I was amazed at how well it works,” said Webb, whose rental rates range from $99 to $225 a night.During peak season, Airbnb hosts tend to raise their rates much like hotels do.Lupita Johnston, who’s been hosting since 2014, charges $300 a night during the gem show — more than double her usual $120 rate — but her guests don’t mind, she said.For roughly the cost of two queen beds at a four-star hotel during the gem show, Johnston’s guests get a 2,000-square-foot west-side house filled with art and antiques, with mountain views and sleeping space for nine people.Visitors come from around the globe, she said, rhyming off a list: “Panama, Holland, Germany, India, Japan, Finland, Denmark and all over the United States.

BPers in Japan - my wife and I are looking into house hacking a duplex (or more) in Yokohama, Japan.

We should be watching Xinhua and NHK for hints on what direction China and Japan are planning on going.The unofficial channels do not seem to be heard in Washington. 

I live in Yokohama, Japan with my wife, who is from Minneapolis, MN.

I'm from Marion, Ohio but I am currently stationed (Air Force) in Aomori, Japan. 

Australia, Canada, China (and some parts of Asia not Japan) and So Cal are coming down.

If you are in Australia, Canada, China (and some other parts of Asia except Japan), Southern California, etc. it's TOO LATE!

My answer is going to sound like I'm being a smart aleck, but I own real estate in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, China, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Sweden, Canada, and Germany.

I'll admit, I know nothing about RE in Japan!

As I am in  Japan it would be helpful to have a drop down menu with more countries available.