I put together an updated 2025 Oregon Coast Vacation Rental STR (AirBNB) Permit & License Rules & Regulation Overview that I share clients and colleagues with zoning questions about: where, when and how they can operate nightly vacation rentals from Brookings to Astoria - hopefully it helps investors avoid unrealistic permit or licensing expectations.

Some are unhappy, most are supportive.

As someone who supports landlords with bookkeeping and clean reporting, I see a lot of folks burn out trying to solve everything up front when really, like you said, the key is being resourceful and willing to figure things out as you go.Appreciate the insight!

(Never answer calls, no experience, no support) 2.

And of course many times rentals simply wont sell for refi apprasials ARVs or anywhere near that so good rule of thumb is to take another 3 to 10% off of ARV.. 

That mindset is gold.Here’s how I typically break it down with the investors I support (mostly small to mid-size portfolio builders):1.

The method that currently works (as of this post, not as of you future-people reading this 4 years from now in the sci fi future year of 2021 when you have flying cars and the like), which is basically to make it fall under FNMA D.F.E. as technically an "all cash" (but actually financed) purchase in order to skip the 6-12 months seasoning requirement and compress it down to 1-2 months to recoup your capital while still getting an Agency 30YF mortgage, might not be around two years from now, and it was likely a different trick that worked back in the first podcast wherein someone invented the term BRRRR years and years ago (BRRRR wasn't new, but the name was, and outside of BP the term is regarded as a sort of quirky BP-ism, and one of the ways that BPers flag themselves to the old-timers).At the end of the day, the Golden Rule applies: she who has the gold, makes the rules.

Having local support is a big advantage, especially for a first deal.

Real estate investing can feel overwhelming at the start, especially when the rules around financing seem to shift as you learn more.

My rentals are part of a financial plan that supports future goals.