The city has done the investor no favors with the tax hikes, however they did everyone a solid with the anti-gentrification legislation, how they felt that would fix affordability is laughable but it will ultimately lower density and serve to drive new construction of SFH/Flats faster then letting the deep pocket guys continue to make bets on higher density buildings.With regards to your comments about 'generations' unless the city and the global economy at large hit the skids, you're talking on a timeline of a decade or two.

This leads to a gray area where it is the landlords word against the tenant.The are only a couple of the provisions of this blatantly one sided anti landlord bill 

Cons: Cleveland City Council has taken an anti-STR position for a long time and is currently proposing more restrictions (as are other local municipalities), it's very seasonal, all the houses in Cleveland are 100 years old and thus work/cash-intensive to maintain to STR standards.PM me if you want to meet up and talk more! 

I'm not sure if we have met at the REIA meetings yet.Yes most Rhode Island towns are anti-development.

Quote from @Eric Wilkinson: Beal Properties www.go Beal.comThis Beal Properties that has its own anti-slumlord group with 1.2k members? 

And you don't have to deal with the crazy Seattle anti-landlord laws.

You argue the same points that an Anti-anti communist would. 

Nobody predicted this a year ago, including me, but James analysis is almost about correct.Ok before I launch into my reply and synopsis, while Carlos knows this for all, I am VERY PRO-small business, ANTI-Trans National Corp's, and not a fan in any way shape or form of the Fed, World Bank, C.S. or any of the elitist camp, BUT.... but, but, but, I am also a HUGE fan of TRUTH, reality, MATH and fact's and that means sometimes to acknowledge the elitist's are not always plotting to use every human as lizard food. 

However my concerns about it are that I'm in NYC, where we have inflated prices, mounting regulation and anti-landlord legislation that has become the trend in our market.

Fear is a very powerful emotion that wears many different masks and often leads to aggressive, sometimes irrational and anti-social behavior.You mentioned empathy and said...- "What if I knocked on your door during dinner or showed up to your work in the middle of the day in order to sell you something?