There's some fraction of people who put up a listing and then temporarily stay elsewhere when it gets booked. This tends to happen in cities with plenty of ren

There's some fraction of people who put up a listing and then temporarily stay elsewhere when it gets booked. This tends to happen in cities with plenty of rental inventory, as otherwise they just get booked all the time. The "frequent business traveler" type is probably more likely to let out their space when gone than the "going on vacation for one week" type too.