Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
by evanlivingston on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @05:59PM
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If it were not the case that the resource was being shipped off and sold for more that would mean I could stay in an AirBnB for the same price as a pay for rent, which I can't.
Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
by ng12 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @06:10PM
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That's pretty absurd -- you're paying a discount for being a long-term tenant with a legally binding contract (and no cleaning/daily upkeep). Would you expect buying a home versus AirBnBing one to cost the same over 10+ years?
Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
by evanlivingston on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @06:21PM
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The end product that consumes the resource may be different but the availability of the resource my community needs to sustain life is compromised when it's arbitraged.
Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
by ng12 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @06:31PM
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What if landlords charging market-rent rate compromises your community? What you're saying only makes sense if you don't live in a capitalist society.
Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
by evanlivingston on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @07:43PM
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Exactly.
> The company begins boxing up that resource and shipping it off to people who will pay more money for that resource.
Unless you live in Christiana this is probably already the case. AirBnBs tend to be in expensive neighborhoods.