Well... if I rent a really nice car, I take care of it better than my own ;) Having said that, I live in a Philadelphia neighborhood where it's in the deed to t

Well... if I rent a really nice car, I take care of it better than my own ;) Having said that, I live in a Philadelphia neighborhood where it's in the deed to the house that you're not allowed to rent your property out, and it's absolutely helped keep things really nice. There was one house that rented out to college students up until this past year - the grass was always overgrown, and the new owner of the house ended up having to replace doors, walls, you name it. Got a good deal on an otherwise great house though. I think the nature of housing in NYC makes it difficult for AirBnB places to function the same as they do in, say, Asheville NC. Renting a house is one thing, renting an apartment with a shared entrance and more permanent tenants attached to nearly every other wall is different in so many ways.