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In response to "data suggests putting Airbnb/VRBO out of business would go a long way to easing the housing crunch -- (link)" by hollywood big shot

While I appreciate that people should be entitled to own a property that they can rent to others, I don’t see how we control this. -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jun 27 '23, 19:37

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Banning corporate ownership is a start. A lot of Airbnbs are houses scooped by companies, turned into short term rentals. - colin Jun 27, 19:55 2
- *cough*cough*CANADA*cough* -- (link) - Mop Jun 27, 19:58 1
  - North American problem, I'll say. -- nm - colin Jun 27, 20:00
fees and taxes to the point that it is not economically feasible to choose to offer short-term rentals -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 19:52 4
- here, it used to be that if you made less than $2ok per year on an STR platform, you didn't get 1099'd. people I know would make $19k on airbnb then - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 20:11 1
  - thanks annie! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 20:13
- I suppose it’s the difference between short term and long term that matters. -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 19:56 1
  - In PDX, it is massively cheaper to Airbnb by the month than a day/week. Wonder if that helps... -- nm - colin Jun 27, 20:01

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