You don't know what you don't know of course so a way around all the fees for free information try and find/attend some meetups that host a syndication attorney as a guest speaker.

Data is gold but misinterpreting or having bad data is worse than no data.

To be eligible to rent out a portion of your home as a short-term rental you must meet these requirements.Your property must be zoned as residential.You can only rent out less than half of your home.The house must continue to be your primary residence.During the guest’s visit, you must be present.Only one booking at a time is allowed.PS - there are actually two in Orange which ARE legal, but not booking well at the moment due to current conditions, so I'm not recommending them.

Again, your reputation and your word must be pure as 24 carat gold in this business, and anything that even hints at shady dealing or talking out of both sides of your mouth must be avoided at all costs.  

@Abe Gold this is a really easy question to ask a foundation company.  

This is one of the most litigated parts of the tax code, and I have heard only one person has successfully defending their REP status while working another full time job.

So either the cleaners clean right before check-in and someone gets the trash out of the house on checkout day, or the cleaners clean on checkout day and if there is a gap in when the next guests arrives someone has to come check the property before the guests show up.

"Familial Status" IS a protected class, you cannot use that as a reason to not renew, unless you have in place, and have communicated to them prior to move in, an "occupancy" standard, such as "2 people (not adults, not children, PEOPLE) plus 1 per bedroom" or your local building department restrictions if any.Normally for a non-renewal, and depending on local law, you should provide NO reason.

A single ****up will cause you to have written evidence that you promised something to a guest you cannot execute on, and grant them a refund.They already have programs that safely identify common questions and give boilerplate responses, so you can control the responses and ensure you aren't saying things you can't promise.What if a guest asks if they can do early checkin? 

Check out David Greene's BRRRR book - its worth its weight in gold!