Airbnb concerns

[Anonymous]

Does the house have a pool, hot tub, tons of amenities that would appeal to someone renting an AirBnB?

I can’t imagine that if I want to vacation at Rehoboth, that I would rent an AirBnB 30 miles inland, considering traffic, parking etc.

I understand as a resident appreciating a short hop to the beach…but to a vacationer that is only there for a week…that sounds unappealing.

Unless…your community is on the bay (so you have readily available water stuff) and/or the house is loaded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality where you have to deal with people that have different lifestyles and priorities than you.

I had to deal with it already and it sucked. The whole street is pretty pissed off. Some people are renting long term and that's fine, but if it becomes a party pad it's going to be awful.

Then run for something in your area and change the policies around short term rentals.

If it bothers you so much then act and change it

[Anonymous]

Don’t borrow trouble. You don’t even know if it’s going to be a problem yet. And if you have issues with living next to even a long-term rental, your snap. Not everyone can afford to buy or some people are only in the area for a year or two or saving up to buy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality where you have to deal with people that have different lifestyles and priorities than you.

I had to deal with it already and it sucked. The whole street is pretty pissed off. Some people are renting long term and that's fine, but if it becomes a party pad it's going to be awful.

I definitely get your concerns, OP. But you could end up with lousy neighbors either way – so odds are that any turnover increases your odds of some decent people. Fingers crossed it becomes a long term rental.

I can relate. The house next door to me is an AirBnB. I hate it personally, in part because we're not on huge lots and I don't love the idea that there is a rotating cast of strangers within a few yards of my front door. I didn't buy a house in a commercial area and I would never have expected a boarding house right outside my window. And there have been occasional issues. We caught one of the "guests" going through our mailbox (which is attached to our house, not on the curb) to see if their mail had been misdelivered! And another one literally drove across my front lawn rather than back out of the driveway. Also the house is not nearly as well maintained as it would be if FT residents were there.

Realistically though, most of the time it's a non-issue. I scowl at the "guests" and put up a row of hedges to reinforce the boundaries.

I’d get a locking mailbox too, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like you’ll be moving again.

We definitely cannot move locally: between interest rates and home prices, it would make absolutely zero sense financially. We'd need a smaller/crappy house and pay as much/more for it! But I am really annoyed.

So you live where you can afford. Where you can afford so can people who want investment properties. Sorry you don’t like the free market. Be thankful you have the means to not live in section 8 or public housing.

[Anonymous]

We don’t live in a beach town but a desirable college town. We aren’t super walkable to campus (25-30 minute walk 7 minute bike) but a home just sold in the neighborhood that we found out is now an Airbnb.

Our town mandates the trash stay in bins provided and you can’t have bags or trash just outside. You also can only put them out maximum the day before and must bring them inside by midnight. Most people don’t monitor this but this Airbnb left garage out days before including bags and just trash outside. On pickup day nothing outside the bins were picked up and the management left al that trash out again for days. Animals opened the bags and you can imagine what happened.

Direct neighbors of this house are angry as I guess people had a party for New Year’s Eve. It’s also frustrating because we are in a SF neighborhood with young kids so having people coming and going is a bit concerning. I walk by this home but don’t live on the same street, but my kids ride by bikes close by and now I have to be worried about a very quiet neighborhood where everyone knows kids ride their bikes so are slow with fast cars coming and going.

We have another neighbor who rents out their home but it’s for year round tenants as they moved abroad. Last tenants were great but ended up moving so neighbors are worried that home will also turn into short term rental.

There are airbnbs around but it’s mostly very close to the university.

The town has rules about when you can bring out trash and that you can’t have bags outside your bins so I think neighbors will have to go that route. One neighbor talked to the management company who said they’d handle it and didn’t the trash sat out for two extra days.

I think people see “influencers” saying they make so much on short term rentals everyone wants to do it. I have never stayed in an Airbnb and never will. Sister has and found cameras 2x inside the home that she wasn’t told about.

Stay in a hotel or one of those hotels with kitchens.

[Anonymous]

I can't see how a house in a residential neighborhood 30 min from the beach will be an attractive location for an Airbnb

[Anonymous]

You town needs their own building department.

My beach town did the following back in 1982.

New multifamily housing illegal.

New Commercial Property illegal.

New buildings greater than two stories illegal.

While town resident only parking with sticker.

Beaches resident only picture IDs no day passes

No rentals under 30 days.

No Grouper homes.

If an owner rents for month or more must turn in beach pass and parking permit.

Only one car per house on street unless a $300 a year payment.

[Anonymous]

We take care of the upkeep and monitor and ha select guests for our Airbnb. The people that are the worst are the boomers who let their house go to crap and complain about nothing. So honestly it could be worse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so annoyed. We're in quiet burb of a generally touristy region (beaches 30 mins away) Our neighbors just sold their house. Had they sold in the spring, they would have had tons of families interested. The house sat and then was finally bought by a guy planning to rent it out. He says he will go for yearly rentals, but I checked with our town and there are NO restrictions on Airbnbs. We left the beach town we were in partly because the airbnb issue was out of control, and this area is all families and so much quieter. Anyone btdt with this situation? I really hope they find yearly tenants but I think they will be tempted by airbnb if they don't find someone quick.

Awww... Let me call you a whaaabulance!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You town needs their own building department.

My beach town did the following back in 1982.

New multifamily housing illegal.

New Commercial Property illegal.

New buildings greater than two stories illegal.

While town resident only parking with sticker.

Beaches resident only picture IDs no day passes

No rentals under 30 days.

No Grouper homes.

If an owner rents for month or more must turn in beach pass and parking permit.

Only one car per house on street unless a $300 a year payment.

Russia? North Korea?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality where you have to deal with people that have different lifestyles and priorities than you.

I had to deal with it already and it sucked. The whole street is pretty pissed off. Some people are renting long term and that's fine, but if it becomes a party pad it's going to be awful.

Can you express yourself with more accurate vocabulary?

[Anonymous]

My brother is president of his condo building in Hawaii. Very Strict on no short-term rentals (60 days minimum) and most residents know each other. Still, he has had to kick out illegal short-term visitors and direct them to hotels where they may or may not find availability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lobby your town for zoning restrictions.

This is the only real answer. Restrictions on short term rentals are becoming pretty common. A common one is that an owner must live on the property being rented.

Agree this is the best solution.

[Anonymous]

Well as a regular user of Airbnbs, I am glad we find nice places to stay when we are on vacation. Sorry if that annoys you. If so, maybe you should have bought it to give yourself a buffer! You have no right to dictate to others how they use their property. Grow up.