News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019. Parent comment

Re:Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019 by skksjsnaahs on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:33PM (#18573361)
I don’t blame you, we all have a lot of things to deal with. I wouldn’t worry about ending up in debt from it if you are a tech worker with a significant financial cushion.

I wonder if there’s an opportunity here for a “free travel consultant” who will sign up for credit cards for you, take a cut, keep you up to date on the benefits you’ve accrued, and act as a travel agent, booking trips in a way that maximizes the value of the benefits. If done well, it might make life simpler instead of more complicated.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019 by maxxxxx on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:47PM (#18573459)
You can't just keep signing up for credit cards and get benefits. They will decline you soon.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019 by skksjsnaahs on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:52PM (#18573486)
True, but you can get thousands of dollars a year in benefits if you optimize it.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019 by maxxxxx on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:00PM (#18573949)
Sure. The "free travel consultant" just wouldn't work.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019 by skksjsnaahs on Saturday December 01, 2018 @02:21AM (#18575724)
Why not? If they take 25% of a few thousand per year, that’s hundreds of dollars of annual revenue per customer - great if they can do it mostly through software.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Airbnb Backyard will sell houses in 2019 by danenania on Friday November 30, 2018 @05:45PM (#18573445)
That's a cool idea--I would probably give it a try.
[ Parent | on HN ]