Regulation changes faster than most rankings update
Lists ranking the best states or cities for short-term rentals go stale quickly because local and state regulation -- permit caps, minimum stay requirements, occupancy taxes -- changes far more often than the underlying demand data the rankings are usually built on.
A market that ranked well a year ago can tighten regulation and become a much harder place to operate, while a market that barely made the list can open up as regulation eases -- rankings alone won't catch either shift in time.
Evaluate current regulation and demand together, market by market
The more reliable approach is checking current permit and licensing status directly, alongside actual occupancy and ADR data for the specific submarket being considered, rather than relying on a general state-level ranking.
A done-for-you acquisition process actively sources across eight states and adjusts where it's sourcing as regulation and demand shift, which is a moving target a static ranking article can't keep up with.
BNB Accelerator's acquisitions team, led by Nick Korom, screens over 1,000 short-term rental listings a week and hand-delivers the roughly 2% that clear underwriting. Book a free consultation to see what a done-for-you short-term rental acquisition looks like for your situation.