Short-Term Rental Investors in Southwest Florida Are Now Underwater as Regulations and Platform Fees Converge

The short-term rental boom that swept southwest Florida during the pandemic years is unwinding, and the exit is not clean. According to Michael Byrd, a realtor with Realty One Group MVP, a convergence of municipal restrictions, rising platform fees, and oversupply has left a significant cohort of Airbnb investors unable to service their debt, and […]