“I don’t know why Airbnb approved it because it’s definitely not legal. I guess we got lucky”
Photo-Illustration: by Stevie Remsberg; Photo Getty Get That Money is an exploration of the many ways we think about our finances — what we earn, what we have, and what we want. In Secret Side Hustles, we talk to people with “normal” jobs who make extra cash on the sly. Here, a publicist explains her side gig as an illegal Airbnb host.I have a full-time job as a publicist, and I make $40,000 a year. My studio apartment is $3,250 a month, which I split down the middle with my sister.
We Airbnb our apartment whenever we leave town or go home to visit our parents. It’s a studio with two queen beds and a sectional couch. I don’t know why Airbnb approved it because it’s definitely not legal. I guess we got lucky. When I’m about to list I always check what other people in the area are offering so I can beat their price. During high seasons , we’ll try to list the apartment as much as possible. Sometimes we’ll just go visit family friends in Boston or D.C. and have a cheap weekend there to maximize our Airbnb earnings.
After we organized our first rental I told a co-worker what we were doing. She told me about people who get fined or thrown out of their apartments, so I started freaking out. What if the doorman reported us? I wondered if we should tell the doorman that we have friends coming to stay, but then I also worried that it would draw more attention to us. In the end, we told our guests to not ever mention Airbnb, and to say they’re family friends if anyone asks.
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