However, research on rent control has shown that where legislation works against market forces by setting a cap on what a landlord may charge the impacted communities tend to see stagnation in the market.

@Anastasia StalYou might want to look at marei.org. it is the rei site for kansas city and many times they talk about landlord laws and other legislative issues around the Kansas City area for investors.

Thus, it is not surprising that legislation is very restrictive to rent-by-owner short-term rentals that directly compete with the hotels/casinos.If you end up choosing that route in Vegas and want to explore short-term rental professional management options, feel free to direct message me or give me a ring.

Further, even if they were considered, many times there are opposing forces involved in getting the required acts approved and some provisions hit the cutting room floor while others are wedged in to make a particular group more likely to push the legislation through.

People have gone into great depth about the various tax benefits of different avenues (RE vs 401(k)/IRA vs Roth vs life insurance, etc.)What people haven't mentioned is that these are all based on legislation, written by politicians.

The hotel lobby was very pleased by the passage of this bill and it appears that one legislator, the bill sponsor, has an interest in some hotels. http://alextimes.com/2017/02/general-assembly-progresses-on-area-airbnb-regulations/Opinion article on page 18 of pdf.http://alextimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/02_23_2017-Alex_Times_Final-Web.pdf

Does not matter what the municipality says if you have not been consistently collecting the fee tenants are no longer obligated to pay since the landlord makes the decision to collect not the municipality.Municipality is only a suggested guide line not mandatory.State legislation does not cover late fees.You would be farther ahead to train your tenants than attempting to punish them.

Not clear yet how tax reform legislation will affect the capital gains tax rates.

Except possibly in CA where buyouts are legislated.

Most collectors we hear stories about make every effort to circumvent the FCRA, the FDCPA and much other legislation.'