Best practice is to operate as an MTR and backfill with STR guests because if you open up your calendar to STR guests without tight restrictions, you're an STR.  

I've met Jim and Chris, both on informal basis's at the Haunted House which was a great fundraiser for Northwest Harvest and then as a guest at the suite for a Kraken Game (had my own tickets, just got a guest pass to the suite to hang out with my in laws). 

We just had an incident… a guest tried to steal money from the host , my mother in law -long story but lied stole cheated while staying and furnished finders will do very little to back you up, they’re like a hands off broker essentially, just do your due diligence and have good contracts in place, and research / background check really well if you use FFinders.

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Those guest protection policies for most other channel managers are simply priced as a flat rate <$100 per stay insurance policy.

Have a guest policy in place and stick to it.

Seriously, this is absolute solid gold!

Violating these rules can lead to severe IRS penalties, including disqualification of the tax-advantaged status of your retirement account.Each self-directed retirement account must have sufficient funds to cover all property-related expenses, as you cannot personally pay these expenses.

College students may appreciate a quiet study area or a place to visit with guests while their roommate studies in the apartment.Maybe there's a need for a coffee shop or other small business that needs very little room but also provides a service your tenants would be interested in?

I am looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.