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That was a 73.. percent increase in six months, according to Laura Spanjinn, Au hnb's Midwest policy director. Spanjian. said. the:company is launching local "Bost .Club" meetings. to encourage more prope'zty owners to. participate and:to offer support to those who are considering it, Normally, Larsen and her wife, Linda, are able to. get $90 per night not including a cleaning fee, but they're waiting.to see how much rentals are actually fetching before deddingif, -and . for how much, they'll offer it during the Super Bowl LstWitim They've considered quadrupling their normal rate. "1'm concerned about.party people.. We don't have a party place,. so 1. might take it off the site entirely, "she said. ' ldon't want a bunch of folks Gaming in and Having a'lot of fun in a loud way." Officials in the Twin Cities have struggled to regulate -short-term rentals, and Minneapolis recently approved newrules that require hosts who rent out a property they don't.live in; and those who move out when guests are present, to.pay for a rental license. St. Paul is. considering its options. Prudden: Cos., a Twin .Cities rental management company, is working with several homeowners' associations that have. considered changingtheir rt les. to allow short-term rentals. Very.few, however,:have been.wil].ing.to do it. `I'his; has kept supply low and is a contribudng.factor to'a higher price point than Houston,". said Jessica Prudden, who runs the.firm. Some -buildings are compromising by making their common spaces available. Ptudden's firm.reoentlyhelped a major cable network -lease space in -a downtown buil_dingwhere_ it .can host all of its TV and radio shows, "It was a six -figure deal to the lessor," Prudden said, "but substantially less tthan what they initially envisioned." She said that :properties that are closer to the venue and those that offer a.one- of -'a -kind experience are fetching far more than the $2,000 nightly average..."We have multiple luxury homes north of $lo,00a. a night; .'. she said. "A hedge fund manager from New York or one of the NFL owners are targets for these exclusive homes." She said there's already a,sbortage of luxury options'and expects a last-nainuterush once the teams are known. ".`Fans will have a small window tosolidify their housing," she said. Y.ekaldo, who owns the condo•two blocks from the stadium, isn't waiting to see how things shakeout..He. .said that the owners in the 31-unit building where he's on theHQA board have been discussing the situation for several: months. It took the entire summer to forge an agreement :about changing the bylaws. to. allow for short-term. rentals. Those bylaws previously said the M41hium rental period was one year, but 75 percent of the homeowners votedin favorof the change. While individual owners are still evaluating their options, the board has been actively working to take advantage of the building's proximity. to the stadium. It approved a contract with an advertising company to hang a.30-by--60-foot Banner on the side of the building that faces the stadium even though the city prohibits buildings from becoming billboards. He's -sent a letter to Ws City Cotuicil.rcpresentative asking for a change in the rules.. For now, he's focused on finding a well-heeled renter, and he's confident -that anyone who is willing to'.pay his $I:Q,OQO. nightly askingprice isnTlikelyto cause much damage... "Me type of.person who will pay that is the type of person who will take care of.this place," he said. `2 still. have to live here once thW. re gone.." Indianapolis i $2;000 i Arlington; Texas i