• Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    I feel like several advantages of Airbnb comes specifically from the lack of regulation. I’m speculating, but I imagine installing kitchens and maintaining them costs quite a lot as a hotel, with probably stricter and more expensive regulations compared to an Airbnb. I wouldn’t be surprised if Airbnbs were regulated similarly to hotels, that they’d be priced higher due to all the costs. It doesn’t make sense to me that a hotel, with 10s or hundreds of units, where not all units have to be rented out at once, is more expensive than a single property home where the whole unit must be rented out at once, and it takes up a bigger space. not to mention the inefficiency of repairs, and cleaning.

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      9 months ago

      You might be right on the potential cost, but aren’t all Residence Inns basically this? I don’t think they cost that much more than other hotels.

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      9 months ago

      It’s not the regulations, generally. Hotels are simply more cost effective for corporate management and ROI. If you want to make 20-25% a year you maximize units and minimize land expense and labor to manage. That it costs $10-30M is not a barrier to entry for a large corporation. AirBnB is less profitable but has substantially lower barriers to entry, especially if you lie about owner occupied status (which nearly all do when starting it).

      The regulatory angle only really gets put in play because the land is cheaper due to improper zoning (residential is less expensive than commercial) and if the owners are dodging taxes.

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        9 months ago

        Putting up private rooms/homes for short term vacation rentals is nothing new and has been a thing since long before Airbnb. They have the same regulations as any private lease, which differ from commercial regulations for the same reason why your parents house doesn’t have lit exit signs and wheelchair ramps.