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MineralMan

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52. It does. There are also complaints from guests aplenty.

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 04:36 PM

Sep 2017

A google search reveals those, too.

Of course, people also have many complaints about hotels. I've had a few of my own, but all were resolved and a refund given after contacting the corporate owner of the offending hotel. None of those things were criminal, though, by any means.

My OP is about risks involved in renting rooms in your own home to strangers. I've always thought that was a foolish thing to do, and would never even consider it.

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Thinking about renting a room out through AirBnB? Read this: [View all] MineralMan Sep 2017 OP

Just. . . . .Yikes! ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #1

Yikes, indeed! MineralMan Sep 2017 #2

I've never had any interest in doing that. cwydro Sep 2017 #3

Appalling writing. GeorgeGist Sep 2017 #4

Yes, but an appalling story, regardless of that. MineralMan Sep 2017 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #75

I hope you list your numerous hobbies on your airbnb profile as it makes you more human uppityperson Sep 2017 #76

Odd. You chose to reply to this thread as your first post on DU, MineralMan Sep 2017 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #82

Where ya going? greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #80

Apparently to some other website, it seems. MineralMan Sep 2017 #88

Oh, she'll be back. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #89

I hope she found some nice books to read while MineralMan Sep 2017 #90

Same here. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #91

Haha plenty of books there! treestar Sep 2017 #94

I've never been remotely interested in Air BnB as either guest or host. Coventina Sep 2017 #5

I haven't either. MineralMan Sep 2017 #7

You said it. Even the worst hotel / motel is a registered business answerable to many Coventina Sep 2017 #8

I posted almost identically to you downthread. cwydro Sep 2017 #49

"but what a risk" jberryhill Sep 2017 #9

What about the risk of falling down the stairs in an Airbnb? Orrex Sep 2017 #12

Lol! cwydro Sep 2017 #56

Hmm... MineralMan Sep 2017 #15

If you always stay at home while wearing a helmet... Major Nikon Sep 2017 #37

You get used to the helmet. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #44

Wow! I'm going to dig out my old Bell bubble-shield motorcycle helmet MineralMan Sep 2017 #54

Well I for one appreciate your posting that article. I would not have known about it otherwise. politicaljunkie41910 Sep 2017 #109

"That generation assumes many risks my generation would not have." jberryhill Sep 2017 #113

My first bike had no brakes. cwydro Sep 2017 #117

God, what are you going on about? The risk is strangers in their home and people not wanting... brush Sep 2017 #17

Strangers who have all of their personal contact details and a credit card registered with AirBnB jberryhill Sep 2017 #19

And sexual proclivities too? Of course not. brush Sep 2017 #26

No, but they know they are traceable jberryhill Sep 2017 #31

What a comfort. Afterwards. brush Sep 2017 #38

My sister worked at a popular hotel chain in Orlando years ago. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #68

"She stopped at the slots and got $1000 dollars lifted" jberryhill Sep 2017 #96

I was actually very surprised how seriously the Vegas PD took this. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #100

That doesn't always stop sex offenders, you know. MineralMan Sep 2017 #55

Of course it doesn't, but why make the distinction with "strangers" jberryhill Sep 2017 #102

I don't know the people you're talking about. MineralMan Sep 2017 #107

And that is precisely why most child molesters are known to the victim and family jberryhill Sep 2017 #108

The victim was the homeowner's daughter, yes? Rather than Kinchen's own daughter? Orrex Sep 2017 #10

Yes. It was the homeowner's 7 year old daughter. MineralMan Sep 2017 #13

Yikes! Orrex Sep 2017 #14

Yes. Yikes! MineralMan Sep 2017 #16

Whew! Orrex Sep 2017 #39

Good god. Who rents out rooms to strangers when there are young kids at Nay Sep 2017 #71

Ding, ding, ding.... jberryhill Sep 2017 #97

Rented a cottage once through Air BnB... Xolodno Sep 2017 #11

Wheras a hotel guest never commits sexual assault? brooklynite Sep 2017 #18

Uh, not the point, really. MineralMan Sep 2017 #20

To prevent a stranger from getting naked in bed with you? jberryhill Sep 2017 #22

To prevent anyone at all from entering the room MineralMan Sep 2017 #23

What is this? A witch hunt? Orrex Sep 2017 #93

I leave my hotel door open jberryhill Sep 2017 #118

Hotels, like taxis, are perfectly safe jberryhill Sep 2017 #21

That's your reaction to this story? MineralMan Sep 2017 #24

I would never rent a room out in my house to a total stranger. Obviously too risky. Vinca Sep 2017 #25

