You can do pottery, but not weed, with Seth Rogen at this Airbnb for just $42 a night – see photos of the Hollywood Hills home you can book in February

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Seth Rogen's lifestyle and cannabis brand partnered with Airbnb.

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I bought a $15,000 property to turn into an off-the-grid Airbnb 6 years ago. Now it rents for $1,250 per night — and it's done so well that I just quit my job.

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Hillary Flur and her business partner, Malek Alqadi
Hillary Flur and her business partner, Malek Alqadi.

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A couple trying to rent an Airbnb in Texas were turned away after the host learned they were gay. It's the short-term-rental giant's latest problem with discrimination.

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Airbnb told Insider the host had been removed from the platform.

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I make $3,000 a month renting out my backyard as a dog park. I spend 10 minutes a day on this easy side hustle that cost me nothing to set up.

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Rick Powell, a 53-year-old man from Oregon with a dog in his backyard.
All you need is a fenced-in yard to start making money on Sniffspot, Rick Powell told Insider.

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Vrbo Works to Squash Super Bowl Party Rentals

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Vrbo is asking users to host any planned 2023 Super Bowl blowouts in their own damned home, and not mess up somebody else’s abode or rental property.

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13 things Airbnb hosts wish their guests would stop doing

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An Airbnb rental property.

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Airbnb hosts' latest trick to draw more bookings: $0 cleaning fees

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A freshly made bed with white linens in a Los Angeles Airbnb
Jennifer Lloyd, a Los Angeles host, said she saw an immediate bump in page views when she broadcast that she dropped her cleaning fee.

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12 things your Airbnb hosts wish they could tell you

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Airbnb is a popular short-term rental company.

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FTX's 'More Than 1 Million Creditors' Include Netflix, DoorDash, and Airbnb

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The ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy of FTX is still trying to claw back the billions of dollars needed to make customers and investors whole. One problem with this lofty goal is the nearly 10 million FTX customers who still had funds on the exchange before its collapse are apparently being lumped in with FTX employees’…

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