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A huge advantage for these services is that I don’t ever have to meet you in person. Availability for assistance is great, but otherwise I have zero desire to

A huge advantage for these services is that I don’t ever have to meet you in person. Availability for assistance is great, but otherwise I have zero desire to encounter you, as a “consumer”.

socalgal2 1y ago
which is why your investment is not going to pay out. Or at least that's what the article is suggesting. You (and the rest) offered a crap experience. Customers wised up. They're no longer renting.
- tough 1y ago
  the main reason of etre of airbnb is to let him and others skip the law and not get a proper license to run a faux-hotel at their second homes. then people can't afford nor rent nor buying homes in their homeplaces, due to these twats buying it all up to -profit-
  - socalgal2 1y ago
    this is one of those urban legends that seem to make sense but doesn't add up when you check the actual numbers.
    - tough 1y ago
      i just need to check my neighborhood to know
      - socalgal2 1y ago
        classic mistake - assuming your anecdotes are data
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        tough 1y ago
        well im still not going to an AirBnb if I can afford an hotel and avoid it
gosub100 1y ago
Then why not make a 6-figure investment in hospitality stocks instead of buying a house in a single neighborhood?
busterarm 1y ago
parent post reminded me of my experience living in Hilton Head and working for the local internet provider. Storms and loss of power are really common in the area and we would get a flood of really belligerent callers with the following circumstances: - Lives over 1000 miles away out of state - Owns multiple AirBNBs in the area - The locks for their doors required an internet connection and power to function - They didn't have a local property manager - Their guests were locked out It was hilarious because they were screaming and hollering and demanding immediate service from the internet company to get their locks fixed because they were too cheap to hire a local to service the properties and reboot the fiber ONT after a power outage. And this was about 15 years ago, so I think the "recent decline" of AirBNB is exaggerated and that these owners have always been on the platform, they're now just the _only_ owners on the platform.

A huge advantage for these services is that I don’t ever have to meet you in person. Availability for assistance is great, but otherwise I have zero desire to encounter you, as a “consumer”.

socalgal2 1y ago

which is why your investment is not going to pay out. Or at least that's what the article is suggesting. You (and the rest) offered a crap experience. Customers wised up. They're no longer renting.

tough 1y ago
the main reason of etre of airbnb is to let him and others skip the law and not get a proper license to run a faux-hotel at their second homes. then people can't afford nor rent nor buying homes in their homeplaces, due to these twats buying it all up to -profit-
- socalgal2 1y ago
  this is one of those urban legends that seem to make sense but doesn't add up when you check the actual numbers.
  - tough 1y ago
    i just need to check my neighborhood to know
    - socalgal2 1y ago
      classic mistake - assuming your anecdotes are data
      - deleted 1y ago
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      - tough 1y ago
        well im still not going to an AirBnb if I can afford an hotel and avoid it

gosub100 1y ago

Then why not make a 6-figure investment in hospitality stocks instead of buying a house in a single neighborhood?

busterarm 1y ago

parent post reminded me of my experience living in Hilton Head and working for the local internet provider. Storms and loss of power are really common in the area and we would get a flood of really belligerent callers with the following circumstances: - Lives over 1000 miles away out of state - Owns multiple AirBNBs in the area - The locks for their doors required an internet connection and power to function - They didn't have a local property manager - Their guests were locked out It was hilarious because they were screaming and hollering and demanding immediate service from the internet company to get their locks fixed because they were too cheap to hire a local to service the properties and reboot the fiber ONT after a power outage. And this was about 15 years ago, so I think the "recent decline" of AirBNB is exaggerated and that these owners have always been on the platform, they're now just the _only_ owners on the platform.