R19 being 5.5" won't fill the cavity, and the 9.25-10" that R30 comes in would mean that it would have to be compressed a bit.

Part or all of the rent is covered by the US gov't (take that as you will).

Your tenants cover most or all of your mortgage.

With a lease many times over time landlords are not formal and communication is oral, txt, email, etc.

I've seen some recent articles indicating that Booking.com is trying to compete more against Airbnb. Currently our primary source of bookings is Airbnb, followed by VRBO. Earlier this year, we were also posted on Book...

Be sure to review the legal documents, oral representations won't stand up in court.

Or all of what @Doug Smith said.

After a bit more research, I actually think renting a place will get me started faster and earn some experience doing Airbnb with a little less risk involved.Obviously I still need to be concerned about not violating a lease agreement by doing so and I would likely live on the property and lot or all the time.Ownership is still the ultimate goal, but this looks a faster party to self driven income.

This question is definitely very location dependent - licensing across state-lines is a tricky thing to navigate so depending on the size of the lender they may operate in one metropolis or all over the country.

@Alan Asriants Since you already received your decision,  I assume you selected the non oral hearing option?