STR of Primary Residence: Tips/Tricks?

[Kevin Paynter]

Hello all,

Diving into the world of REI and have thought about STR our primary residence. We are in a 2bd/1.5ba, and primarily use the smaller of the two bedrooms as an office. For those of you who currently STR a room in their primary residence, what kind of tips/tricks/thoughts do you have? I'm guessing it would be better to have the larger room available for rent and my wife and I can move into the smaller one.

Interested to hear what the community thinks of renting out a single room of their primary residence. We do have an option of staying with family down the street while we rent out the entire townhouse, which I would also be open to exploring.

I appreciate any input.

-Kevin