This one story isn't enough for a blanket condemnation of AirBnB. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #27

We hid from Irma in comfort in an AirBnB home. rzemanfl Sep 2017 #35

Good point. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #48

Well, I didn't intend for it to be that. MineralMan Sep 2017 #40

While I can see the value in AirBnb for many people PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #51

No apology needed. MineralMan Sep 2017 #53

I happen to have a very high sense of personal privacy. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #57

Our house has three bedrooms, but there's no room in the inn MineralMan Sep 2017 #61

I agree with you. cwydro Sep 2017 #67

Yesterday I was pondering the risk going the other way. byronius Sep 2017 #28

Back to the 'hitchhiker' scenario. Warned that picking up a hitchhiker was dangerous..... Tikki Sep 2017 #29

One has a complete stranger in their house. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #30

No, I'm not. The idea for anyone, IMO, is insane. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #32

That could happen anywhere though treestar Sep 2017 #33

It's just one incident, but for that particular homeowner, MineralMan Sep 2017 #41

True. Though like the illegal alien killing someone treestar Sep 2017 #72

Yes, that's true. However, had the homeowner MineralMan Sep 2017 #73

I don't think I would be comfortable with that either treestar Sep 2017 #74

I probably won't rent out my home for Superbowl, either. MineralMan Sep 2017 #77

Not ok to bring strangers in with little kids around. lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #34

While this is sickening...and my daughter lives in Minnetonka.... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #36

Using airbnb as a guest is somewhat different, I'd think. MineralMan Sep 2017 #43

Airbandb hosts have been wonderful as well..... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #45

It does. There are also complaints from guests aplenty. MineralMan Sep 2017 #52

That poor little girl. My heart goes out to her and I'm glad they caught the guy. nt chowder66 Sep 2017 #42

While rare, there are crimes associated with airbnb guests: MineralMan Sep 2017 #46

Well, B&B in general zipplewrath Sep 2017 #47

And the statistical likelihood of this is what? mythology Sep 2017 #50

It's probably very, very low, but MineralMan Sep 2017 #58

Walking out your front door means taking risks that aren't necessary Major Nikon Sep 2017 #65

+1 jberryhill Sep 2017 #101

It's like citing Whitney Houston as an example of why you shouldn't bathe Major Nikon Sep 2017 #110

Having been an AirBnB host and guest, SomethingNew Sep 2017 #59

Those are all sensible precautions, I think. MineralMan Sep 2017 #63

I reimburse UC traveling faculty and students and they use Airbnb all the time lunatica Sep 2017 #60

Thank you! millions of positive air bnb reviews flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #66

If I use Airbnb atreides1 Sep 2017 #62

Makes sense to me. MineralMan Sep 2017 #64

My company encouraged Air BNB last year crazycatlady Sep 2017 #69

Taking in boarders is not exactly a new thing. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #70

Thinking about driving to work today? Read this: Codeine Sep 2017 #79

Yes. I accept the risk of driving, since I'm somewhat in control. MineralMan Sep 2017 #83

It was an unnecessarily sensationalist header Codeine Sep 2017 #84

Not really. It was a shocking story, in my own area. MineralMan Sep 2017 #85

Thinking about making dinner for the kids? Read this: Codeine Sep 2017 #81

I'm not afraid of risk. cwydro Sep 2017 #95

I'm not a stranger, once you get to know me jberryhill Sep 2017 #111

Lol. cwydro Sep 2017 #112

Okie-Dokie, then Sunriser13 Sep 2017 #114

Sir Morgan is the gander. cwydro Sep 2017 #115

They sure do! Sunriser13 Sep 2017 #116

Lol. cwydro Sep 2017 #119

We've used airbnb dozens of times for years with nothing but very good to great results NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #86

My post is not about using airbnb as a guest. MineralMan Sep 2017 #87

I suspect there is little in today's world that is anything but a mixed bag! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #92

Why the hell was the girl around the guy/stranger with no parental supervision? nini Sep 2017 #98

I don't know the details of what happened, so I'm not MineralMan Sep 2017 #99

I don't think you need more details than what was in that article nini Sep 2017 #104

The girl was in the parent's bedroom. The guest MineralMan Sep 2017 #106

Or a cousin/uncle/in-law for that matter jberryhill Sep 2017 #103

True nini Sep 2017 #105