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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfeq1g wrote

In a state like vermont with absolutely bloated property taxes, homeowners should be able to do whatever they wish with their properties…local governments should create more affordable housing..

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Twombls t1_jdfflqp wrote

Im gonna buy up all the property around your lot and create an open pit talc mine that operates 24/7. We should be able to do whatever we want with our property. Why is it a problem

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdffut8 wrote

Comparing a toxic mine with short term rentals is laughable especially in a state so dependent on tourism..

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Twombls t1_jdfg2ql wrote

Short term rentals are also toxic. They take away housing from people that work in the tourism industry. And funnel money out of state

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hippiepotluck t1_jdfikk0 wrote

And attract the worst sorts of people who don’t give a shit about neighbors.

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfg89m wrote

Like it or not real estate is an investment for many..

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Twombls t1_jdfgg5a wrote

Cool. Might not be a smart investment to hedge all your bets on a legally dubious app that has become the target of legislators worldwide

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfgzbn wrote

Real estate has been a great investment lately. Banning Airbnbs won’t change anything.

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Kplow19 t1_jdfjr41 wrote

At least traditional real estate investment still provided long term housing for people that lived here. Airbnb takes away homes that people could live in

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfjvnt wrote

I grew up in killington…there have always been short term rentals…?

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Kplow19 t1_jdfpq5f wrote

And you think the amount of short term rentals hasn't risen with the popularity of Airbnb?

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Pctechguy2003 t1_jdg4lg1 wrote

Investment in housing should be illegal. There are certain things that should be shielded from profit drives… basic food, water, housing…

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ceiffhikare t1_jdh1bh1 wrote

..healthcare, education, incarceration. It is almost like to secure these things governments are formed amongst men by consent of the governed. When wealth can be generated by something its hard to focus on it and not how much $ is being made.

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obiwanjabroni420 t1_jdhshal wrote

So your argument against “homes bought as short term rentals hurt the community” is “it makes rich people even richer”? Gotta say that’s not a very compelling argument.

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Azr431 t1_jdfh004 wrote

No actually. They’re comparable.

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfh935 wrote

You should all move to states that don’t completely depend on tourism..

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Twombls t1_jdfigfw wrote

We would like to not completely depend on tourismm but the airbnbs aren't helping. Like 90% of the software company I work for moved out of vt due to lack of housing. We are a remote shop now. That is like 100 people that could contribute to the economy gone. Airbnbs swallowing up our housing is not helping this.

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfj5mu wrote

The #2 and #3 largest employers in vermont are ski resorts. The state is fucked it’s never had any real economy and probably never will. I grew up in killington..there has always been a bunch of empty housing stock that local workers couldn’t afford..airbnb can be your whipping post but it’s not going to change the realities of vermont…

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hippiepotluck t1_jdfis10 wrote

And property taxes should be even higher for people who don’t live here.

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfjhyq wrote

They’re already too high for average Vermonters to own real estate…jay peak and killington are the second and third largest employers in the state..when I worked at killington I never could have afforded to pay for a house…

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Twombls t1_jdfjunc wrote

That's why as a state we need to move towards industry thats not tourism. Tourism pays like shit.

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4low4low4low4low t1_jdfkaso wrote

With act 250 there will never be any new industry…vermont will always be very dependent on tourism…as I said I grew up in killington…very glad I got out of vermont..love to go visit but it has very little opportunity…you should be happy you’re a programmer or whatever..just go buy a house when the market reboots..

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