[_delirium]

I wonder if people who own their own properties could gain a modest advantage by mentioning that in the AirBnB listing. Possibly not enough AirBnB users know about or are worried about the distinction, but I'd personally be more willing to rent from someone if the description assured me that it wasn't an unauthorized-sublet type situation.

[rexreed]

That's a great idea. Perhaps in addition to specifying what type of space is available for rent (right now the options are whole house / apartment / room, etc.), hosts should also specify what the property type is:

* Rented apartment subject to tenant agreement * Owned condominium in multi-condo building * Shared townhome * Time-shared Vacation property * Rented detached home * Owned single family property

Something like that. Not sure what the categories would be, but it would be similar to what you see when you are looking to rent or buy real estate.

Then people can decide whether or not it meets their risk profile.