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Your point? I merely questioned what "much" means. Crunching the numbers, I can't see how the homeowner grossing $100,000 is spending a huge chunk of that on upkeep. Even to the extent that she does spend what she does on upkeep, I'd be curious to know how much of that she can write off on her taxes. After all, these would be business expenses. And this $100,000 gross includes the slower months.
The point it is not "raking it in". Hosts make a profit, but it's not enough to replace income from a full time job with benefits.
In NYC, they can spend one third to one half of that gross on expenses, which does not include the cost of the hosts own labor themselves. It is hardly a big improvement vs. LT rentals.
In NYC, they can spend one third to one half of that gross on expenses, which does not include the cost of the hosts own labor themselves. It is hardly a big improvement vs. LT rentals.
Airbnb is meant to be supplemental income for the host. It can be significant, but I don't think anyone is going to retire off being an Airbnb host. Every Airbnb host I ever stayed with also worked.
There are people who strictly live off Airbnb in between jobs, but eventually they return to work while Airbnbing.
Here we go again Firstly, I never claimed that racism was rampant with airbnb hosts like your implying I did. In fact, I stated the opposite. That, given the total number of airbnb bookings, racism probably plays a small part in booking. Still, this small role is enough of a problem for me.
But I don't need court proven cases to come to such a conclusion. My personal experience and review of research done by others is all the evidence I need. I don't know why you take the lack of legal research (an extensive process) on substantiated court cases as a lack of research/facts, especially when you were provided with evidence of direct discrimination in the case of the Asian woman as well as of studies supporting the claim. That's nonsensical and ignores what you've been presented. Again, as I alluded to earlier, a lack of case law on an issue does not imply a lack of evidence on an issue, especially when I am not referring to convictions, etc., as evidence of wrongdoing (you did, not me). Whether you want to acknowledge such is a different story. As for the general potential problems you mentioned with studies earlier: such is irrelevant if you can't show that they such is a problem for the studies I provided (one done by Harvard and the other by another source if I recall correctly).
You present anecdotal evidence, meaning highly cherry picked evidence to make outrageous claims of allegation.
Yet there is no proof federal or state government have found massive wrong doing on the part of Airbnb or it's hosts when it comes to racial discrimination. A study by Harvard is not proof, as claims by people at Harvard are not law. Ruling by courts is law.
You know if you posted under your real name, you'd be open being sued by Airbnb. Making seriously unsubstantiated claims about a company and/or person or group of people can get you sued.
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Firstly, I never claimed that racism was rampant with airbnb hosts like your implying I did. In fact, I stated the opposite. That, given the total number of airbnb bookings, racism probably plays a small part in booking. Still, this small role is enough of a problem for me. 
