AirBnB is a cancer.

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Kind of a sucky article if you don't have direct access to data and nothing to go on except speculation and pearl clutching over a short period of time and without historical insight

The sooner the better.

A lot of predatory people are going to lose a lot of money

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A lot of good communities are going to see a lot of improvement.

It's sad that articles need to be written to explain that one tweet and group think does not mean something is true.

I think it was a net good while it was mostly individuals renting one home. Once corporations started snapping up homes by the hundreds it really went off the rails

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Dude in there said he was requiring guests to mow the lawn & vacuum the pool WTF

That is pretty WTF yep

This denial “report” has me more convinced than ever that AirBNB is gonna be getting crushed the next couple of quarters/yearrs.

There's too much money involved from investors of different levels for this concept to go away.

I was wondering if they would just make a new app, apps can be created in seconds these days, but I guess it depends on what laws get put in place.

Their fees + Taxes are too damn high. for a $50 / night rental $50 goes to taxes and fees and the customer pays $100 and the host $50.

Good.

Airbnb is so expensive nowadays. The only reason we still get Airbnbs is because we like having a kitchen for long stays, but other than that, it's hotels all the way.

woodspring suites has kitchenettes with a stove/sink/fridge I think at all of their locations

I saw that and went to it on Twitter. It appears to be sarcasm thankfully

Not commenting on the sentiment, but this is a terribly written article. Justifying Airbnbust requires data to show a trend and some basis for it.

But The Data says! https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-data

Hope this helps with the rental unit supply in major cities.

If they go away then almost certainly it would

And the video and the paywall. Eye bleach

Long story short. AirBnB needs another competitor that charges less fees to keep them honest.

Not sure why all the hate for Airbnb lately. I've always had a great experience- once a place in Rome wasn't that great, so I disputed the charge and received half back.

The trick (besides pricing) is to look at the reviews, house rules, and never book a place with few reviews or a rating lower than 4.95.

VRBO is right there... But it's hard to take both the listers and and the renters to new platforms

I have had to literally rake the leaves and feed one lady’s dog. Another host asked me to wash the sheets, put them back on, and make the bed. I didnt do it ofc and nobody noticed lol. Sorry next guest!

Business hotels are what you want. That's what we do as a family with kids and it works so well.

I was looking to find a Airbnb for a trip in March of 23 and all the hotels were cheaper. So I went with a hotel. Goodbye Airbnb

Airbnb in my opinion is not a good company, it's product is rife with issues but this article is horrible.

It just says "we saw some tweets, asked the company and they said no".

I mean the article kinda confirms it though? Bookings per individual are down, they admit as much. Another thing they admitted is basically - if you are renting unique property you'll be fine. If you're directly competing with hotels you are going to feel the pain of economies of scale they have

Asking to rake the leaves is honestly hilarious.

Yup, we had a good run with it for a few years there. Now it’s so impersonal and jacked up with fees. It’s ridiculous. Plus in most cases they have restrictions on the minimum nights stays, so we’ve been opting for hotels more recently.

VRBO is limited. Only entire homes and not private rooms which is what most second incomers do for their guest rooms and IMO the more legit use of short-term rental.

You mean a motel? You just described a motel.

One of the cofounder left. I think he sensed what is about to come

I do too, even though this could hurt my family quite a bit. We purchased our first house just about at the peak of pricing. It went up a little afterward, but we're paying an absurd amount for what we got. I doubt rentals will go down unless housing prices do, which would royally fuck anyone who bought a house to get away from the crazy rental rates, like us. But... rental rates are insane. Nobody should have to pay that much just to have a roof over their head. Fuck that shit. We are scraping by, and I do sincerely hope the rental prices come down so others aren't forced to live like we will be for the next 30 years.

Yeah but motels are usually in the seedy side of town. Airbnbs are everywhere.

It should be illegal to put a primary residence on Airbnb

I live in boston and own a triple decker and had a tenant who I found out was listing her apartment even though the lease said no subletting, and continued to try and do it even after explicitly being told she would violate the terms of her lease. I finally got her to stop when I caught an airbnb renter and his family trying to enter my apartment by mistake, I had to explain to them that the airbnb rental was not allowed and that they would need to find another place to stay or choose option 2 which was I call the cops and have them removed for trespassing. They were pissed and threatened to sue me and give me a bad review (like I care), but left when I started to call the cops. The following conversation with my tenant was pretty cut and dry and she was given a choice to be evicted or leave at the end of the lease which was in about three months. She decided to move on when I explained that going through the eviction process means that she would have trouble renting for the next 7 years at the very least.

Thankfully the city put a stop to listings like that, the new rules require that hosts own the properties they rent out (she didnt), and live in them for at least nine months of the year. They also limit listings to one per host, and require hosts to register their units with the city every year as well as pay an annual licensing fee which I am all for since the investors who started snapping up property to use exclusively for airbnb have caused the price of rent to skyrocket due to fewer properties for long term renters.

Airbnb is the worst that ever came out, along with facebook, twitter and uber. I hope all of them go bankrupt and rot in hell.