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I mean, just stay one day at the airbnb and then negotiate with the landlord for a month or two. I've done this multiple times and gotten very good prices. So I

by smabie 7y ago

I mean, just stay one day at the airbnb and then negotiate with the landlord for a month or two. I've done this multiple times and gotten very good prices. So It's not like airbnb properties are deadweight, they can (and do) get converted to medium or long-term rentals all the time.

hocuspocus 7y ago
If you're a resident looking for a proper long-term lease, this is just not how things work.
- smabie 7y ago
  I think you would be surprised. Millions of undocumented immigrants (and a lot of citizens as well) in the US do this all the time, for years and years.
  - turnipla 7y ago
    Undocumented immigrants don’t exactly get the best of places though.
    - smabie 7y ago
      Neither do tech workers in SF paying 5k for a shit studio.
      - turnipla 7y ago
        And? Do you think an undocumented immigrant would get a better deal in SF? What kind of comparison is that
      - mcntsh 7y ago
        I think tech workers making 200k+ a year in SF are coming out further in bargains against the $8/hr workers who pick your veggies.