So- here I am 6 months later trying to figure this out- I’ve met numerous people that own Airbnb’s and have had ZERO problems- but I am hesitant/confused because even the people in the government offices are confused- 

I've had the privilege of being the featured agent for Bigger Pockets in these regions, where I've had the pleasure of assisting numerous investors in buying and selling their investments.

Exactly @Bill F.and @Joe Splitrock, No matter what our individual opinions are on this, or how invested we are in STR's, it's no longer debatable whether or not STR's are to be regulated like hotel businesses because all of this has been settled in court already numerous times, and AirBNB has lost nearly every case.

But I ultimately didn't pursue anything because at that time there was enough happening in the Triangle to keep me busy.If anyone else is currently active in Rocky Mount, I would love hearing their thoughts too.

Living in a place free and clear would be awesome, but I’ve heard numerous times that recessions are where people can start building wealth.

There are numerous investment options and many are returning better than what the majority of recent RE investors are achieving.  

This site is an incredible platform that has numerous resources so definitely take advantage of it all. 

I have numerous mathematical examples of this in the thread that I referenced above.3.

I am considering requesting a refund for my down payment on the program for a number of reasons:* There is an abundance of information online regarding real estate investing* There are numerous networking opportunities available to learn from others* I am extremely self motivated and have been taking small actions on my own alreadyMy main fear of not moving forward with the coaching is missing out on information that I do not know about my local market and making mistakes I could have avoided.

It has become far more common for the banks to use this clause in the past couple of years (do a search on BP for "due on sale clause" and you'll see numerous examples of investors who got caught doing this and are scrambling to refinance or pay off the original note somehow).