Now that the societal norm is "tax the 'rich' as much as possible", this kind of bill got through since it focuses on the so called "top 2%" (i think this number is more than likely going to be the top 25% but whatever).  

When you are seeing yields in other states that are higher, thats because the markets perception of risk in those areas, for whatever reason is higher than Maryland.One of the big make ups though of a low risk market, often is that both the asset value grows substantially over time as does the rents.

This bias skews our perception of reality.

Someone reading this might think that the market description is actually describing those specific markets and someone on the ground took the time to write out their perceptions after being there.  

I'm in the LA market, though was analyzing out of state... so my perception of everything is skewed (w being in the LA market) but had a good time looking around and analyzing.  

I'm curious to hear the perception since so many of you have several STR's in the area.Thank you!

However, the method you use to choose the tenant should not have any perception of being biased, especially against a protected group.For this reason, we process the completed applications in the order received. 

People say “perception becomes reality”, I say “Unchallenged perception becomes reality.”

Also, I think your perception that "depreciation is a free gift from the government" is misunderstanding what depreciation is.

I've just learned more and more that sometimes I have to sacrifice my own perception of helping someone in the short term for the greater good of helping a lot more people in the long term.