Real Estate

Another major Brigantine Council meeting, another technical glitch courtesy of DPW chief, John Doring and City Manager, Tiger Platt. For those watching the OCT 4 meeting online, the audio was unlistenable. (watch video) Coincidental glitch? This important meeting was focused on new, short-term rental rules. Brigantine Dept Public Works chief, […]

After years of non-enforcement, Brigantine City Council will introduce a new collection of short-term rental rules and regulations. Brigantine City Council will share the controversial plan at the OCT 4 2023 meeting starting at 5pm. Early assessment: Proposed 2 night rental minimum not likely to reduce unrestricted growth of non-compliant

Short-term rental arbitrage is a real estate investment strategy where an individual or company leases a property from a landlord or property owner and then rents it out on a short-term basis, typically through platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, or VRBO, to generate a profit. The goal of rental arbitrage is

Dear Brigantine Mayor Sera, Council Members & City Officials, a letter from resident Andrea Sullivan: I felt the need to convey my concerns, as a result of the last City Council meeting, held on September 20, 2023. To say that I, as well as many of my 20th Street neighbors,

Out of Control Short-Term Rental Chaos in Brigantine. No Rules. No Enforcement. Mayor Sera and City Manager Platt #Fail.

Why does Brigantine have hundreds of short-term rentals controlled by absentee landlords? One likely answer: Brigantine has virtually no rules, restrictions or enforcement of current, city short-term rental law. Growing concerns that a small group of well-funded, absentee STR landlords are gaining control of Brigantine’s future with the help of

Watch video: Brigantine Short Term Rentals UPDATE from Sept 19, 2023. Airbnbs in residential Brigantine neighborhoods can have several drawbacks. NOTE: looks like STR vote is NOT on Sept 20 agenda. This post is a work in progress.. Why is Mayor Sera dragging feet in adopting common STR regulations, just

Jersey shore homeowners opinion of short-term rentals: Like dropping a motel directly into a residential neighborhood. At odds with local zoning ordinance? Main issues affecting local residents:  STR’s harm families that need to rent annually. STR’s makes it more difficult for young families to buy a primary residence. Issues such as the depletion

As seen on social media. A very dear family who has lived in Brigantine for the past 10 years was recently told by their landlord they have to move out when their lease is up. Kids are in middle and high school. They are heartbroken and don’t want to leave

The Brigantine Short Term Rental Association wants Mayor Sera and City Council to reject the proposed Short Term Rental requirements presented on August 16th, 2023. This post is a work in progress. Dear Mayor Sera and City Council, We, the undersigned residents, property owners, and concerned citizens of Brigantine, support

John Doring, head of Brigantine Dept of Public Works, taking heat for another ZOOM ‘glitch’ at City Council. On Thursday Sept 7, seems like Doring didn’t turn on the camera for this major Brigantine meeting about short-term rentals. Record breaking. 4 hours long. A packed house. Yet remote viewers, many

Brigantine Mayor Vince Sera says there’s a real fear among residents that neighbors will convert their home into a short-term rental. No surprise. Brigantine City Hall admits to an embarrassing lack of STR enforcement for years. On August 16, proposed short-term-rental rules were shared with Brigantine residents. Here’s a brief

Will Brigantine short-term rental reform be in place for the 2024 summer season? Based on the slow-walking of Mayor Sera and no comment from the new city manager, we think that answer is no. Bookings for 2024 already happening. These one-night only, party rentals are surely to be protected via

Via the live ZOOM feed, Brigantine City Council voted YES and raised the salary of their new City Manager from $100k to $150K per year. And let’s not forget that really sweet benefit package that includes health care, pension, longevity pay and other perks. Watch video: AUG 2, 2023 Brigantine

BRIGANTINE slow walking short-term rental reform for the past 6 years. Those 2,000 STR’s represent a booming business for Brigantine City Hall. Yup, you heard right. 2,000 short-term rentals are available in Brigantine. A transition in progress for Brigantine. From a quiet, family town to a weekend party destination featuring