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AirBNB apocalypse, really?


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2023 Apr 29, 9:00am   4,130 views  54 comments

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I must live in an alternate universe (DMV). I keep hearing about an impending housing bust and an AirBNBpocalypse. Yet, I'm doing photoshoots for AirBNBs consistently. Even one of my very successful husband/wife realtor teams is converting their own private residence to an AirBNB. They own 4 so far. I believe this is their retirement plan.


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44   AmericanKulak   2024 Aug 9, 8:48pm  

Really. TWO bad AirBNB experiences in Palm Coast, FL back-to-back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RS8uYgzneQ
45   AD   2024 Aug 9, 9:18pm  

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rather look on Furnished Finder website and stay for at least 1 month and take my work-from-home job with me

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46   WookieMan   2024 Aug 10, 1:11am  

AmericanKulak says

Really. TWO bad AirBNB experiences in Palm Coast, FL back-to-back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RS8uYgzneQ

That guy sounds like a whiny bitch. $2,600 for 6 nights is "a lot of money" for a waterfront property? He was looking for cheap rentals and got what he paid for. Didn't look like there were kids involved. Stay at a resort. Seem like the classic person just looking for problems with a property.

I've only had one problem out of dozens of vacation rentals. I'm not a retard and I fixed it in 10 minutes instead of walking around videoing myself acting like a cunt. He also likely booked last second so the low star reviewed properties were the only ones available. There are smart people and there are dumb people, this guy is clearly dumb.
47   stfu   2024 Aug 10, 4:31am  

AD says

Furnished Finder

Awesome website. Thanks.

Do you have to be a traveling professional or can you just be a simple retired couple looking for cool weather in the summer?
48   GNL   2024 Aug 10, 6:46am  

WookieMan says

AmericanKulak says


Really. TWO bad AirBNB experiences in Palm Coast, FL back-to-back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RS8uYgzneQ

That guy sounds like a whiny bitch. $2,600 for 6 nights is "a lot of money" for a waterfront property? He was looking for cheap rentals and got what he paid for. Didn't look like there were kids involved. Stay at a resort. Seem like the classic person just looking for problems with a property.

I've only had one problem out of dozens of vacation rentals. I'm not a retard and I fixed it in 10 minutes instead of walking around videoing myself acting like a cunt. He also likely booked last second so the low star reviewed properties were the only ones available. There are smart people and there are dumb people, this guy is clearly dumb.

For sure $2,600 is cheap unless waterfront meant a creek in the woods or something but, even then it’s probably not over the top expensive.
49   WookieMan   2024 Aug 10, 7:02am  

GNL says

For sure $2,600 is cheap unless waterfront meant a creek in the woods or something but, even then it’s probably not over the top expensive.

We stayed here in a 2 bed, 2 bath with 3 kids. $2,700 in late covid 2020. Amazing deal. Ground floor in the building on the left by the pool. St. John USVI. Besides a fractured heel, one of my favorite vacations. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sttwj-the-westin-st-john-resort-villas/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0

You have to search early for vacation rentals to get the best ones. We do 70% resort/hotel and 30% vacation rentals when we travel. A lot of families will lock them up a year in advance. My parents place in Navarre Beach, FL would get locked up yearly every January & February by a Canadian snowbird retired couple. It was a solid unit and cheap for a monthly rental.

I wouldn't do a vacation rental if you're booking under 3 months to travel. You're picking up the scraps at that point of unwanted properties. 6 months to a year in advance is best.
50   mell   2024 Aug 10, 8:34am  

WookieMan says

That guy sounds like a whiny bitch. $2,600 for 6 nights is "a lot of money" for a waterfront property?

7 nights at Martha's Vineyard start at 5K for non waterfront houses. It's all relative
51   AD   2024 Aug 10, 12:50pm  

For those who qualify, Armed Forces Vacation Club could be a great deal.

The VA has sent info about it in its email newsletters.

Make sure to check before booking there are no hidden fees like resort fee.
52   AD   2024 Aug 11, 12:27am  

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https://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-just-dropped-more-bad-news-about-us-consumer-2024-8

AirBnB almost 50% below its February 2021 price level ..its IPO was in December 2020 ...

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53   AmericanKulak   2024 Aug 11, 5:19am  

WookieMan says


That guy sounds like a whiny bitch. $2,600 for 6 nights is "a lot of money" for a waterfront property?

Did you actually WATCH the video where he SHOWED the beds were unmade with the dirty old sheets on them from the previous occupants, litter and water bottles strewn all over the place including the bed & headboard, dirt and food on the countertops? That the first landlord didn't want to refund his stay at all despite him arriving to the aftermath of a party but demanded he wait for what would certainly take hours to clean at 7PM?

And then the SECOND one had cameras installed, bikes with flat tires, bikes were kids bikes, the Kayak was sunk, trash around the property, etc.?

You realize he had two bad experiences in a row?

$400+/night for a house of a canal isn't a deal. There are much better hotels for less than that, especially in Florida. He was half an hour to Daytona. Between Palm Coast and Daytona there are dozens of hotels for wayyyy less than $400/night, ON the beach, not a canal.

Much nicer. The Suite with an Ocean View is cheaper,newer, nicer than the very ordinary canal house.
https://www.hotels.com/ho1973166976/daytona-grande-oceanfront-resort-daytona-beach-united-states-of-america/
54   WookieMan   2024 Aug 11, 5:58am  

AmericanKulak says

Did you actually WATCH the video where he SHOWED the beds were unmade with the dirty old sheets on them from the previous occupants, litter and water bottles strewn all over the place including the bed & headboard, dirt and food on the countertops? That the first landlord didn't want to refund his stay at all despite him arriving to the aftermath of a party but demanded he wait for what would certainly take hours to clean at 7PM?

There's no back story. And yes, I did watch it. There's a solution to everything. EVERY vacation rental I've been in has a second set of sheets/linens. It would have taken me less than an hour to clean that place myself to satisfactory standards. Or call a maid service and dispute one day of the rental and go out to eat or a bar while they clean. Not record myself and bitch and post to youtube. Total attention whore.

Fact is it was for his wife's birthday and I'm guessing it was a last second booking. Did he look at reviews? There's almost always a reason you get the bad properties. He likely didn't do his due diligence. As for the photos that doesn't matter. Owners make the place look great for photos and the place gets used or lived in. You almost never see online what you get.

There's also the fact I wouldn't step foot near Daytona in any direction. That's one of the trashiest parts of FL. I don't know what the guy expected. I like FL, but that part of it needs help.

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