Investors & landlords

No, to qualify for Schedule C you have to operate a SHORT TERM AKA transient housing business which requires constant maintenance either by the owner or management services, which rents by the night or the week so you are constantly at work finding new renters, advertising, doing inspections, repairs and have to charge hotel taxes too just like a hotel does etc. etc.  The main qualifier is not does it provide "services" but that it's a "Short Term" rental and requires substantial work to operate it, but certainly if you do offer services it's just one more thing to report on Schedule C.  Schedule E on the other hand is neither classified as a "short term" rental nor does it provide services as in maid service etc. you rent it with a regular month to month rental agreement.