There's plenty of regulation surrounding the STR industry, but it's perfectly legal and welcome here.

It seems like each town has its own regulations and limitations.

Sponsor is realistic about current market conditions, and is humbling themselves on current portfolio, while also realistically appraising current environment as a potentially better buying opportunity than the peak 3 years ago. - Sponsor learns from mistakes.

If I were to apply for a CFO role now, more than likely I have to advantage over a CFO that was in a manufacturing company for a real estate company.EAs specializes specifically in taxationCPAs have a broader knowledge for accounting, auditing, financial planning, and taxation.EA must pass a 3-part IRS exam and do not require a college degreeCPA need a degree in accounting, 150 credit hours of education, must a 4-part CPA exam.EAs often charge a lower feesI might lean more toward hiring an EA and ask how they stay updated on tax laws and regulations since I don’t really need full accounting services.

Here are some key criteria for evaluating a Cost Segregation provider:- Seek out a Certified Cost Segregation Professional- Consider their experience with tangible property regulations.

Key areas to watch include interest rates and inflation, tax policies, affordable housing and rental assistance programs, regulatory environment, and supply-side initiatives.

In the current environment, my under writing (that most would consider to conservative) depicts large negative cash flow after a maximum LTV refinance.- cash out refi loans have higher rate than if cash out was not occurring.  

Next in this environment you may be challenged to get $10k rent on $1.3m property.  

Quote from @Mo Karim: With every increasing regulations on short term rentals, midterm rentals is becoming more popular with investors. 

This is a new underwriting guideline of the insurance companies because they haven’t been profitable and must raise the rates and lower the risk factors in order to comply with state regulations on adequate reserves and future solvency.