Air BNB or Homeaway/VRBO for a vacation rental/ski condo

[Andrew Grieb]

BP,

I'm having limited success finding posts that compare AirBNB to VRBO and I wanted to see if there are any experienced investors that have used both and can compare and contrast.

From my research it appears that AirBNB does not have the wide range of visibility or customer base that the VRBO network has, but AirBNB is much cheaper.

VRBO charges 8% per rental or $400 per year to be a member, but also charges the renter anywhere from 3-9% on top of the rental price if they pay through VRBO.

Does either system calculate and collect taxes that might be required for the rental based on the local area?

Thanks in advance everyone.

[Al Williamson]

hmm, AIRBNB has more rooms under management than any chain on Earth. About 1.5M rooms per night. Who is larger?