ET Homeowners soon will be able to count income they earn from Airbnb Inc. rentals on applications for refinance loans.A new program -- expected to be announced on Thursday by Airbnb, mortgage giant Fannie Mae and three big lenders -- will allow anyone who has rented out property on Airbnb for a year or longer to count some or all of that money as income.Refinancing can be a way for a homeowner to tap home equity for renovations, college tuition or other big expenses, or to reduce their monthly payments.Lenders have been tougher on income from side businesses and part-time work since the mid-2000s, when poorly documented income claims on mortgage applications helped fuel the housing bubble.Airbnb, which launched in 2008, argues that its service includes reliable technology to track income, and that it is helping middle-class Americans stay in their homes by giving them a way to generate additional cash."

same with Palm Springshttp://mynewsla.com/government/2016/10/06/palm-spr...and now New York http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/technology/new-y...

Large diverse industrial and technology base, top level airport access, business friendly environment etc. 

Originally posted by @Caleb Heimsoth:Short of just camping out in front of the unit and documenting him coming and going or staying for two plus weeks this is going to be very difficult to prove or enforce  Use technology .

For example, my lease has the following clause in it:NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS: Tenant is advised to satisfy him or herself as to neighborhood or area conditions, including schools, proximity and adequacy of law enforcement, crime statistics, proximity of registered felons or offenders, fire protection, other governmental services, availability, adequacy and cost of any speed-wired, wireless internet connections or other telecommunications or other technology services and installations, proximity to commercial, industrial or agricultural activities, existing and proposed transportation, construction and development that may affect noise, view, or traffic, airport noise, noise or odor from any source, wild and domestic animals, other nuisances, hazards, or circumstances, cemeteries, facilities and condition of common areas, conditions and influences of significance to certain cultures and/or religions, and personal needs, requirements and preferences of Tenant.

Upgrade technology, ring, nest, Yale and technology for managing.

I don't use it to find deals because cold calling is not a great use of time with so much technology on our hands to find motivated sellers.

I get ideas and tricks from the shows.Many people get into markets to follow the crowd when they should be exiting as the old wise investors are doing.For example, do you recall the technology hype days in the stock market in the late 1990s.

Being close to your property is overrated sure it's nice to be able to drive by but with today's technology and a kick *** property manager you can get pictures and even videos of your property in real time.

Also if a business is using Apfolio or some equivalent then they are using the best technology and the field is level - this is not the 1990s where you needed to pay a lot for a custom IT solution.