Maybe if there were a crime spree terrorizing the entire county, but I'm not even sure about that.The bottom line, in business and in government is, "where is the money going to come from?"

The assumption here is that the US government will continue to be a government and will not default on its loans.

Why can't you simply escrow the costs of the road repairs with the local government or provide them a letter of credit to accomplish this? 

We attend local town meetings and have great relationships with the towns we operate in, which seems to help a great deal, but it still feels like STR's are at the mercy of decisions made by local governments.

Local governments haven't a clue as to the dramatic shift in the business they caused and ultimately higher rents and tighter standards they created. 

My question is, if I accept the payment (the assistance payment from the government to a low-income tenant), will my property be recorded by the government as "low-income" housing provider?

Just saw this on the local news this morning.Nothing changed yet, but maybe soon.https://louisvilleky.gov/government/planning-design/middle-h...

You can't discriminate as to legal sources of income or government benefits.

The rents reported by federal government and all calculators for my scenario all point to 250-400 dollars more than what was stated in 1007.

Better income, less turnover, and less government intervention is my kind of business :)