[ChuckFrank]

I can't seem to find the exact reference. Though I clearly remember making a mental note of it.

See previous post on the topic.

http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=2333475

See charlie4real comments.

Finally, all my friends who rent space in their residences do so with VRBO. Across the board they say that after using and comparing both services, VRBO is a superior service than Airbnb for those wanting to have short term rentals in their house. So while this may not be representative, it sure seems informative.

[phishphood]

very similar to charlie4real - cancelled my airbnb listing and keeping vrbo.com - basically same reasosn, site heavily skewed towards renters, no control over money, wrong kind of renters (short term, always asking for discounts, etc) They do have a market niche, just not applicable for my situation (renting vacation home 8 month out of 12)

[checker]

I can verify the vacation home market with an anecdote: my family has rented a few vacation homes with vrbo and the experience has been great.