Rental income on an L1 visa

[George Drossinos]

Hi,

Looking for some advice related to immigration law and RE investing.

I'm employed in the US on an L1 visa. I'm about to buy a 3BDR house in NJ and thinking about renting out the two spare rooms on airbnb.

Is that considered 'passive' income and permissible under this type of non-immigrant visa? Would the situation be any different if I employed a property manager to manage the rentals? Would it be better for me to place the house in an LLC and then be an investor (100% ownership) in it - akin to owning stock?

Thx!