Owners are supposed to certify to the Board if no sales were generated in any particular month, as well as provide a copy of any Colorado sales tax return or alternatively, a report from AirBnB or VRBO regarding the sales for that month.I find this invasive, crappy, and a whole lot more that shouldn't be said in polite company. 

The STR doesn't provide access to rest of house as common area so they have their privacy mostly.I'm sure you can creative with extra rooms, a garage turned living space, ADU, a furnished basement, etc.Good luck!

With the addition of the Qualified Intermediary whose only role is the administration of the 1031 exchange. 

On top of the 'commonly used' investor filters like 2+ years back taxes, recently inherited, etc- I loved some additional possible/ unique filters like number of structures on a parcel, min/max land sq ft, initial purchase price, and ability to narrow down to very specific areas on a map.

They stated due to regulatory changes in IL, they can no longer provide those reports for rental applications.Does this mean I no longer can do a background check in IL or is there a work around with possibly another service I can use?

Any other insight that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Less impactful but they also used 2 therms/day of gas (either long showers or used the gas fireplace while cooling to 61 degrees.In addition guest broke closet track and moved football table into the closet.  

I would do the following, at a minimum:-request that he complete your rental application (hopefully you have a thorough application),-request identification documents (government-issued),-require that he provide you with proof of his visa status and the authorized length of stay,-verify his employment, income, and financial stability, and-contact his previous landlords for references.If he cannot satisfy these application requirements, do not approve.

These are typically utilities provided by the municipality.

@Abdur-Rahman FeltonThanks for clarifying and the additional information.