Re: Air BNB anyone do this? Ever get murdered?
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:24 am
The sharing industry is one where policy hasn't kept up with the technology. I'm more afraid of getting put out in the cold by city inspectors in the middle of the night than physical harm by the proprietor.
Some friends of ours have a three unit townhouse that they rent every night. I did AirBnB once in Ft. Myers, FL and it worked out very well. Would recommend to anyone -- just make sure that you read reviews. We have a spare room and considered doing it ourselves, but I was too afraid of liability from an insurance perspective.
I used to be an ambassador for Couchsurfing in Ann Arbor, Michigan and hosted upward of 30 people from 10 countries. That was really great. The only reason we don't host anymore is because it felt like the requests we were getting were just for a free place to stay -- the socio-cultural exchange went out the window shortly after it was no longer operating as a non-profit.
I made some of my best friends on CS, both in the US and France.
Some friends of ours have a three unit townhouse that they rent every night. I did AirBnB once in Ft. Myers, FL and it worked out very well. Would recommend to anyone -- just make sure that you read reviews. We have a spare room and considered doing it ourselves, but I was too afraid of liability from an insurance perspective.
I used to be an ambassador for Couchsurfing in Ann Arbor, Michigan and hosted upward of 30 people from 10 countries. That was really great. The only reason we don't host anymore is because it felt like the requests we were getting were just for a free place to stay -- the socio-cultural exchange went out the window shortly after it was no longer operating as a non-profit.
I made some of my best friends on CS, both in the US and France.