AirBnB in SF Bay Area

[Gayle Eisner]

Hi all:

I have often wondered if it is worth it to invest time and effort in an AirBnb?  The time it takes to schedule, collect monies, clean and maintain the unit seems like a lot of stress and work compared to how much I can get for just renting my unit month to month here in Los Gatos??  Can someone enlighten me as to whether or not I am missing something here?  How do you find reliable cleaning people? Does airbnb take care of taxes and insurance? How much do you actually turn it over a month?  Seems like a lot of wear & tear?  Does AirBnb help you with all this? Thanks, Gayle