I quit my finance job and became an Airbnb host in Italy. I have no regrets about choosing happiness over money.

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Anton Govor.

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A self-described real estate visionary was charged with running an Airbnb scam that made millions by tricking guests into booking non-existent properties

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Shray Goel and his associates managed over 100 properties to run a bait-and-switch scheme that made over $8.5 million, prosecutors alleged.

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Easy and lucrative side hustles to try this holiday season for extra pay amid inflation and high interest rates

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Pet sitting can be a side hustle to try during the holidays.

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I'm an Airbnb host who gives my guests no chores. I bring in up to $2,000 a month just renting my NYC-area apartment on weekends.

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Christina Kochis' Jersey City apartment with blue and white furniture and a gold-accented gallery wall
Christina Kochis' Jersey City apartment

Christina Kochis

I'm a flight instructor who converted an old cargo plane into an Airbnb and home for my students. See how I did it.

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Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students. .
Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students.

Jon Kotwicki

Airbnb says it's using AI to weed out guests who throw house parties

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.

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A couple left Miami and downsized to a tiny home in a Georgia forest. They found happiness through building more tiny homes in their backyard and renting them on Airbnb.

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John and Fin Kernohan.

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year.

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A California homeowner fixed up her converted garage and rents it on Airbnb. It now pays for her mortgage.

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Outside Selma Hepp's ADU in Burbank, California.
Outside Selma Hepp's ADU in Burbank, California.

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