Airbnb hosts in World Cup cities are going big to squeeze every dollar out of their homes

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports, Business
Myriam Totta
Myriam Totta and her husband spent $55,000 on their Kansas City-area home to enhance its rental appeal ahead of the World Cup this summer.

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We took out a $300,000 loan at 23 to build a wellness cabin. We had no idea what we were getting into.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A cabin on the left, and two men posing for a photo in the woods on the right.
Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia.

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Ex-Google engineer shares 5 tips for landing a Big Tech job, from referrals to technical interviews

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One of Google's office buildings is pictured.

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We bought the building so our café wouldn't have to pay rent. Buying real estate with a friend can be tricky — here's how we did it.

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Isreal Adeyanju standing next to a stairwell.
Isreal Adeyanju bought a building in New Jersey with his good friend.

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I was a senior leader in Big Tech, and I'm worried by middle managers losing jobs. They're essential — if you know how to use them.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Judd Antin standing in front of a river. He's wearing a coat with the Airbnb logo.
Antin once had to lay off more than 25% of his team.

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I bought a home with my best friend and we run it as an Airbnb. Co-investing in real estate has its pros and cons.

Tech Insider : Business
Wade and Selena Lounds stand in front of a rainbow.
Best friends Wade Jensen (left) and Selena Lounds (right) co-bought a home together.

Courtesy of Selena Lounds

I'm a CEO who takes a 3-day silent retreat every year. I book an Airbnb, cover the clocks, and let my mind wander — it's changed my life.

Tech Insider : Business
A man holds a rusty metal A-frame beside a frozen, snow-covered pond on a sunny winter day.
Noah Greenberg takes an annual 3-day silent retreat.

Kellock Irvin

I spent 2 nights in a 2-story, 100-square-foot tiny home in Germany. It was much smaller than any I've seen in the US.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Cylindrical homes on a flat property with buildings in the background
Business Insider's reporter stayed at a cylindrical tiny home hotel in Germany and was impressed by its smart use of the 100-square-foot space.

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A profitable Airbnb host asks 3 questions before choosing a short-term rental property to invest in

Tech Insider : Business
nicole shirvani
Nicole Shirvani is a part-time real estate investor who owns short-, mid-, and long-term rentals.

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I booked budget Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
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Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

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