If permits were legitimate (and I think some are) they would be $20 and come with friendly advice to do things correctly instead of hundreds of dollars and government a holes trying to squeeze you for as much as possible 

Opportunity cost is a legitimate cost. 

Lots of tourist venues there too.

It's curious to see where sports venue attendance goes in the future. 

Space Command.However, any major slow-down in employment gains could be problematic for the apartment sector which is already beginning to feel the impact of the new supply with 18 properties in lease-up.While Huntsville’s apartment market has entered uncharted waters, the area’s economic growth is exciting and robust, with new construction of retail, restaurants, nightlife, music venues and mixed-use developments almost everywhere you drive.

My advice is get your license and all necessary tax documents to become a legitimate property manager.

Here is what we would be offering;Listing management - listing creation-presentation-upkeep / SEO optimization / dynamic pricing / staging-design-picture guidance /  smart-lock automation / guest communications-issues / customized guest bookVendor/Property management - cleaners / maintenance team / supplies / property presentation / vendor audits / property setup assistanceInvestment consulting - providing projections / pro formasWe are fully confident in our capabilities to run STR's very successfully, but are trying to figure out all of the back-end details to make sure we are operating a legitimate business within the local laws.

I would consider doing non-refundable options with legitimate option fees to help stay legal.

Upon further investigation, it looks like Fairfax county is really trying to make it difficult to do STR as a legitimate for-profit venture.

The inner harbor is getting redeveloped, both the O's (assuming they sign a new lease) and Ravens are both getting $600 million in renovation funds to upgrade the stadiums, we're about to have our second new concert venue open after CFG Bank Arena was recently opened last year.