Keep in mind rent control is 1 thing, its a laws for existing tenants but some city's like Newark are so strict that you must get approval for what rent can be even after a tenant moves out and new ones move in. 

I have an example from my own experience, radio channel is a great avenue for deals (maybe in your market, I would look into it), and in many markets, it crushes.

We can remotely control the temperature, but if someone (a guest) manually changes the thermostat, it overrides our remote settings, which is what we want.   

Marco/Norada Capital sends emails that my money is taken and I don't have any control over my money.  

Interesting discussion about national rent control here- Why Rent Control and Housing Subsidies Backfire: James Burlinghttps://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/epochtv/why-rent-control-and-housing-subsidies-backfire-james-burling-5732950?

Control everything but own nothing. 

Ramsha - most of the regulation for a STR is controlled by the neighborhood HOA.

Mia - I've seen someone else post about this revision to the UC rent control measure but can't find anything on the city's website. 

These are areas GPs can control and I guess choosing not to. 

During the GFC, the Obama administration took control of these entities and they have since been 100% controlled by the government.