If only we could get legislation by states to crack down on the unlicensed brokers playing real estate agent with no license, no education, etc.

But any "I've got a way great to avoid taxes" idea someone on here as had....someone making tax legislation already figured out a way to block.

I saw on my neighborhood blog regarding proposed legislation regarding screening for residential properties.See the announcement below from Ward 5 Councilmember McDuffie.Does this “ban to box” bill impact Bates area landlords who rent out their basements?

The declining supply is due in large part to the Ontario Greenbelt legislation, which has artificially restricted the land supply in the GTA.

You also want to be aware of how PA just passed new legislation that significantly weakens a single member LLC from creditor attacks, hence why were making some changes to the overall ownership structure of our entities.

Government is not going to pay for a study that they know is going to show their legislation is forcing good tenants to pay to protect the bad ones.Knowing how the cost of legislation is effecting pricing will not change legislation so there is no motivation to collect stats.

It can get very confusing so you really need to do your homework before you pull the trigger on a property you intend to use as a VR.Example: Carlsbad is really cracking down because homeowners in quiet residential SFR's and Condo communities are demanding controls and legislation due to the transient flow of their once quiet neighborhoods.

Please visit NAHRO's Advocacy Action Center to send a letter to your legislators to tell them to reopen the government immediately. " 

If so, forgive the duplication.For those Airbnb hosts in Denver and Colorado Springs (and anywhere in our great state), you might have heard about a bill being considered by an interim legislative committee that would have reclassified short-term rental properties as commercial properties for the purposes of property taxation.Without going into the super sexy minutia of tax policy, essentially the bill would have change the percentage of your property eligible to be taxed by local mill levies from 7.2% to 29%.

She is also a Landlord, Author, Group leader and Legislative Activist.