I listened to all the previous hearings and the general sentiment was acknowledging that STRs are critical to the area's massive tourism industry and just banning them is not wise for the local economy.

One critical aspect we focus on is identifying and preventing fraud.

See Jason Alexander's character on "Shallow Hal" for a perfect example.He criticizes his friends who date attractive partners, accusing them of being shallow or warning them that "it won’t last."

and the answer is multi-faceted and a little complicated.

“Guest, every 5 star review is critical to our success.

As others have noted, being able to complete and inspection and walking the property with a at least one contractor is critical to understand the potential costs, etc.

EPO's, PPP's, and clawbacks are critical to manage this as well. 

It may be due to the lengthy pool permitting and construction process. 2025 will be a critical year.

The other critical question is – whom do I need to send these 1099s to?

When we told her the next morning that it would take days to get new payoff letters and we would miss our rate lock deadline, she said it wasn’t critical and they could make do with what they had.