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by zemvpferreira 3032 days ago
I wonder how much airbnb hosts are making. In Lisbon most airbnb hosts are amateurs who spend a few hours every week cleaning and greeting, and get the bejeezus taxed out of their parallel activity. I wonder if they’re doing any better than “transportation entrepreneurs” working for ridesharing companies.
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In Los Angeles, my sister was AirBnB'ing a very nice 2 bdrm condo in an architecturally famous French Castle moved from France to the Hollywood Hills. The condo itself is the former home of a young Frank Sinatra, and the Castle currently has Slash from G&R using a unit as a local get-away. You'd think a place such as this could get a decent rate, right? It goes for under $100 a night right now. The market is so saturated, there is no market.