Oregon Coast Short Term Rentals

[Justin Lester]

Curios as cities have taken stances against short term rentals with regulations, have any cities on the Oregon Coast emerged as "Friendly" to Short term rentals?

We're looking to move into that area and invest our own money, and entertain JV investments as we discover the sweet spot and can execute on it...

Does the community have any conclusions on what part of the Oregon coast is the sweet spot for Air B & B and the like?

[Taj Richardson]

Rockaway Beach is the most STR friendly Coast town. ...Really the only town welcoming STRs. Seaside and Lincoln City are pretty good, and pretty well set on their regulations (at least for now). Unincorporated Tillamook County (think Pacific City, Neskowin, Netarts, Oceanside) are very reasonably regulated as well. Unincorporated Clatsop County is pretty fair on STR regulations, but not many great options. Florence is pretty fair w/ their regulations.

Lincoln County is a whole other store. The moratorium will more likely than not be extended to May. There is a very alarming group trying to outright ban STRs in unincorporated Lincoln County; working to get enough signatures to get a vote on the ballet in May... Which is why the County Commissioners are most likely going to extend the moratorium until the see what the outcome of that vote gathering effort (and vote) will be.

Stick to The areas from Lincoln City to Seaside and you are both in the most friendly STR areas, and the most popular vacation areas of the Oregon Coast as well.

The South Coast is OK, but not as popular as the North Coast from a guest perspective, so revenue is not as strong once you get south of Florence.