All Forum Posts by: Seth Menne

These are great questions. Yes, zoning restrictions are very real here in Stone and Taney Counties. The regulations are really pointing vacation rental investors toward areas that are already zoned for vacation rental. It is very difficult to get a single-family home zoned for vacation rental because neighborhoods are opposed to it. Your best bet would be to get with an agent who knows what areas are already zoned properly. I get so many clients sending me homes on Zillow that would be great STRs, and they’re right! But then there are so many processes you have to go through that it isn’t really worth it. In addition, you have to fire suppress the home which typically costs around $40-$50,000, depending on the size of home. One more interesting thing about this area is that vacation rentals are the only thing that you can actually build cheaper than buying outright. For example, most new constructions are costing around $250 a square foot whereas turn key is costing approximately $300-$350 a square foot.