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AirBnB got me an apartment for awhile in a top-3 US city because I had horrible credit and bad rental history. I don't have such issues in the cities with pret
by notch898a 4y ago
AirBnB got me an apartment for awhile in a top-3 US city because I had horrible credit and bad rental history. I don't have such issues in the cities with pretty weak tenant protections, but in places like NYC strong tenant protections make landlords nervous to rent to anyone who may take awhile to get rid of, so people end up relying on AirBnB etc.
It's not purely a bunch of tourists or whatever taking up this housing and driving out the locals.
- renewiltord 4y agoWhen I first moved to SF with no history, I got a couch in SF for $10/day on Airbnb. Top notch experience!
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