My buddy @jwmares bounced around a similar idea with me several months ago. I know some people occasionally rent out their apartment in SF and crash at a friends house to mitigate the ridiculous housing cost in the city.
@micahkulish how are you matching people up? Perhaps a doodle-like calendar picker would help people find a time they're both available.
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@rrhoover As @micahkulish said, we've kept it pretty rudimentary, but we also thought the simplicity is great for the audience and keeps it a little more personal as well. Airbnb is already a pretty tight-knit community, so creating something that will help hosts help each other out will be even more tight-knit. So, at the moment we're simply making intros.
@rrhoover right now our "match-maker" is extremely rudimentary. we built this product in about three days. we wanted to release it and then begin adding features to better match users.
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Brilliant! And a product like this makes it easier for landlords to find tenants renting out their units on Airbnb in violation of their leases. Being in a rent controlled apartment, collecting more than you pay in rent on a daily basis and failing to get permission from your landlord are good indications of the level of risk you're taking.
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@sbermo I don't really see how this service would meaningfully change the process of discovering/collecting evidence on tenants breaching their lease agreements. Is it just that if a landlord wanted to evict you he or she would want to collect as much evidence as possible—and if somehow he/she was able to get data from these guys it'd be more evidence against you?
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@willimholte I dunno, man. All I'm saying is: If you're a renter and put it on Airbnb, don't get evicted.
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@micahkulish - can i either copy this for the UK or can you extend it to the UK?? This is f***ing awesome. Love it. I feel so stupid for not even setting up an arrangement with my friends where each month we rent one of the places out for the weekend - great way to reduce rental costs!
@isaacsrda Rob, we would love to open up the UK. Do you know the top cities where 'Can I Stay with You While I Rent My Place on Airbnb' is needed? Shoot me an email at sure@canistaywithyouwhileirentmy....
I definitely had a few months where I was doing this. I used a combination of friend's couches / extra beds and Hotel Tonight to pay 0 rent for 14 months in SF. It worked, but was a pain after a while so we stopped.
Something like this would definitely be useful.
@jwmares justin thanks for the love. i think everyone who has bought into this "sharing economy" lifestyle has run into their fair share of friction points and awkward situations. we want 'Can I Stay with You While I Rent My Place on Airbnb' to be a resource for people in those situations.
Obviously, check your lease if you're going to do this kind of arbitrage, but if you want to make sure you're only giving up your place for the highest priced nights, you could use @beyondpricing (http://www.beyondpricing.com) to plug in your Airbnb, find those nights, and only make it available then. We've thought about a "surge alert" feature for occasional hosts, similar to what Uber does to get more drivers on the road. Definitely useful around GDC, Dreamforce, Oracle OpenWorld, Outsidelands in SF or BC graduation in Boston, etc.
This is really cool. I thought about renting my place out, and then using the funds to book a hotel in my city using @RocketMiles. That way I basically earn free airline miles and (hopefully) break even on the dollar amount.
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