I agree.I believe people use Vrbo more when going on a family vacation.

Wedding people, bike rider groups, extended families in addition to one big family.

Why are people paying these prices!? 

As a practical matter, lots of people quit claim into the LLC . 

People are flocking to the midwest.

I like people who keep it real so thank you.

The south side tends to be a place where the people who make money are very rooted in the communities they invest in.

People are generally referring to this type of entry as contra-expense or atleast that's how I interpreted.In the PA tax return, this line item was highlighted in Red and hence the question

If so many people are considering it a "don't do" and multiple realtors are calling it illegal then why is it on the HUD and why are there specific portions of IRS regulations around how to do it properly?

I've heard stories about people saying because they source the deal and manage the properties, they get 50%....