4low4low4low4low t1_jdfg89m wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:25 AM

Reply to comment by Twombls in The 'Airbnbust' proves the Wild West days of online vacation rentals are over by amhais

Like it or not real estate is an investment for many..

Twombls t1_jdfgg5a wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:27 AM

Cool. Might not be a smart investment to hedge all your bets on a legally dubious app that has become the target of legislators worldwide

4low4low4low4low t1_jdfgzbn wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:30 AM

Real estate has been a great investment lately. Banning Airbnbs won’t change anything.

Kplow19 t1_jdfjr41 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:50 AM

At least traditional real estate investment still provided long term housing for people that lived here. Airbnb takes away homes that people could live in

4low4low4low4low t1_jdfjvnt wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:51 AM

I grew up in killington…there have always been short term rentals…?

Kplow19 t1_jdfpq5f wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:34 AM

And you think the amount of short term rentals hasn't risen with the popularity of Airbnb?

Pctechguy2003 t1_jdg4lg1 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 3:32 AM

Investment in housing should be illegal. There are certain things that should be shielded from profit drives… basic food, water, housing…

ceiffhikare t1_jdh1bh1 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:21 AM

..healthcare, education, incarceration. It is almost like to secure these things governments are formed amongst men by consent of the governed. When wealth can be generated by something its hard to focus on it and not how much $ is being made.

obiwanjabroni420 t1_jdhshal wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:22 PM

So your argument against “homes bought as short term rentals hurt the community” is “it makes rich people even richer”? Gotta say that’s not a very compelling argument.