Is this guy wanting folks to feel sorry for him.
You bought a “rental/income property”, not a second home, in a place controlled by the locals that live there.
Bad on him for thinking that they’d allow landlords to do what they want.
Back to the article...
The short term renters used to come in and spend like drunken sailors. It being a vacation they would bring extra money. They’d load up at the pot shops and the liquor stores because you can’t get pot in Texas, and because beer, wine, and liquor costs 30% more in The Lone Star State. They would ski at the nearby resort, because, you know, skiing sucks in Texas and they would enjoy the famous Pagosa hot springs. Imagine the rage this causes the Board. Texans in our hot springs! Gross!
Hmmmmmm....spend like drunken sailors and for damned sure act like them. Houses full of drunk and stoned Texans and I’m sure they just all sat in their rentals and meditated. I’m betting that subdivision was an unmitigated disaster come ski season. And the renters didn’t have any f**ks to give. They were there for a weekend or a week. Ski all day. Get drunk as hell and stoned to the bejesus, pack their stuff and head home. Leaving behind a train wreck. While, there were some folks there, that actually lived there, had to go to work in the morning and had a family.
The same thought occurred to me. Spring break isn’t just for Spring anymore.
One thing the author did not mention is that most likely Colorado state laws on landlord tenant and anti discrimination in housing would likely apply and be used against property owners at some point. Want limit the rental to families? That could land you in court. Want to screen criminal history. There are limits. Want to require an application fee? Better make sure it does not exceed actual processing costs. That is not even including a possible eviction nightmare.