01-23-2023, 11:27 PM
So, I'm looking for opinions/takes on this. I have no intention of ratting on anybody, but I'm just wondering.
In my *not disclosed* neighborhood, several unpermitted cabins have sold in the last year or so. At what I took to be, exhorbitant prices. Ex: Lot bought for $25k, cabin "appears" on it about 6 months later (no permits, no septic), with a flush toilet (going somewhere), solar panels, outdoor shower, etc. Nice actually. Ballpark, $30k in materials, and $20k worth of physical work, probably done by the buyer. Sold for $160k. Good on ya buddy.
Anyway, I see this same cabin, as I am browsing for a place to stay on my next trip, listed on AirBnb. $230/night, and yup, people are renting it. 75% booking. Reviews mentioning the local rooster wake up call. Yup, that's my street alright.
So the place was built with no permits, and is being rented without the permit to the county as a STVR. Not that it would have gotten approval in any case.
Then, I look some more, and sonofabitch, 2 more within a few blocks that fit the above description. A trashier one at $90/night for a shack and a toilet (again, probably going to a DIY cesspool).
I considered doing something like this on my lots, but dismissed it as I figured the county was supposed to come down like a hammer on any advertised but not permitted rentals. Thought they said they had a few folks looking at AirBnb and VRBO to catch this. Guess not.
This a common thing, or are these folks just waiting to get busted? Lemme guess, answer is yes and yes.
In my *not disclosed* neighborhood, several unpermitted cabins have sold in the last year or so. At what I took to be, exhorbitant prices. Ex: Lot bought for $25k, cabin "appears" on it about 6 months later (no permits, no septic), with a flush toilet (going somewhere), solar panels, outdoor shower, etc. Nice actually. Ballpark, $30k in materials, and $20k worth of physical work, probably done by the buyer. Sold for $160k. Good on ya buddy.
Anyway, I see this same cabin, as I am browsing for a place to stay on my next trip, listed on AirBnb. $230/night, and yup, people are renting it. 75% booking. Reviews mentioning the local rooster wake up call. Yup, that's my street alright.
So the place was built with no permits, and is being rented without the permit to the county as a STVR. Not that it would have gotten approval in any case.
Then, I look some more, and sonofabitch, 2 more within a few blocks that fit the above description. A trashier one at $90/night for a shack and a toilet (again, probably going to a DIY cesspool).
I considered doing something like this on my lots, but dismissed it as I figured the county was supposed to come down like a hammer on any advertised but not permitted rentals. Thought they said they had a few folks looking at AirBnb and VRBO to catch this. Guess not.
This a common thing, or are these folks just waiting to get busted? Lemme guess, answer is yes and yes.