Gary Ennis
Austin City Council May Soon Ban Most Short-Term Rentals
Despite the fact that the Austin City Council passed in 2012 what many around the country consider to be model legislation on STRs (which allows the city plenty of leeway to enforce code violations and address problem...
Stephanie T.
San Francisco rental - month to month or other new law impact
Hi all!
We have a condo built after 1979 (year built was 1997), with tenants expiring with their one year lease soon. We are considering whether we continue with a month to month lease or offer a short term renewal (...
Ari Newman
The (proposed) Death of your SDIRA
For those of you who haven't already heard the news, there is SDIRA-Killing Legislation in the House Tax Bill. Tax Attorney/Investor John Hyre, has put together a website that describes the impact of this bill on all ...
John McAuley
Trump Tax Plan - Calling All You Tax Gurus
I haven't seen another post about it so I thought I would start one. I've read the 9 page tax plan summary. Although very vague, it provides a framework for what they are going after and mentions several things I th...
Jack Smith
Akron, Ohio STR registration and excise tax effective in 2023
Akron, Ohio passes a Short Term Rental Registration: $250 annual fee and 5.5% tax, starting in January 2023. The ABJ article announcing it here. Ohio House bill prompts Akron to draft its own ordinance City Council ...
Joel Brown
Omar’s rent forgiveness bill
I’m sure everyone is excited about Rep Omar’s bill to require forgiveness of rent for up to a year. Of course your primary mortgage would be forgiven ( if you owe money) and you might get partial relief from your rent...
Dilini Sundaram
New Capital Gains being backdated to April 2021
Thoughts on the capital gains tax being backdated to April 2021? Do you think it will happen? Does anyone know when the senate will be voting on this? This increase from 20 to 39 percent will change the course of so m...
Andy Eakes
Understanding rent control
I am about to make an offer on a 3 unit multifamily in San Diego, CA. I just found out about rent control here. In my reading, some of the articles mentioned that you can not raise the rent by over 10% every year. Oth...
Brandon Moore
St Louis AirBNb investing
Looking for more info on buying an AirBNb property in St. Louis.
Katrina Razavi
San Diego STR w/o residing on property?
Hi BP friends! I've been trying to get a definitive answer wrt if it's allowable to rent out a unit on Airbnb if I do NOT reside on the property. I know that recent legislation was passed where this won't be possible,...