I appreciate the thought out reply. I disagree, though, on the idea that a certain property being an AirBnB property lowers the value of the nearby properties, and think you're overstating the cascading effects by having it spill to schools and increasing stress.
My take on neighbors has always been that while it's good to know and like them, it's not required. A property being a discreet rental (as AirBnBs tend to be) would have neutral impact I'd argue. Other than seeing different people come and go, I would hardly notice that the property is anything but occupied. There is always the chance that someone unsavory would rent the property, but there's an equal likelihood (from my point of view) that a property would be purchased or long-term rented by someone of the same nature. I guess, frankly, I don't really care who lives next to me, since I do what I must to feel secure in my place.
I also think there's a bit of irony in your statement that change is championed those who are profiting, when you then lobby for regulation in the form of taxation. Instead of the purely capitalistic model of rewarding innovation and ingenuity, we give money back to the government to regulate something that may or may not need regulating in the first place. But I hesitate to go further, lest this turns to a political debate.
I just want to make sure you understand that I do get your point of affecting the feel of a community and the things that come with it, but I think that is highly subjective, and I'd even say that folks who look for that kind of experience in a living situation wouldn't be the kind to list their home on AirBnB anyway, and wouldn't sell to a flipper or someone who would.
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I appreciate the thought out reply. I disagree, though, on the idea that a certain property being an AirBnB property lowers the value of the nearby properties, and think you're overstating the cascading effects by having it spill to schools and increasing stress.
My take on neighbors has always been that while it's good to know and like them, it's not required. A property being a discreet rental (as AirBnBs tend to be) would have neutral impact I'd argue. Other than seeing different people come and go, I would hardly notice that the property is anything but occupied. There is always the chance that someone unsavory would rent the property, but there's an equal likelihood (from my point of view) that a property would be purchased or long-term rented by someone of the same nature. I guess, frankly, I don't really care who lives next to me, since I do what I must to feel secure in my place.
I also think there's a bit of irony in your statement that change is championed those who are profiting, when you then lobby for regulation in the form of taxation. Instead of the purely capitalistic model of rewarding innovation and ingenuity, we give money back to the government to regulate something that may or may not need regulating in the first place. But I hesitate to go further, lest this turns to a political debate.
I just want to make sure you understand that I do get your point of affecting the feel of a community and the things that come with it, but I think that is highly subjective, and I'd even say that folks who look for that kind of experience in a living situation wouldn't be the kind to list their home on AirBnB anyway, and wouldn't sell to a flipper or someone who would.