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That doesn’t seem strange at all to me. A friend of mines regularly rents their place on Airbnb. Then in turn they rent a cheaper property and pocket the differ

• gwd 7y ago
  Not sure why you're downvoted. At least one place I stayed at in Switzerland, it was pretty clear something like that was exactly what was happening: The family were living in the house normally, and when someone rented it, they just vacated it and went somewhere else. (I sort of suspect that there had been a recent divorce and the mother was trying to figure out how to be able to avoid having to move due to changed financial situation.) It seemed a bit weird to be taking over this family's house, but they decided it worked for them, and the house was as described, so... shrug Don't know where they went, but a cheaper AirBNB place nearby would be an obvious candidate.
• fierarul 7y ago
  For every odd situation I see in HN comments there comes somebody like you saying: "why, I just did that yesterday!". A location getting good ratings from other people in the same city that rent 2 other apartments is so odd it should be denied by default and require manual approval. The odds of collusion are quite high. Of course sellers would help each-other with good ratings! Even at the actual cost of paying for a night (in AirBnB fees) it might still be worth it if you want good ratings. So, no, this is pretty strange.
  • londons_explore 7y ago
    You don't even have to pay many AirBnB fees - you can steeply discount a night, and then get your friend to book it.