Nice, I like this a lot. I'm curious: How did you get the event data? It's really accurate a clean for San Francisco (Dreamforce, Fleet Week, etc.)
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#82If I could get the bank financing, I could buy 5 properties in the market I am in and all would generate 25% cash on cash returns after a few months of renovations. With the scale I could hire full time staff and centralize laundry.
And before anyone jumps down my throat for this, it would be a social good in this particular market and help the local housing market (there is a surplus of housing and ample very affordable housing, the problem here is lack of jobs)
And if anyone thinks this would be a soft option, it would be a lot of work and a lot of responsibility and a lot of value added.
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#84Airbnb already supports this https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes
That's a city-level estimate. OP provides estimates based on your actual address.
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have an example?
Well for one, it lists my house as having the wrong number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and then proceeds to give an inaccurate number for rents in the area if you actually go look at Airbnb.
I think it is a default, 2 bedrooms , 1 bathroom.
Wouldn't you be worried if it showed the exact numbers?
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#86question for people who use airbnb: If you've had a good experience with a host and you're going back to the area would you bother booking through Airbnb or just contact the host directly?
I'm a host and send people back through Airbnb anyway. The fees they charge are minor compared to the insurance and ease of use. Plus you want the reviews from those repeat customers.
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#87It's a nice idea, and your UI is nice, but I hate the name as it's very forgettable and using it against my parents Airbnb cottage, and a friends flat, it is wildly inaccurate.
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#88This is brilliant, for commercial Airbnb operators. Depending on who you are that might be good or bad, but I won't wade into the debate :)
I did a more basic analysis when looking at the most profitable Airbnb cities a few months back: https://www.travelstatsman.com/06022017/cities-airbnb-hosts-...
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#89I found this to be really inaccurate. I've been a host of an Airbnb for a few years. I've slowly moved my price up until I hit the maximum 70£/day. I have hundreds of positive reviews. The price the website suggested was 120£. I then went in to put an obscure address where there is no demand, and the price was $140/day. I've rented a hotel in the area for $30/day.
$30? Where is such a place, Siberia?
A rental pretty much anywhere in Poland will be around that. I've paid as little as $20/day for a nice flat.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
Lincoln bedroom @ https://whitehouse.gov1.info/visit/index.html 400$ / night. So 7 * 400 * 132 = 369,000 / week. Making that's a hefty bulk discount ;-) PS: And yes this is a parody.
The statement is brilliant, I wonder how they could put that up with a straight face: > We regret to announce that the "White House Overnight Guest Program" will no longer continue under the Trump Administration due to the repeal of the Obama Administration's openness and transparency doctrine. You are welcome, however, to make a reservation to stay at the 5-star Trump International Hotel just down the street. The $4…
You mean that the current presidential couple only pays $200? And for a long time the first lady stayed in NY... ;)