CITY'S DRAFT RULES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS LIKE AIRBNB IN LINCOLN AN 'OVERWATCH,' OWNERS SAY

LINCOLN - Rebekah Schmitz didn't set out to make "The Teal Oasis" a short-term rental when she bought the tumbledown bungalow on South 27th Street in 2018.

But Schmitz, who flips houses, realized the renovation needed in the basement made it a better investment if she marketed the home for Airbnb guests rather than sell it or try to rent it to long-term tenants, she said.

So she overhauled the home and transformed its backyard from a jungle to a cozy, landscaped hangout with porch swings, a gazebo and a fire pit.

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