Don't they have a issue with scammers? https://www.vice.com/en/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-... . Although you got to love the ending, even after being scammed, the writer said she'd still use it:

> I can’t say I’ll be leaving the platform, either. Dealing with Airbnb’s easily exploitable and occasionally crazy-making system is still just a bit cheaper than renting a hotel.

And also dicking around renters when shit does go bad? (Typical example: host says $2000 in damages. AirBnB offers $200. Deliberately frustrate host with weeks/months of back and forth "negotiation". End with an offer of $500, host gives up and take it. Hey hey, $1500 saved!)