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Challenging to Investors
STRs are technically allowed but conditioned by a mandatory conditional-use permit and a strict owner-occupancy requirement (owner present during all guest stays), which effectively blocks professional/investor‑owned STRs and adds permitting cost and process risk. No quantitative caps are mentioned, but the owner‑presence rule functions as an operational barrier that materially deters investor strategies.
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STR specialist · Altoona, IA
Altoona is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States, and part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. The population was 19,565 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Adventureland amusement park and Prairie Meadows horse racing track and casino.