I was first told that there is a state legislation that prevents them from not charging fees or charging lower fees. 

It seems legislation effecting real estate investors is changing by the minute here in Colorado.

The legislative climate in many states (like Colorado, where I operate) makes running a property management company akin to doing open-heart surgery on a row boat in the open sea with choppy water. 

Free attorneys from tenant-support groups are very effective in finding ways to block and delay.PS: for anyone interested in supporting our landlord legislative efforts please join the Rental Property Association of Wisconsin RPAWI.org which is a Milwaukee-based non-profit.Cashflow in Milwaukee is still possible at current interest rates, but you have to be careful to not "buy cashflow" with a huge capex liability that comes with old buildings! 

However, this probably wouldn’t have worked because with super high franchise fees the perception of potential franchisees would have been that the fee structure was too uncompetitive, and the result would have been that McDonalds would have had slower growth, and their competitors faster growth.Two other positive results of the McDonalds real estate strategy was (1) franchisees are more locked in since McDonalds is also their landlord (2) McDonalds was able to bypass legislation aimed at franchisors being able sell product at high prices to franchisees and (3) McDonalds benefits from the long term appreciation of real estate prices and inflation.

Got this note from VRBO today:Dear Partner, We are writing to inform you that effective July 1, 2024, California Assembly Bill 537 will prohibit advertising, displaying or offering a rate that does not include all fe...

I still stand by that we won't see any major tax legislation this year since the TCJA expires in 2025, not 2024.

The new legislation for higher taxation of capital gains, to 66.67%, with no exemption for corporations (individuals get 250k per year) is another excuse I am using for now.

If you haven't already, keep an eye on recent Colorado legislation regarding tenant/landlord laws.

Home insurance is not designed or priced to replace roofs every 5-10 years and then to double down and say that doing so doesn't affect pricing is just nonsense.The roofing practices you mentioned end up getting legislated out of existence (see Florida) because they're untenable.I agree the original poster should explore every avenue but there's no way a legit roofing company is going to be able to "turn this around on the insurance company" in this scenario.