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Re:Is the Airbnb Dream Dead? by bradly on Thursday August 10, 2023 @05:10PM (#37081852)
> AirBnB flippers have wreaked small havoc in my city, scooping up all kinds of units that would have otherwise sold to people who would actually have lived

Does your city not monitor and control the short term rental market to alleviate this? Many cities have strict controls on rentals less than 30 day.

One of the problems is owning a short term rental is seen/marketed at low-touch or passive income, but It takes a lot of work to run sort term rentals. We've ran into all sorts of crazy situations that take work to properly manage.

Re:Is the Airbnb Dream Dead? by redserk on Friday August 11, 2023 @08:27AM (#37087911)
Enforcement seems minimal to non-existent where I am.