The activity is not treated as a rental is the average customer use of the property is 7 days or less.Here is a good article that explains this:https://tarlow.com/2016/07/05/short-term-rental-special-treatment/I'm not a CPA so I simply sharing my knowledge here.

I think that unless you are noticing issues with performance or customer service, you have nothing to worry about.

I thanked him, he took off, and he now has a grateful customer for lifeAppraiser: this was a surprise...last I heard he wasn't going to be out until late next week and I'd have to extend due diligence.

@Lorraine Patterson - I was a Vacasa customer then worked for them signing 80+ properties here in 14 months.  

Something I haven't seen mentioned here is that the customer service side of the business can be difficult for some home owners.

Just being a customer is enough to negotiate.

I need one that I can customize.

@Radhika ShahThis is all from the viewpoint of TX...CA rules and customs may vary.In TX you get your license then find a broker to hang it with. 

Worst off, when you go to find customers, nobody is going to want to drive that far out.

The bigger custom projects I do are what I enjoy the most and in terms of retail, are bigger ticket items.