![]() Whereas if I book a hotel, I’m almost guaranteed to get my room as described. One big downside with Airbnb, or any similar app, is that I depend on the host to provide the housing. I stayed in this “tiny house” aka a shed in Los Angeles for about $725 a week. Just make sure you pay off your balance every month! Plus, with those frequent flier miles, it won’t cost me a thing when I’m ready to hop on a plane somewhere. While living as a nomad in Airbnb can be expensive by some standards, but when I’m traveling all the time, I’m not spending my savings on vacations as I used to. My frequent flier miles have been going through the roof with the extra charges. But when living in Airbnb, my “rent” payments go on my credit card, and I’m earning points. My payments came directly from my bank account when renting traditional leases or paying a mortgage. Plus, the conversations and helpful information they’ve offered has been invaluable. I’ve received gifts of wine, fresh bread, homemade muffins, local beer, a fresh caught fish, farm eggs, apricots and raspberries picked that morning and more. Most of my hosts have been overwhelmingly gracious and welcoming. I considered the problems minor and mention them here only to give you a realistic view of what you might encounter living in many places rented by multiple people on a regular basis. It’s hard to write: “Mary was a great host, but the plumbing didn’t work for four days, the WIFI was slow, and the microwave blew a fuse each time I used it.” Ugh. ![]() Even I fall victim to being more positive than rentals warrant after a host has been incredibly kind to me. The problem is most people only compliment the host and say little else.īecause Airbnb hosts and guests review each other and the reviews are shared between them, they tend to be highly complimentary and overlook any flaws or problems. However, guests have an open box to write as much as they’d like in a public review. I stayed in this New Mexico upper garage apartment for about $1,660 per month.
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