I see politics going into 5-alarm freak-out by Novemeber.

To improve your situation, have you considered diversifying your marketing strategy beyond just Airbnb?

You REALLY need to figure out what you can learn from this situation.

Welcome to BP - you've definitely come to the right place - I'd recommend some of the books in the BP bookstore for next steps - particularly the BRRRR Method book by David Greene which is great and might be perfect for your situation

I've been dealing with kind of horrendous real estate situation so haven't filed an FBI report yet.

This worked for me, I had the same situation with a HELOC but did a failed refinance a few months back and had a solid appraisal in hand.

Some states do have special guidelines or customs that differ from state to state, but this is a minority of situations.  

What is the supply and demand situation in Las Vegas?

So in a situation were they have a deal under contract but cant find a buyer for it, they call me, to see if i can find one.

If his income situation doesn't change though, you'd need to ensure that he vacates at the end of the lease term if he can't pay all rent up front again.