Redfin: Vacation real-estate ‘toast’ as Airbnb owners rush to offload homes

Re:Redfin: Vacation real-estate ‘toast’ as Airbnb owners rus... by plorkyeran on Monday May 11, 2020 @12:25PM (#23143829)

And importantly non-stop flights to more than a handful of destinations from those airports. Living near a major airport rather than a small regional airport can significantly cut the total travel time and cost even with the added inconveniences of large airports.

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Re:Redfin: Vacation real-estate ‘toast’ as Airbnb owners rus... by seangrogg on Monday May 11, 2020 @01:10PM (#23144416)

You mean I can save a couple hundred dollars on my flights if I live somewhere that costs thousands of extra dollars on rent?

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Re:Redfin: Vacation real-estate ‘toast’ as Airbnb owners rus... by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Monday May 11, 2020 @03:48PM (#23146187)

For me it's more about the time savings. If you live a short Uber from a major airport, you can hop from your doorstep to most of the continent in a half-day, then enjoy the second half of your day at your destination.

But if you're a 45 minute drive from a smaller airport, you've got to spend time dealing with parking, then padded layovers, and often by the time you get to your destination you're kinda wiped, so you end up burning a whole day of PTO just to move from point A to point B. Long-weekend trips aren't even really viable.

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