I understand this may prevent me from getting the absolute best terms on a HML, so I'll turn to professional before I settle on a lender, but I'd like to start the shopping process on my own.

Single night stays in a crowed city are a guarantee for a party.Not a fan of single nights because they invariably prevent quality (ie longer) bookings because they punch holes in your calendar.

Because you state your goal is to prevent liability I don’t think the LLC will do you any good.

How complicated is the process of removing a lien, and should I focus on preventing it instead?

Same fact pattern but its your tenant who slips and falls instead..... what prevents the tenant from naming the property owner as a defendant in the lawsuit?

I only give them a short time (usually 5 days total from the contract to hold) to meet for the lease signing before they lose their exclusive rights to the unit, so this prevents someone from dragging their feet after they've signed the contract to hold.Once the lease is signed, I take down the ads and send out emails to people in mid-marketing flow letting them know that the apartment has been rented but I will reach out if something falls through.

Unfortunately YEARS worth of bacon grease that had been put down the line was also clogging it up.

. 🫠  but there has been some legislation passed that prevents them from going more than 50 year leases.

We anchored the top of the machine to the wall to prevent it from tipping over.

Record keeping and providing evidence are the key.Airbnb: toilet is reported as clogged on 4th day of 5 night (6 day) guest stay.