Portland is similar.Bend has a ban on STRs in the much of the city.

The "fanatics" you reference are people who generally fall into one of three group.1- real estate "service" providers, such as real estate brokers, property brokers, etc. who have a vested interest in seeing a technique which usually eliminates the need for their services and hence "costs" then a commission banned.  

You can't ban having roomates.

And I'd acknowledge they're riding the line of what is and what is not acting as a real estate without a license (and doing net sales which are illegal for agents).I think the argument doesn't work because even if you banned wholesaling, people could still do simultaneously closings, which are just about the same, just a little more expensive. 

There are some things going on you will want to be careful of, Daytona has banned STR in many areas and the Condos...special assessments for certain ages and styles after the Miami incident have made a lot of them unaffordable.

Add to that there is currently a ban on foreign buyers in Canada (only a few exceptions and as far as I know they all involve living here).Capital gains taxes apparently used to be higher (before my time). 

The owners just bought the property, not knowing the prior owners had been banned and the property blacklisted.

This is where you'll find details about "dealer" status, specifically 1231(b)(1)(A) and 1231(b)(1)(B).An investor that holds rentals in addition to flipping properties can certainly be considered a dealer.

Heard tink wig just withdrew banning STRs.

Hi Jessica, if they ban smoking, I believe it will be legal and life for the smoking tenant will quickly become unbearable.