Is it simply time savings or is it weak legislation meaning you’ll never enforce a damage claim or what?

Changes in U.S. trade policies may negatively impact Midwest RE prices,  uncapping the SALT deduction - boost RE demand in high-tax states at the expense of the rest,  proposed legislations aimed at strengthening tenants' rights and depressing rents - dampen REI everywhere.

I don't know why, but this is how it works here and the current legislations supports the practice.

The states are cracking down on this issue big time (just check out the new legislation in Ohio and Illinois - Illinois being the most aggressive new legislation to stop wholesaling the way it is currently being taught and done - there are more states working on similar legislation).

Sweeping legislation for employee rights paired with major decrease in immigrant workers.

Rental growth hasn’t kept up with appreciation here and that won’t change (particularly with the recent rent control legislation being enacted).

SD is very 'frothy' at the moment with all the legislation and regulatory fights going on between the city and the coastal commission so I personally am a little apprehensive to purchase an STR there at the moment until that settles down (and assuming I can actually find something that provides a decent return). 

All utilities were in the tenants name and I thought with the new legislation in Indiana, Bill HEA 1347 public law 105-2019, that landlords were no longer to be held responsible for tenant utilities that were overdue.

.), I'm sure you're aware of the floodgate of new, insane tenant protection laws that hit the books in 2019 since the democrats took control of both houses of the legislature, like no more screening for evictions, potential eviction delays of up to 12 months, limited security deposits, limited app fees, etc.Unfortunately, the worst is potentially yet to come, and in Jan the new legislative session opens and on the docket this year the democrats are attempting to pass state-wide rent control (OR and CA already passed this in 2019), and good-cause eviction, which would be devastating to the real estate industry throughout the state, and also exacerbate the low-income housing crisis by completely cutting off housing investment in that real estate class.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/proposed-legislation-would-legalize-recreational-marijuana-in-kentucky/article_4ecfe818-20f7-11ea-b478-ebd436326379.htmlWill provide a lot of new tax revenue and create a new business niche.