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Re:Violated: A traveler’s lost faith, a difficult lesson lea... by tjic on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @12:41PM (#2812923)
> When I heard the airbnb business model, this type of situation was the first thing that came to my mind

Same here. Great model, glad it works for some people, but the only price I'd take to rent out my house - with my personal items in it - is the price of replacing my house and personal items.

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Re:Violated: A traveler’s lost faith, a difficult lesson lea... by IgorPartola on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @02:42PM (#2813489)
<meta>Too bad I have to post this instead of just showing my approval of these comments by upvoting them</meta>

Exactly. No insurance will cover this type of transaction if the informally renting out your place is illegal in your locale. On top of that, you have to worry about your own safety. 99.999% of the time you'll be fine, but taking that risk is a very personal choice.

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