Here's the link to the webinar and other docs. https://www.sml.texas.gov/news/precomment-draft-and-stakeholders-webinar-notice-mortgage-regulation-rule-review/The second is a Maryland case The Estate of H.

If you're just starting out, you may want to try renting to the general population in the area before diving into a specific niche with more rules and regulations like section 8 which may cause more time and delay. 

What if you can get in, make all those moving parts work, then they changes the regulations there? 

You want a city that has red tape because what red tape really means is that there are regulations.

Plus, managing an LLC adds complexity, requiring adherence to state regulations and additional paperwork.

From what I have read, this is viewed as a "gift" and so the capital gains tax implications change based on local laws/regulations.

Any opportunity is too good for the law abiding citizen, unless he can bring to table millions of dollars , spend 60 hours on some BS course to acquire a license, to have every breath and sigh controlled, regulated, restricted, obstructed and sabotaged.

It's a loophole, and it will eventually close, everywhere.Any property I buy going forward that I plan to hold long term I will only buy in areas that are already extremely strictly regulated for STRs. 

Be sure to study up on your local rules and regulations and make sure you're comfortable with it all before taking this on.

STR just became regulated and the new ordinance is causing some angst.