Running one AirBnB out of a studio apartment or mother-in-law suite is a great way to live for free and potentially cash flow.

@Benjamin WeinhartMy experience on this tax forum tells me that highly technical discussions of the Code/Regs nuances are not well suited for this platform.That said, my 2 cents is that this issue is a matter of interpretation.

Big operators, "C-suite Landlords", forget em, they got "juice" to squeeze.

, cleaned, and installed new HVAC, ran all new pex lines/valves/shut offs, all new hardwood flooring and carpet, all new and expanded kitchen cabinets, new appliances, created full bath and connected it to a bedroom to create en suite, repurposed 2 unused rooms (1 into a 4th bedroom/office/playroom and one into a family room, installed new interior and exterior lighting throughout, new automatic garage door, and landscaped.

Some might have a strong NNN tenant in place with 10+ years left on the lease, and it might be a big corporation that you can take to court if they ghost on paying their rent, while others might be office suites broken up into small offices on 6-36 month leases with shaky tenants like a nutrition supplement MLM that uses the office for 3x a week rah rah meetings on how to recruit more people into the pyramid scheme, that are immune to law suits b/c you can't squeeze juice out of a rock.

Although that lender was not able to provide a loan product for us, due to our connection with the real estate agent; she did want to find a way to help us and connected us with another lender who was able to find a portfolio loan that would suite our needs.

Created en suite bed/bath, extra bedroom/office/playroom, created family/tv room, added a couple of windows in dark rooms, installed new HVAC, ran all new pex lines/valves/shut offs, all new hardwood flooring and carpet, all new and expanded kitchen cabinets, new appliances, converted 1/2 bath into full bath, repurposed 2 unused rooms (1 into a 4th bedroom/office/playroom and one into a family room, installed new interior and exterior lighting, new electric garage door w/remote, and landscaping What was the outcome?

The 2% inflation target was adopted by New Zealand in the 1980s and then other central banks followed suit.

I have a bit of experience self-managing tenants locally (albeit in a secondary suite in my own home), but if it's too much or I can't do it well I will go the property manager route.

Unfortunately, the only way to collect is through a small claims suit, which even when you win, guarantees you nothing.