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Episode 32: Long Term Airbnbing, No Locals Allowed, Partying w/ guests, Bud n Breakfast
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Steve lists his whole condo on Airbnb during a two-week vacancy and a guest leaves behind a Michael Kors watch - which he's now wearing "for safekeeping." Myka tries moderate cancellation and his bookings dry up instantly; switching back to flexible brings guests flooding in. The hosts walk through Airbnb's sweeping changes: exact location toggle, group payment holding listings hostage for 72 hours, hidden guest photos to curb discrimination, and a new feature showing how often guests cancel. Myka lists on Bud n Breakfast as Arlington's second cannabis-friendly host, can't find his own listing in local searches, and wonders if the platform geo-blocks to keep police from browsing.
The episode covers South Korean guests ordering luxury goods via Amazon to resell back home, Steve's plan to add a gym and washer-dryer to go corporate, furnished finder as a $100/year nurse housing platform, strict cancellation attracting serious guests who book close-in, and the ethics of refunding someone who tied up your calendar then canceled. Steve nearly goes off on a millennial who left a four-star over the $100 security deposit clearly listed on all 300 of his timeshare postings, and both hosts realize their guest demographics skew toward their own ethnicity.
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