Pretty respectable source’s research “found that short-term rentals are not the biggest contributor to high rents, especially when it comes to the most vulnerable segments of a city’s residents.”https://hbr.org/2024/02/what-does-banning-short-term-rentals...

https://cal.lawsoup.org/legal-...This is a good article on areas in CA that have bans/restrictions.

I had seen elsewhere that Arizona had put out some legislation making it illegal for cities to ban STRs but has that been changed/overturned? 

The units have been vacant except for a few short term guests that responded to my ads late last year.I live in a jurisdiction that effectively bans STRs that are less than 14 days.

https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/bill-signed-crack-down-i...I started investigating to invest in Tulsa and other cities of this state. I am told and after reading bunch of documents, I feel this is true and being i...

Last I heard they were banning Oil-Based paint as well.

I'd use the enemy method over Airdna data.Higher interest rates, high property values, increasing STR rules and flat put bans plus oversaturation are things that make this a tougher business.You really have to do your research in identifying an area and a property that will cash flow today with no guarantee it will keep cashflowing in the future.

I made another Facebook account and posted one room for rent and got banned again immediately. 

I posted that you need money for escrow and title and you need money for reserves and they banned me. ;-)  its just a lead source I would not follow their advice of course .. just a lead source its like a loose MLS for sub too.. you can always say no. 

We all make the same claims. ie: “premium service”, “hand-picked homes”, homeowner-friendly onboarding”, “leading industry technology”, “24/7 communication or local support”, “maintenance programs”, “hotel quality linen program”, “preferred vendors” … blah blah blah I sell within what I would consider a “traditional” vacation rental market. ie - your vacation rental is likely not in danger of being put out of business by the local government… an example close to home for me - The City of Dallas’s recent STR Ban.