I'll be working for Security Bank, an under $1B bank focused mostly on CRE, IRE and commercial lending.

The proverb of old says "Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out", it is as applicable today as it was thousands of years ago.I think Brian is correct, the reason many get in trouble because they read all of the misinformation on the web, there are some yea-sayers out-there (even here on BP, but most of the times they get corrected) who will tell you "yes, you can do this" and lead others into trouble.

-If you have a vacation rental that only allows monthly rentals, does it rent regularly, or would you recommend a rental that is available to rent on a weekly basis? 

Fortunately for us, I was in semi-regular contact with the tenant and he paid us his back rent a day before the official filing for bankruptcy, so we were made whole.

If the work is done as a deleading activity and not as regular renovation, an inspector is required to call this out on their report which can be flagged as "unauthorized deleading." 

Id want to see their lease, I know it's not as tough as mine, an accounting of their security deposit and rent history.

Hi Anthony, I have not, I mostly look for 2-4 flats because if I decide I don't want to do Airbnb anymore I can just rent to regular tenants.

Make sure it's clear you have no intention to buy the property but you are selling contracts as a business and doing this without a real estate license, you're now selling securities without a securities license too.

I gave up in a regular job.

A senior secured loan gives a lender a structural advantage over “mezzanine” or subordinated debt because senior debt is the first to be paid; it has top place in the event of liquidation.