One of the trends you see clearly is that smaller landlords do not want to rock the boat increases, especially with good tenants. 

Beyond something of extreme nature I find most things are repairable, especially if it’s a rental.

Durham is also more complex in nature than Raleigh.Raleigh stands out as the only municipality with Fast-Track ADU plans to streamline the approval process for homeowners.

The existing number of vacation rentals are so far over those caps that anyone who gets on the wait list today will likely wait 5-10 years before they're up for a permit.I do think this is the natural progression of what is still a relatively new industry.

It counteracts human nature, which is laziness, greediness, self-centeredness.

Sellers rarely mind the low deposit and extended closing period due to the nature of the property, or at least they can be made aware of the fact that their lot has issues that will take MY time and MY money to solve and then they come around.My terms on the flip are: Minimum 10K spread between purchase and flip value.  1-2K deposit upfront to hold the property for 7 days then the deposit becomes non-refundable after the 7th day and the buyer has the same amount of time that I originally negotiated with seller typically 8-12 months(its a purchase contract but because of contingencies its essentially an option).  

Natural fit.

Personally, i would be cautious telling the majority of experienced owners/hosts they are wrong without rock solid data and evidence.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1155394-have...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1155264-afte... 

Hurricane Helene shows us that natural disasters are part of the risk in REI.

It wasn’t teh flashiest deal, but it’s been rock-solid through rising rates and market swings.