My Airbnb made me $2,300 a month and was almost always booked. Nightmare guests made me quit hosting.

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A selfie of a woman on the left, and the front of a home on the right.
Wendy Martin is bowing out of the Airbnb game.

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3 predictions for Airbnb hosts in 2025, from one of the short-term-rental industry's top analytics firms

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A log cabin home with a front yard and picnic table
Airbnb and VRBO hosts with short-term-rental properties can expect a calmer 2025.

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NYC's short-term rental ban slashed Airbnb listings. A year later, it's unclear if it's made housing more affordable.

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The Statue of Liberty torch with an Airbnb logo in the flame

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A stretch of Florida beaches has soared from a lesser-known gem to 'the Hamptons of the South'

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Sunrise over the ocean and beachfront homes in Inlet Beach florida
Inlet Beach, Florida, is one of the communities that makes up 30A.

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A New York City Airbnb host was shut down under the short-term rental law. He's now renting his basement illegally on Facebook and making crucial income after he was laid off.

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Row houses in Queens, New York.
Row houses in Queens, New York.

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A real-estate investor was fined $180,000 for running an Airbnb. He says his tenant is to blame for renting it out.

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Rows of identical homes with uniform driveways and streets stretch towards the desert
A Las Vegas homeowner accused of running an unauthorized Airbnb for years says that his renter is to blame.

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Airbnb host battles nightmare guest squatters who refuse to leave after 8 months, say they're 'legal residents'

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An Airbnb host in North Carolina is battling guests who are now squatters refusing to leave.

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Airbnb hosts are bracing for an unpredictable summer

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Airbnb hosts must compete against other properties in their area to lure guests over the summer.

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Some Airbnb hosts run over 20 properties. Here are the 15 cities these megahosts dominate the most.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
An image of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with an old-timey row of stops and restaurants in the foreground and a mountain rising in the background with snow-covered ski runs visible.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

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We're budgeting $400,000 to flip 5 train cars into Airbnbs. It all started with a 1970s caboose we bought on Facebook marketplace.

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Newly yellow painted Chessie Systems caboose
Nightly stays in a historic train caboose from the 1970s will be available soon..

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