When I started buying places as rentals, I also bought a newer condo and it's done well, but still struggles to cash flow (in part due to a long term renter and rent caps, but also increases in condo fees) while a house I bought at the same time has had higher turn over (allowing me to increase rent to market value) but does cash flow nicely. 

I was a novice investor in 2019-21 and thought the deals all made sense but didn't understanding where cap rates were and where the market was, I feel like the GP team should have known like many other GPs knew what was coming. 

After reviewing the latest ordinances, reports, and city guidelines, here’s a summary of my findings as of 11/18/2024:Key FindingsPermit Types and Fees:Type 1 (Owner-Occupied): $300 for 3 years.Type 2 (Non-Owner-Occupied): $450 for 3 years.Density caps apply to Type 2 permits (12.5% of block face).Enforcement:3 violations in 3 years lead to permit revocation.Fines up to $500/day for violations.Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT):City: 9%, County: 1.75%, State: 6%.Platforms like Airbnb and VRBO will remit directly to the city starting Feb 2025.Platform Obligations:STRs must have valid permits; unpermitted properties will be removed by platforms like Airbnb.Special Exceptions for Density Limits:Require approval by the Board of Adjustment (BOA).Zip Code BreakdownI focused on these 11 zip codes:Under San Antonio Rules:78205, 78204, 78215, 78210, 78212, 78245, 78258Independent Municipalities (Separate Rules):Alamo Heights (78209)Leon Valley (78238)Helotes (78023)Next Steps:Research density caps and zoning in specific zip codes.Dive into independent municipality rules for Alamo Heights, Leon Valley, and Helotes.Evaluate market maturity and income potential using tools like AirDNA.If anyone has experience operating STRs in San Antonio or these specific zip codes, I’d love to hear your insights, especially about density limits, enforcement trends, or community sentiment.Thanks in advance!

Like "renting to section 8 tenants is actually really easy", "your agent is not on your team just connect with people like me doing hundreds of deals every day and use my team instead", that hood properties will have "15-25% net caps" for beginner out of state investors when in reality they will definitely lose money every month due to the rent not being enough $ to maintain a rental property, never mind all the tenant issues involved with this property class or the difficulty of managing them remotely... but he's done thousands of them just this week while sitting on the beach in Florida... 

As you're probably aware, AB 1482 caps annual rent increases at 5% + CPI or 10%, whichever is lower.

I do have a program that can close on a blanket loan in multiple states - they do tend to like to cap that at 10-12 properties or $1MM in loan amount per blanket loan.

For the anticipated cap ex, would you just put that monthly in some reserve fund and wait for that to come up eventually? 

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Never sell a high-performing property with no cap ex and low maintenance to buy another rental.

Like me I'm doing 100's of deals a day, I did 500 last week all 15-25% NET CAPS".

Why do you need a property manager to manage a long-term renter who lives near you on a new construction home with a builder's warranty and no cap ex?