Cat and mouse with unlicensed vacation rentals

[Nick L.]

Does anyone have experience of renting out unlicensed AirBnB units? I have heard that there are a few ways to skirt detection, for example:

- Licensing and advertising one unit in a multi, but actually renting out all the units

- Advertising on Craigslist rather than AirBnB/VRBO

- Advertising openly but only providing the street address once payment has been made

I'm especially interested in Austin, TX but all experiences are valuable!

@Carrie Hiner?