@Natalie Kolodij  mcmansionish started in the mid 80's were I lived in Palo Alto.. city council came out with an ordinance that protected neighbors vis a vi height and light restrictions. we have that here in Lake Oswego as well.. its a formula.but all the cities these days are facing the exact same thing.. old homes that many are past functional use.. and are obsolete in prime locations being replaced by modern arch designs.

SJRRHS is raising money to fight rent control and further educate the public, the city, and the city council on the dangers of rent control, promote true housing solutions, and be prepared to take legal or political action should the city council adopt a new rent control policy that is overly harmful to rental owners and investors.

We've been very busy and to date, we defeated the tax levy; we humiliated our disgraceful mayor who was running for judge (he lost with only 18% of the vote); we humiliated a disgraceful assistant law director who was also running for judge (he lost with only 20% of the vote); we were going to recall the mayor, until he decided not to run for re-election; our group was instrumental in convincing 3 other disgraceful city council members to not run for re-election; and we're now involved in a fight to replace the rest of the disgraceful city council members, the law director, and to have control of the local water department taken away from the city.

I would talk to local, experienced people that are a part of building inspection, city council, business associations,  The Chamber of Commerce, and real estate Brokers or anyone that is knowledgeable about the growth in population, employment, housing sales, or renting depending what you are interested in.I would locate my investments in the city that has the higher statistics or positive based items on the before-mentioned growth items.Good luck to you!

The port and economic development council have really been pushing hard to bring in more industries to the airport.

On 07/30/18 Columbus City Council voted to pass regulations that work well for the majority of people who own a short term rental property. 

And yes, we will be seeking legal council for this in the coming months as we structure it.

According to city council, the idea is that it will bring in a big tax base for the city and bring in more services for the supply and chain side. 

Portsmouth2019: senate bill on licensing/regulation of STRs2/11/19: city council minutes of joint working session on STRs10/17/19: video of Portsmouth Planning Board STR session10/17/19: proposed amendments to town ordinances on STRsLaconiasearch for all city minutes referencing "short term rentals" 3/18/19: city zoning board discussion of special exception for STR by resident9/23/19: city council meeting presenting draft STR regulation, resident commentary10/24/19: NHBR: Like other communities, Laconia takes on AirbnbCamptonlist of public noticestown zoning areasThornton2020 Proposed Zoning Amendments1/16/20: public meeting on short term rentals (added reference to STRs for possible future regulation)Work in progress.

A City Council doesn't always just decide one day to make a certain neighborhood R1 vs R4, it is subject to change based on the public demand.And we are not operating hotels.