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Michael Guzik
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Short Term Rentals Slowing Down due to Negative Media Coverage??

Michael Guzik
  • Real Estate Agent
  • San Antonio, TX
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I'm not sure if everyone is on Twitter or Facebook, but there's been a pretty noticeable movement (usually among among millenials / Gen Z) to bash Airbnb / short term rentals. Everything from "creeper" landlords, to "Karen" house rules, and "people ruining communities with STR" have been going viral on these platforms.

This is pretty new and unusual to me, and I've seen an uptic in these posts the last couple of months, along with complaints on the "crazy" fees. These posts are usually getting thousands of reshares and thousands of comments, and I'm genuinely surpised that this many people are not fond of short term rental companies.

Are any of ya'll seeing this as well? I'm genuinely curious if it's just happening to pop up on my feeds, or if this is a serious "movement" for lack of a better term. Have any of you noticed a slowing of business on Airbnb or increase in difficult customers? Would love to hear from those actually involved in the business or management, not just keyboard warriors on social media. 

The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that the hotels may be behind this, especially given the recent exposing of how honest social media sites have been *complete sarcasm* but that's a whole seperate topic. 

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Bruce Woodruff
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The younger and lefter folks tend to be on the side of 'STRs are bad because the regular people can't find a house thing'...

I think the other 90% likes the new lodging trend of STRs (vs Hotels) so much that they will thrive....

Just my .02

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