We'll probably see some crack down on these activities eventually.

This is the reason why so many cities are starting to crack down on people operating STRs "unofficially" (which means without collecting and paying taxes.)

Pandemics, natural disasters, economic uncertainty, and government crackdowns all make it very risk otherwise.

I'm inclined to think this resurgence might be tied to both the "El Niño" phenomenon and a rigorous crackdown on industry fraud. 

How many beginners do you think can find someone without advertsing and say hey I am selling a contract.. they will never get a call.So what do they do.. they create a website post pics of the homes they have tied up.. they blast e mail they basically do everything an agent would do.. so again why have a RE industry at all if license were never required to sell RE... its really ridiculous and states are starting to finally crack down on it.

A lot of local residents are starting to organize themselves because of these types of reasons and they are putting pressure on the town to crack down on people that don't get permitted...also noise problems because out of town owners don't monitor what's going on at their properties.

I know that the city was aiming to crack down on STR permitting in that area as you highighted.

Proprietors will have to have a business license and a short term rental license that lasts 12 months.As more people behave badly, government will start to crack down.

Generally they begin to "crack down" on wholesaling because Real Estate Agent Boards and other similar agencies are getting complaints from agents who are losing business to investors.

It is true that some markets are starting to crack down on their rental restrictions, so this must be heavily researched when purchasing a new property.