I've found Seattle to be a great investment market, despite the complaints about legislation & cashflow you'll see here on BP.

And with recent tax legislation, there is less of a market to sell them (although I don't know if that will keep up given the fickle nature of our national leadership).

The big 10 make policy and actually physically write most of the legislation which is then given to our politicians as a proposal.

A recent housing gap analysis shows the city has a need for 163,067 additional housing units, according to data shared in the city plan.The plan includes nine "policy initiatives," which include supporting affordable housing legislation, amending the city zoning ordinance to create more housing options and prioritizing new housing in "areas of opportunity." 

· Governor Doug Ducey passed legislation: Arizona became the first state in the nation to recognize occupational licenses for those who move here.

This is not the first time legislation like this has come before the senate, but it is the first time homelessness has been at 'crisis' levels here and cost of housing is so out of sync with incomes. 

Every city in California is handling this new legislation differently and have their own procedures . 

One notable exception is "(4) If the ordinance supersedes any zoning restriction established by a local initiative, the ordinance shall only take effect if adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body." 

He confirmed that SB9 is an option for my property, but also mentioned that it hasn't been too popular since it passed legislation last year.