When a rental is taken out of service for personal use the accumulated depreciation goes away over a short period of time. 

Make sure to verify any information from a party that doesn't have any advantage of you getting their services before making a decision.  

First all, thank you for your service and kudos for making that sacrifice to househack it's definitely paid off!  

If you are open to non-traditional methods of financing, you could use a debt service loan to bypass that requirement.

It’s also important to distinguish between those who are genuinely advising you and those who are selling you a service or product disguised as advice.I went to my first real estate conference in Atlanta in 2005.

I have read I will need to use a third party service to make this happen.  

I suggest using a service like Mayistay.

You would be violating Airbnb's terms of service.

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They repeatedly charge me for cleaning services while my property has been vacant for 2+ months.