Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rental market were right

Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by smabie on Saturday March 21, 2020 @09:40PM (#22651926)

I mean, just stay one day at the airbnb and then negotiate with the landlord for a month or two. I've done this multiple times and gotten very good prices. So It's not like airbnb properties are deadweight, they can (and do) get converted to medium or long-term rentals all the time.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by hocuspocus on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:08PM (#22652085)

If you're a resident looking for a proper long-term lease, this is just not how things work.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by smabie on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:05PM (#22652345)

I think you would be surprised. Millions of undocumented immigrants (and a lot of citizens as well) in the US do this all the time, for years and years.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by turnipla on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:15PM (#22652394)

Undocumented immigrants don’t exactly get the best of places though.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by smabie on Sunday March 22, 2020 @12:42AM (#22652787)

Neither do tech workers in SF paying 5k for a shit studio.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by mcntsh on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:35AM (#22654236)

I think tech workers making 200k+ a year in SF are coming out further in bargains against the $8/hr workers who pick your veggies.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by turnipla on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:29AM (#22653993)

And?

Do you think an undocumented immigrant would get a better deal in SF?

What kind of comparison is that

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