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Forbes - Short Term Rental Article
Interesting new article put out by Forbes today on Short Term Rental investing, what are yall's thoughts? Any critiques?
"“The property types expected to provide the strongest inflation protection are the ones characterized by short-duration leases, or by rents linked to revenues.” Simply put, short-term rentals are some of the best investments you could make today."
What are yall's thoughts?
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I don't know that buying an STR is difficult as the author (with a bias) suggests.
that said, as an STR owner, I personally love the medium, however I think legislation will be such a battle over the coming 5 years that it's hard for me to blanket recommend them.
And I don’t think basic ordinances are bad, however it’s a lot to stomach that all your investment money could be tied up in something that the govt has the power to shut down tomorrow if they wanted