I live 5 minutes from Joshua Tree and I know they currently have a huge plot of land (assuming their all AirBnb's) filled with 25-30 air streams, all identical with outdoor showers  lined up in rows on what looks to be 2 acres.

Please note that it is mortgage fraud, which is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, to claim a primary residence when it is not your intention to live there.

Prison penalties for mortgage fraud can be significant.

For the background check a number of those services allow the tenant to verify their identity online and pay for the screening costs directly to the provider so that would save you the trouble of collecting an application fee.Hope that helps as that is the process I recommend but may be different from other people here on BP.  

Have your attorney figure if you can claim fraud on the application.

I was really hesitant to make bids online at Hubzu.com or Auction.com, because I was concerned they were frauds. 

The formula we use for comparing returns is:ROI = ((Rent - Debt Service - Management Fee - Insurance - Real Estate Tax - Periodic Fees) x (1 - State Income Tax))/(Down Payment + Closing Costs + Estimated Rehab Cost)As an example, suppose you found the identical property (not realistic, I know) in Austin, Indianapolis and Las Vegas.

Using a home as an office but not living there does not appear to meet the requirementAsk your lender is what I would do as mortgage fraud not something screw around with

I don’t reckon the punishment for mortgage fraud is all that fun.

Only if you're in a strong homestead exemption state like FL, you've commited fraud and are trying to hide your assets.Financially that makes no sense to me.