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There is a really easy way for landlords to find out if their property is available on AirBnB or similar services. Just search for the address.

wdewind 8y ago
No. You can't search for exact addresses, it will just show you available listings in the area. In my area, New York City, when I search my address I get hundreds of results. Beyond this there is the additional complicating factor of current availability. If it's only on AirBnB occasionally, no longer on AirBnB, or booked, it wouldn't appear using this method.
- RandallBrown 8y ago
  If I search my address, it puts a pin on the map exactly where my address is. I can then look for addresses that are very close to the pin. As far as I know, those locations are pretty accurate. If you don't include a date in your search, I'm not sure why availability would be an issue. If it's no longer on AirBnB, then I'm not really sure what the problem is. Can you add and remove listings from the search, while still keeping your ratings?
  - wdewind 8y ago
    > If I search my address, it puts a pin on the map exactly where my address is. I can then look for addresses that are very close to the pin. As far as I know, those locations are pretty accurate. In my experience they are often off by multiple blocks. YMMV. > If you don't include a date in your search, I'm not sure why availability would be an issue. If it's no longer on AirBnB, then I'm not really sure what the problem is. One problem is, for instance, if you are a landlord/neighbor who is trying to prove that your tenant/neighbor broke the lease agreement. > Can you add and remove listings from the search, while still keeping your ratings? Yes. Beyond all of this, it's a somewhat laborious process even if it did fully work the way you described, and for a landlord who owns many properties monitoring could be a significant expense. This is the definition of a negative externality.
    - ipince 8y ago
      Maybe we should build a tool that makes this easier for landlords.
lazyasciiart 8y ago
Really? When I search for my own address, I can recognize that the properties which show up are generally shown on the map approximately 1 block from their actual location. Since addresses are not actually shown for each property, if I were trying to check whether my apartment was listed, I would have to look through all the units available within about a block of the apartment's actual location, and be able to identify it from pictures of the interior, which may be very similar to the interior of other apartments in the building. It doesn't seem 'really easy' and is definitely not intended to work that way.

wdewind 8y ago

No. You can't search for exact addresses, it will just show you available listings in the area. In my area, New York City, when I search my address I get hundreds of results. Beyond this there is the additional complicating factor of current availability. If it's only on AirBnB occasionally, no longer on AirBnB, or booked, it wouldn't appear using this method.

RandallBrown 8y ago
If I search my address, it puts a pin on the map exactly where my address is. I can then look for addresses that are very close to the pin. As far as I know, those locations are pretty accurate. If you don't include a date in your search, I'm not sure why availability would be an issue. If it's no longer on AirBnB, then I'm not really sure what the problem is. Can you add and remove listings from the search, while still keeping your ratings?
- wdewind 8y ago
  > If I search my address, it puts a pin on the map exactly where my address is. I can then look for addresses that are very close to the pin. As far as I know, those locations are pretty accurate. In my experience they are often off by multiple blocks. YMMV. > If you don't include a date in your search, I'm not sure why availability would be an issue. If it's no longer on AirBnB, then I'm not really sure what the problem is. One problem is, for instance, if you are a landlord/neighbor who is trying to prove that your tenant/neighbor broke the lease agreement. > Can you add and remove listings from the search, while still keeping your ratings? Yes. Beyond all of this, it's a somewhat laborious process even if it did fully work the way you described, and for a landlord who owns many properties monitoring could be a significant expense. This is the definition of a negative externality.
  - ipince 8y ago
    Maybe we should build a tool that makes this easier for landlords.

lazyasciiart 8y ago

Really? When I search for my own address, I can recognize that the properties which show up are generally shown on the map approximately 1 block from their actual location. Since addresses are not actually shown for each property, if I were trying to check whether my apartment was listed, I would have to look through all the units available within about a block of the apartment's actual location, and be able to identify it from pictures of the interior, which may be very similar to the interior of other apartments in the building. It doesn't seem 'really easy' and is definitely not intended to work that way.