04-26-2017, 11:29 AM
Okay, bit of a detour:
I fear too many people are falling for the spin of the hotel industry in trying to shut down Hawaii vacation rentals.
I can't blame them, who needs extra competition?
Vacation rentals do not cause homelessness. Are the homeless going to live in ocean front properties?
Vacation rentals have not killed affordable housing. Have a look on any RE website. You can buy houses here for 100K.
Higher taxes on vacation rentals would decrease tourism, especially around here where there are no hotels.
It raises the price, which gets more people to give it up because it's not worth it any more = less vacation rentals =
less tourists = less tax revenue from them = more tax revenue from you.
The Hawaii hotels do not care about the homeless or affordable housing. They care about that $10 mojito.
I fear too many people are falling for the spin of the hotel industry in trying to shut down Hawaii vacation rentals.
I can't blame them, who needs extra competition?
Vacation rentals do not cause homelessness. Are the homeless going to live in ocean front properties?
Vacation rentals have not killed affordable housing. Have a look on any RE website. You can buy houses here for 100K.
Higher taxes on vacation rentals would decrease tourism, especially around here where there are no hotels.
It raises the price, which gets more people to give it up because it's not worth it any more = less vacation rentals =
less tourists = less tax revenue from them = more tax revenue from you.
The Hawaii hotels do not care about the homeless or affordable housing. They care about that $10 mojito.