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Originally posted by csgray...
I am open to hearing all kinds of well considered opinions backed by solid information...
So does anyone have any links for the stats, I ask again. So far, and I am not discounting them, all I have read is anecdotal comments,
for and
against.
What we already have:
1) a system in place to collect the taxes.
2) RICO/DCCA to complain about any grievances, or check on prior history.
3) the court system in place to sue for any grievances.
4) subjective areas like Trip Advisor to air negative grievances(or positive reviews.)
5) neighbors to report activity when they are pissed off.
6) VRBO/Homeaway $39 Carefree Rental Guarantee
The question I do not see answered either is how exactly will this make it "more professional"? And is "more professional" (i.e cold and impersonal IMHO) a better choice when many independents do a good job of making visitors feel welcome and "like our ohana"? And then based on the example of the company mentioned above that took so much money, how will the visitors be safeguarded if this fairly large "professional" company was allowed to do so much damage?
Who stands to gain from this bill?
1) Travelers? But even that is iffy based on just one example of the company mentioned above, and possible increased costs.
2) Hotels? Yes, put enough scare tactics out there and visitors will fear vacation rentals, and will only use hotels. Hotels and vacation rentals are always at odds. (My bet is this is where the lobbying money is coming from.)
3) Tax collectors - yes ... probably... but again the example above will they pay taxes or skate on that too?
4)
Large tour operators as the hotels will refer the canned bus tour, etc operators rather than send tourists off on their own most of the time.
5) Realtors.
Who stands to lose from this bill?
1) Travelers - more added expense.
2) People like me who get income from a property.
3) Independent tour operators and service providers who depend on referrals from the small operations.
4) Tax collector possibly - it is a fact as proven by all our presidential candidates - the more you make the less tax you pay because you have more "deductions" and credits available.
Can anyone who is
for this bill provide info on who are the lobbyists behind it and who is spreading lobbying money around? That would be interesting to know.
As for someone like me getting a license to do this, it isn't that simple as I now finding out. Cost, cost and then you have to be
hired by a broker who does property management just to manage the property you already are managing providing it is accepted by the property management company.
@Jackson, I do not believe in anarchy but I do believe this is a inequitable patch that doesn't fix the problem; which as I understand is lost money, and bad rentals.
This is kinda like our leash issue down here. I finally said "what is the actual problem?" ans: Dogs pooping. "So as an if/then how is a stricter leash policy going to affect the poop issue?" I was not asking this sarcastically, it was an honest question. In my mind, it was DUH, it isn't going to fix the issue.
Thats how I understand this bill.
Duh, it isnt going to fix the problem.
ETA: to change the DUH. Some may not accept it in the [
] spirit intended.
ETA#2: Supplying Testimony for this is actually more Big Island supporters than Oahu supporters -
Rob Dalton of Waikoloa Vacation Rental Management Inc.,
Kim Horton of RestoricaHawaii.com,
Dan Monck of Exclusive Getaways
As I understand from this website:
http://community.homeaway.com/message/17152#17152 Mr Dalton suggested a random VRBO # was not paying taxes. Read some of the forum posts.
