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Relax, you are the product of millions of years of evolution. Germ resistance is what keeps us alive. It works !

Not all are absentee.
I stayed in Houston last week at one, it was a duplex and the owner was in the other half. Did not see him unless I wanted to. Total out of pocket for me was $70/night with fully stocked kitchen and all privileges.

My first choice for my next trip there.

And you are right about renters, one risk Airbnb landlords have is if a renter refuses to move out. Some states and cities have laws that let the renter tie up the property for a month or two. They have used this as a means of extorting a landlord. You just cannot kick out a 'renter' easily in some jurisdictions.

Looks like this is the wave of the future.
And lots of the Airbnb renters are either not home or renting their 2nd homes.
Some seem to have quite a few homes, cabins, mobile homes, or apartments, they own or control and some of them are dumps priced accordingly and others are first class.

Couple of my family members are staying on Victoria Island (Canada) this week, 6 days at $140/day. Beautiful place, private cabin.

Like anything in life you have to do your own risk vs. reward calculation. But be sure to keep your eyes open and yourself informed before making a decision, the world is a changing.

The room rent deal is very good. It is very popular worldwide and called Airbnb.

Unlike Uber there are background checks, review history, and insurance. There's been a problem that makes big news, but it's a negligible percent of the stays.

My family and I have had great experiences with it. In a big city it is half the price or less of a hotel-motel and located in neighborhoods that are safer and much quieter.

I would never be an Uber driver, or even an Airbnb landlord due to the fuzzy liability insurance and very real IRS and zoning issues.
There was a report recently that half the rental property in NYC is now owned by remote landlords renting out via Airbnb. Complainers say it beats the city out of hotel taxes and runs up the price of rental property for locals.

Oh, and some cities like San Antonio have made it impossible for Uber and their competitors to operate. Convention city - powerful taxi lobby.

rotor wrote:This may be interesting since California has just ruled that Uber people are employees and not independent contractors. This is bound to cause huge court battles.

I heard that it only applied to the one driver who wanted UBER to provide him with healthcare since he was an 'employee'.
A narrowly drawn lawsuit.

Uber and the other one had to leave San Antonio. The new mayor is said to try to get them back. The local taxi co's in this major convention city are keeping them out.

The new rule means nothing until they figure a way to enforce it.