I feel we need something to counteract that.

You don't have the downside risk of the neighborhood decaying further.

Found out later that there was a dead body above that had literally been decaying so long it had liquified.

dont forget Two half decayed cats

Active users who have influence points currently will be placed in the new system based on their current influence.That said, one of the important factors of our new system will be a time decay of influence, so those people who may have been active in the past, but who are no longer active, will slowly lose points over time.Ultimately, we're interested in hearing from you, what makes you trust OR NOT trust someone on the site?

In my experience, it's not a rational attitude and the only way you can counteract it is with education.

This is the reason for using a buyers realtor to work on your side to counteract the sellers realtor.

I think a lot of new investors look at the allure of STR and see the big revenue numbers and forget how much damage your house and your furniture and your furnishings will take with guest after guest after guest staying in your houseIf you let your house and the furniture and the furnishings fall into a state of decay, what originally started as a big moneymaker will instead become a constant source of guest complaints and bad reviews and headaches and sleepless nights (for you & your guests!)

Also, I’m assuming there would be underground drains/pipes draining the water into the detention pond, rather than water getting filled only from the top.I think the maintenance part may be a bigger issue, in terms of keeping it clean and free of decaying debris, stagnant water giving rise to unpleasant smell and mosquitoes, etc.

Rent control doesn't only privilege tenants (who get to use government to counteract market forces).