Renting out per room vs. entire house

[Julie Hill]

I have a four bedroom house that I airbnb in Denver and have a friend who could live in one of the rooms for 4 months this summer (high season).  I'm tempted to say yes to her as I've heard you can make more $ renting out per room vs. the entire place but this scares the hell out of me.  What if the rooms don't rent because the demand is not there?  What if they do, but the guests hate each other and fight over the bathrooms, etc?  How do you do a turnover on 1 room but not a commonly shared bathroom or other spaces? I use airbnb all the time as I travel a lot but renting 1 room vs. an entire house does not appeal to me AT ALL.  But most of all, I feel like it's a huge gamble.  Would love to hear what others say.  Especially anyone in Denver! 

[Julie McCoy]

I don't see any reason why you should do that.  It MIGHT be more money but it'd be a lot more hassle, more risk, and it's not something you're comfortable with.  (also what would your friend think about the revolving door of strangers in the house with her?)  

The logistics of renting out a house piecemeal like that - scheduling the cleanings, etc. - sounds like a nightmare to me.