My advice is to stick to investing in true vacation rental markets like Gatlinburg, Panama City Beach, Big Bear, and several others to ensure the smallest chance of anti-STR regulations being imposed in the future.

But while I might feel bad for someone that buys in a more freedom supporting area, and then gets blindsided by anti freedom radicals, it's harder to have the same sympathy for people that invest in areas that are already hostil. 

If he's buying them in Seattle, maybe he can get these insane anti-landlord laws removed. ...I thought investors like Blackrock and Zillow were finding SFR too problematic and getting out? 

As was pointed out, a referendum saved us from some seriously anti-STR laws which were promulgated by the hotel industry. 

I understand the anti-STR sentiment. 

With Javier Milei the most likely to become president in October his anti socialist (libertarian) policies will potentially have huge effects on the economy.

The trick is to be a 1% and minimize the state income tax.As for the regulations: - It is more the politicians than the electorate that are anti RE investors. 

John is the only LO teacher from TX where there are some wierd anti-LO laws.   

The "anti-gentrification" crowd tells you that price increases are immoral, but are they really ok with crime-ridden slums?

It seems many professionals just throw folks into the mix and hope all will work out.I believe I am going to have to buy/fix/finance most of my homes because the holding time seems to be rising all the time, maybe from dumb anti flip laws, second appraisals or folks not doing their jobs.