensate for your lack of experience with a more attractive compensation model.

For example, if, in an 18 hour waking period, you spend 2 hours snooping through the AirBNB, writing down the makes and models of appliances, figuring out the distribution of the mini shampoos and inventorying how many cooking supplies your hosts are providing and the thread count of the sheets, then an auditor might allow you to take 10% of your total trip expenses as a deduction.If, however, in an 18 hour waking period, you spend 6-8 hours per day interviewing Hosts, researching which properties would make good AirBNBs, researching the local laws, touring properties, meeting with an agent and vigorously pursuing your next acquisition, you'd have a MUCH better case for writing off your travel expenses (but probably not your lift tickets and equipment rental).If, on the other hand, you are traveling and on vacation and just hang out in your AirBNB without actually performing any activities, then the odds that an auditor will allow any deduction at all is pretty minimal.In any audit, it would be up to you to document the business purpose of your trip.  

The issue is having the cash to take advantage of those, so you may want to build your network to include some hard money lenders that could work with you if that fits your investment model/goals.

Model homes, a pick-your-finish scenario, etc.

These are two very different business models. 

Sears scratch and dent seem to be the most competitive, and to your points will not carry much weight in terms of warranty / service given the struggling brick and mortar model. 

They all capture your contact information and sell it at exorbitant prices to several agents simultaneously, which is why you're getting so many calls.This is the business model of the 2000s.