Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minute from $100 to $1k

Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by enos_feedler on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:01PM (#32194309)

I won’t disagree with this take, but why should I care about any of this? The reason I don’t own a house is because prices are so high. But my solution is to just live like a local wherever I want and pay someone else’s mortgage. It’s a lifestyle that suits me and I have the cash flow to do it. Do I care that I am in a house next to some owner who doesn’t want me there? You own a house and I don’t, so screw you. I know this sounds a bit nasty but I am offering a genuine take that puts airbnb as sort of a weapon between the haves (house owners) and have nots (nomads).

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by libraryatnight on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:13PM (#32194475)

You sort of answer your own question but the fact you haven't caught it yet doesn't bode well for anybody trying to explain it to you.

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by probably_wrong on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:15PM (#32194492)

I think you focus on the neighbors alone, in which case I can understand the "f you" point of view.

From my POV one reason to care about is because AirBnB is making it harder for the "have nots" to become "haves": those that could have afforded their starter house suddenly can't because available properties are now AirBnBs, and those that could have rented near their work must now live further away, taking hours off their free time. Meanwhile, the "haves" reap more cash with less effort.

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by lovehashbrowns on Friday July 22, 2022 @01:55PM (#32195025)

> I am offering a genuine take that puts airbnb as sort of a weapon between the haves (house owners) and have nots (nomads).

AirBnB is one of the weapons being used to keep you as a have not, though. You're basically helping to pay for the rent increases that are keeping you as a have not.

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by enos_feedler on Friday July 22, 2022 @06:59PM (#32198128)

Not if all my free cash is in their stock

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by brandonmenc on Friday July 22, 2022 @02:55PM (#32195783)

You're paying many times the mortgage payment to rent these homes in violation of zoning laws prohibiting them from operating as commercial properties and you're angry at the result?

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by enos_feedler on Friday July 22, 2022 @07:01PM (#32198156)

I am not angry at anyone. If I can’t afford to own a home or don’t have the job stability for it then I am happy to pay for short term flexibility (vs renting long term) and live anywhere. It is more just a “dont give a fuck” attitude to home owners because I aint one

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by rightbyte on Friday July 22, 2022 @06:08PM (#32197691)

> You own a house and I don’t, so screw you.

Renting AirBnB is way more expansive than owning the home so you are the rich guy screwing with the neighbourhood not the other way around.

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by enos_feedler on Friday July 22, 2022 @06:58PM (#32198123)

Maybe. The calculus works out from my pov. Maybe I just really value the flexibility

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