In my area, I've tried very hard to negotiate leases of less than a year-- they just don't do it, because of our East Coast version of NIMBYism. Airbnb can be

In my area, I've tried very hard to negotiate leases of less than a year-- they just don't do it, because of our East Coast version of NIMBYism. Airbnb can be of dodgy quality sometimes, but it has filled most of the demand as you say. There are lots of property taxes and squatter-friendly laws in my area, so I guess thats why landlords feel the need to have very restrictive terms :/