> 1. Who wants transients moving about your building? I'm sure most of them are nice, but they are certainly not as invested in exhibiting neighborly behavior a

> 1. Who wants transients moving about your building? I'm sure most of them are nice, but they are certainly not as invested in exhibiting neighborly behavior as full time residents. I wouldn't mind new people in the apartment next to mine. There are already plenty of laws to keep them from making too much noise. In fact, most tourists are probably better behaved than residents. > 2. If AirBnB became a serious economic force in NYC, it would only make my outrageously expensive city more expensive as apartment rents converged upwards towards hotel rates. Or hotels (with lower demand) will convert into residential housing, lowering rents and the price of living. I don't think its easy to say which way it would go.