It may help to have a real estate attorney look it over.This kind of business model is disappointing to hear about as it sours potential investors who may be interested in doing something like this with a legit business.  

What brought me to this sight was the topic of Grant Cardone.. how his business models deferred new investors with no money down techniques.

I am builder/ rehabber so most of my expertise is in that area of REI but I am very knowledgeable in all aspects of RE and will try my best to give you the best answer that I could to help educate you and help you grow exponentially like everyone in the network helped me.

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.  

There's a time and place for it, but you're trying to push a strategy that doesn't align with our competitive market, our expertise, and our goals. 

Sure - but rentals aren't my expertise - I am a flipper.

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.