Most will have large scale marketing engines where they spend thousands or tens of thousands a month, and operate or license time in call centers.

Does anyone represent a wholesale lender or is a broker that knows of a lender who finances commercial (multifamily) properties that operate as AIRBNBs?

Would that lower our tax liability from other income we receive or no because this is purely RE and not an operating business?

Keep in mind that owning rental properties, even if it is a house hack, means operating a business and thus should be treated as one, respectively.

We operate dozens of STR's around Austin.

You also have to build in holding costs, investor capital, operating costs etc.

Not one lease in the entire country says a tenant can’t take the appliances when they leave, even long term leases.

I find it a great way to earn additional compensation as long as its a deal I like with conservative leverage and strong operators I trust. 

They can't assess all the subjective data like overall layout, view from the living room window, the dogs next door that bark all day, the width of doorways, size of individual rooms, quality of kitchen cabinets and appliances, etc.The best thing to do is study your market regularly.

., appliances, HVAC) into shorter-lived categories.