Rental housing regulation varies by state, city, and property type and it’s moving faster than it has in decades. We track the rules that self-managing landlords are most likely to run into: tenant screening requirements, rent control, short-term rental licensing, and the patchwork of local ordinances that don’t always make the news.
With 50 states, 3,000 counties, and 35,000 cities and towns, America is a big place. There are probably new Airbnb laws popping up somewhere nearly every day. Things will settle down eventually, but until then,…
Oahu is perhaps the most locked-down Hawaiian island when it comes to short-term rental rules. The County of Honolulu (which encompasses all of Oahu) has carved out a handful of zones where STRs are legal,…
While this is clearly not an exhaustive list of all 1031 exchange rules, it’s a great place to start. Section 1031 of the tax code has been around since the 1930s and the IRS has…
**Last updated: March 2026** On a backpacking trip not too long ago, my wife and I finished up a long running conversation about where to invest in a vacation property. Or at least we thought…