@Maria11669
Airbnb is new and the tax laws are vague.
Passive income implies you didn't MATERIALLY participate in the production of your income. What does that mean?
Some people consider stays of more than 3 days as passive income. Some people consider not providing food as passive. Some people consider hiring cleaners as passive. IDK.
Pragmatically, if you are speaking about renting a room or a small house the IRS may consider you small potatoes. The tax difference may be too small to argue for the IRS.
If you have many listings, the IRS will be more concerned with active versus passive.
To be on the safe side, I choose an active income. There are so many tax advantages to running a business. These advantages overshadow the passive versus active differentiation so that I don't pay much self-employment tax
Don't let tax concerns stop you from making more income. The activity level can prolong your life and improve your lifestyle.
Good luck.