How regulations CRUSHED this $1.8 Million Airbnb Business

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This video details a host's experience with building luxury treehouses for short-term rentals, only to face new local regulations that made it illegal to rent them. They share the story from being fully booked months in advance to being told to shut down and their decision to host guests for free in order to honor their reservations.

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