Airbnb asks people to donate money to landlords, backlash ensues

Post by ma2rten » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 3:15 PM UTC

evancox100 wrote: post #24

freeAgent wrote: post #9

It’s amazing to me that Airbnb tells people that it’s up to them to determine if their contributions are tax deductible. Why would they even write this? Hosts on Airbnb are for-profit enterprises. I’ve never heard or a registered non-profit running Airbnb rentals. What are they thinking?

I was baffled by this too. Maybe in the initial testing people saw this and this question came up? Probably very few people overall know how this stuff works.

Post by jdm2212 » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 3:23 PM UTC

mattmanser wrote: post #117

cowllin wrote: post #115

One of the few here it seems who is actually an Airbnb host (a Superhost actually). For three years, I've managed my grandma's home in Wisconsin as a way to generate income for her and allow the house to stay in the family. It has been our vacation home for four generations and we certainly would have sold it by now if not for Airbnb income during the months of June, August, September each year. I am trying to earn e…

I can't really understand how you see yourself as 'good' in these circumstances? Look at it from another perspective. You've got a property sitting empty for most of the year, driving up property values, so you can have a holiday on e a year. You're making poor use of that property, and you want people to give you money, even though you could sell it? You need Zero help, you are not in a position of needing food, you…

Post by wow_no » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 3:28 PM UTC

yardie wrote: post #141

throwaway0a5e wrote: post #12

You know who's still paying their rent on time? The government. The section 8 landlords are enjoying some serious schadenfreude right now because even though they only cash small checks once a month they're the only ones still cashing checks at all. Short term rentals have an effective monthly rent far in excess of the normal monthly rent for equivalent accommodations. With this payoff comes risk. The money source ca…

This has been kept secret for years. Landlords that know what they are doing go after those section 8 contracts. Most people wouldn't be able to recognize a section 8 renter if they were standing right in front of them. My old apartment, complete with modern amenities, had section 8 renters. It was targeted towards young professionals. But new construction made it 100% ADA-compliant. Which is perfect for wheelchair b…

Post by aembleton » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 3:40 PM UTC

eanzenberg wrote: post #122

This is hilarious, and I’m sure will be as popular as paying extra taxes on your return when your state asks to donate because your heart feels it. I’m surprised airbnb is still around. Hotels have been as expensive or cheaper the past 3 years of booking. Why would anyone pay the same to have to deal with rando stranger creeps at odd hours for check-in is beyond me. Knowing there’s a front desk 24/7 is piece of mind.

Post by fredophile » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 3:44 PM UTC

bkor wrote: post #59

jliptzin wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not disagreeing with you except about the cleaning fee. Hotels usually clean every room every day and have an on-site cleaning staff. The marginal cost to clean one room is pretty low, and it happens every day while you’re there, so it’s baked into the price. On Airbnb, typically your place is cleaned once after you leave whether you stayed one night or two weeks, and it’s more expensive than just cleaning a hotel ro…

> Not disagreeing with you except about the cleaning fee. Having different fees is fine. What is troublesome is that AirBNB doesn't immediately show the total price (including all surcharges). I think recently they finally were forced to do that in the EU (before that I used a browser addon). That the initial price includes all the additional surcharges has been mandatory for quite a while due to companies using this…