Charlottesville, VA. Airbnb regulations

[Sam Rogers]

I'm thinking about starting an AirBnB business in Charlottesville, VA, but it seems rather hostile to AirBnB hosts. Does anyone have experience working in Charlottesville specifically or other areas with strict regulations, and if so, how do you deal with them. I've reached out through AirBnB to a few hosts for their input, but I'm curious to hear what the BP community has to say. Thanks, Sam.

[Tom Fisher]

Yes.  Charlottesville is trying to protect the cost of rental housing in the City.  Albemarle county around it is also restrictive.   If you live in the house 180 days a year and Air BnB it the rest you are good to go, So, it can be a lucrative house hack,  but it's not scaleable in the City or County.