I have told him that I wanted to invest in the Okanagan and he said he is a province/state wide agent (British Columbia).

There's a lot of things being developed (i.e. the increased container business, auto export, a new consolidated airport downtown that will likely be international, the redevelopment of Broad Street, the redevelopment of downtown Mobile, city council announced in July they are talking with another Airbus supplier to move to Brookley Field, the development of the Technology Corridor downtown) all of which are going online now, next year and the years to come. 

(In their nomenclature, "rent stabilization")  Every other 'tenants rights'  ordinance the last few years has sailed through city council either as proposed or getting more extreme on the way.  

Remember that one military benefit is free legal council.

& then you have these idiots....Los Angeles should penalize landlords who keep homes vacant as the city suffers a housing and homelessness crisis, several members of the Los Angeles City Council declared in a proposal unveiled Tuesday.City Councilmen Mike Bonin, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Paul Koretz and David Ryuare asking city staffers to come back with options for an “empty homes penalty” or vacancy tax, which would likely have to go before voters for approval.

They are paying off senators and city council members to pass laws to eliminate short term rentals and not just in California because they know they can’t compete with Airbnb.

@Michael Swan it may not be "pretty" but I know a guy from Council Bluffs, IA who THRIVES in F's D's C's... yes he works 60 hours a week.

All the cities mentioned have democratic majorities in mayor and city council.

I am a former British Royal Marines Commando and Semi-Professional soccer player.

I just saw the latest proposed insanity, set to be voted on by the Seattle City Council next Monday.