Best and worst of hosting Airbnb
Summary
Lydia Patel shares three positives and two negatives from her experience hosting short-term rentals over the past year. She covers unique guest stories and positive impacts on their lives, her increased efficiencies in property management, loan paydown benefits of owning rentals, dealing with a slow season, and the increasing costs of taxes and insurance.
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