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by pacnw 3875 days ago
Why is it assumed that all Airbnb guests by definition must be late night partiers, noisy and disruptive to the neighborhood? Seems like those types of comments are made by parties that have a vested interest against Airbnb in particular. I'll add my own one-point statistic: I rent an Airbnb while also renting out my house on Airbnb in another city. My neighbors where I rent out have not problems with my Airbnb guests, but ironically didn't like the folks that rented my house via the traditional broker/lease setup. In the end, it's just a marketplace for housing stock available to lease, both short term and long term. The traditional way of filling tenancy is seriously broken, with brokers taking a high up-front charge with no follow on service or help to landlords. Just look at NYC with their hate towards Airbnb. The rental market in that city is atrocious (exorbitant broker fees for tenants, poor presentation, shady brokers, etc etc)
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No assumption by me. But what's the odds that none of them are? Business travelers - maybe not. But vacationers are there for that intended purpose, right? And at least some of them will be annoying all-night partiers with no interest in pacifying neighbors they've never met and will never see again.