Short Term Rental Tax Deductions: Your 2026 Host Playbook
You're sitting at the kitchen table with an Airbnb statement on one screen, a VRBO payout report on another, and a mortgage statement you're not sure how to allocate. Your San Diego coastal condo earned respectable booking revenue, but you and your spouse also used it personally, paid cleaners, replaced supplies, and covered HOA dues. […]
LLC for Airbnb: 2026 Guide to Rental Protection
You've got a place in North Park, La Jolla, or Mission Beach. Bookings are coming in. The extra income feels real now, not theoretical. Then the next thought hits you: what happens if a guest gets hurt, trashes the place, disputes a charge, or turns your “simple side income” into a bookkeeping mess at tax […]
Short Term Rental Tax Ultimate Guide
Welcome to the world of short-term rentals! It's an exciting venture, but it comes with a tax landscape that can feel a bit like a maze. Before you do anything else, the single most important concept you need to grasp is how the IRS sees your property: is it a passive rental activity or an […]