STR Communities zoned as STRs

[Dax Jauhola]

We have owned a STR in Scottsdale for the last 4 years and are getting ready to buy another one. However, like everyone else, we are not really sure about the next market. We live in Seattle, so somewhere on the West Coast would be ideal.

I am not sure if I want to buy another STR in a residential area because of the unpopularity of Airbnb in some areas, such as Southern California. I feel like eventually, these local municipalities will ban Airbnb. In Scottsdale we have Homes not Hotel signs in many of the yards, this is a group trying to ban Airbnb.

In Washington, we have Suncadia and Seabrook. Oregon has Sun River. These are communities that were built to be STRs, zoned as STRs, and will always be STRs. If someone buys a home in one of these communities, they understand that it’s a vacation destination.

I am not exactly sure what these are called or how to search for them? Are there communities like these in California, Colorado, or Utah

Here is Suncadia and Seabrook

https://www.destinationhotels.com/suncadia-resort

https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/seabrook-town-washington-coast