"I agree, except AirBnB means you are expected to operate a mini-hotel (without the protections of a hotel)." Not necessarily, you can just rent a basic room w

"I agree, except AirBnB means you are expected to operate a mini-hotel (without the protections of a hotel)." Not necessarily, you can just rent a basic room with nothing else, some people do. But I agree with you on the point of the law, that's a tricky issue, but easily solvable by changing laws. But in the end, like my Uber example, the largest part of the cost is still the asset compensation, not the additional services.