@henryClark  owns property there and is up to speed with most things Belize.I was just down there in Jan. looking at some government sponsored low income housing where there were capital needs.

There seems to be a shift to MTR from STR since the governments, HOA's, and Condo associations have banned them. 

This is if you do all the management yourself, (basically buying yourself a part time job), ar good at marketing and interior design, and if your local government doesn’t flip the switch and ban STR or limit the ways you can use it. 

Sell now and pay the taxes; our government needs the $$$ to give to those in more 'need'. 

It would give the local governments power to ban STRs.

This is generally due to the fact that this is how the American housing giants – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – government-sponsored agencies, separate their loan programs.Note that this is another example of where real estate “lingo” doesn’t always match with the standard English Language!

However, Federal law (St.

Go to this page and click on the structural (building) section for the list of contact info: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/departments-a-h/de...My assumption would be that you are going to add at least a window and / or a exterior door for egress requirements, which would require a structural modification.Also, I think you will need to raise the floor level of the garage to current flood level reqs, either with an overpour or framing.

What is the general climate of the local government torwards short term rentals and do you see this attitude shifting? 

As the documents read in state federal courts such as Connecticut and Maine and probably other court locations.