Ah yes the ole ruining communities argument. My cabin is a 4000 square foot house directly on Lake Superior, would this have been better served as a nice little starter home for a couple in a community that literally depends on tourism to survive?
In 2023 I’ve spent 140k on mine in the form of a full renovation and operating costs using a local supplier, local contractor, local cleaner, local handymen, and local landscaper. I wonder if all of these people I work with consider people like me to be ruining their community. Not to mention the local businesses that benefit from people staying at my rental going out to eat, fishing, hunting, kayak tours etc.
If someone is setting up shop in a residential neighborhood I could maybe see that, but you could also just have a permanent jackass for a neighbor instead of an occasional problem guest. I’d never buy in a non-tourist area but some people do make it work somehow, my guess is the people swimming naked will be exposed in the next year or two and the STR craze will settle down some.
It’s capitalism at its finest, I’m providing a service people are willing to pay for.