I sat in on a lot of the meetings with owners/city and it seems for the most part to me, the city is just not interesting in AirBnB and as an investor, that's not a good place to be or be right.There will always be probably a few people who skirt the law or think they have a good workaround, but often catch 22. 

@Jay Hinrichs has posted on that in the past.Many people like to try and hide their identity because of the spotlight effect which refers to how people often overestimate how much others notice (or care about) them, effectively inflating their own importance in society. 

As a CA native and former out of state investor I went through some similar issues back in 2021 when I got started. 

Many people are actually cash out refinancing and LOOSING the great interest rates they have on their 1st mortgage.

I haven’t closed my first deal yet, but I’m laser-focused on getting in the game and becoming ‘the guy’ people call when deals come up. 

People will confirm wanting to stay at your unit....you guessed it. :)  But all of those bring you closer to the lead that books *and pays you*.Best of luck.

Do you really blame them for paying people threatening them with late fees or repossession before you?

And the condo debacle in FL will be churning for quite a while as these rogue HOAs try to get realistic with deferred maintenance, new requirements, and freedom for people to use as they need to afford them.One thing to consider would be to 1031 all of them in a consolidation exchange. 

These are deals that people can find on and off market, they just need to be creative on what they can do to the property to make the deal a deal  

This is easy for some people that have lots of friends investing in passive real estate opportunities.