In a discussion on a different website, someone had said this:"The tax code has in the 280A regulations that if you arrive the night before, and then spend the next day working, that the night before will not count against you."

I’m looking for practical advice on how to resolve this—whether it’s pushing the lender to amend the structure or negotiating a modification—so I can get the loan I thought I was signing.

Best Practices (If You Proceed)Draft a formal property management agreement between your STR ownership entity (you or an LLC) and your S Corp.Use reasonable market rates (e.g., 20–30%) for management fees.Keep separate books and bank accounts.Have your CPA review quarterly to fine-tune salary, withholdings, and contributions.7.

If it’s mostly passive and you’re not gaining hands-on experience, you might come out the other side with little practical knowledge—and a lot of exposure.Starting with a 2–4 unit can give you foundational experience in landlord responsibilities, managing finances, and understanding tenant relations.

I'm just starting off in investing. Looking to be as calculated as possible in this endeavor and at the moment I'm absorbing as much as I can about the process. I'm considering getting a real estate license in order t...

Quote from @Dawson Burton: My fiancée and I talked last week and we now plan to start our real estate journey by house I think it sounds like an awesome plan on paper, but maybe more difficult in practicality. 

With zero rehab required"That's not the kind of boast you want to repeat to a regulator.

On top of that, we have super tough STR regulations with waiting lists and high competition from years of established vacation rentals with long lists of repeat clients.

YOU if YOU is a seasoned investor who has been in and out of deals, knows a market and the RE like the back of his hand and through years and years and years of networking found a Private Money source that believes in their knowledge and experience enough to back their purchases and rehabs at 100%.It's like saying you wanna play in the NBA and then ask how do you start as the shooting guard for OKC, well the guy who is in that position has been playing basketball since he can walk, put in all the work, went to Div 1 school, got drafted, put his time in in practice, worked his way up the depth chart, worked on his game every off season and now he's the best in the league.  

To be clear, my firm does not practice in this area of law, but for a few thousand you could at minimum ensure that the budget doesn't go up, and if your attorney finds true malfeasance, you could find a windfall and turn the area around.