Being an Airbnb hater is a big part of who I am and what I do. I distinctly recall being on a family vacation, waiting outside in freezing weather for over an hour for the owner of the apartment to give my family the key. The owner drove a moped and I could tell that he did not feel sorry, not one bit. The best Airbnb experience I had was at a place virtually identical to a hotel, and honestly, that doesn't even count. Despite my bitterness, Airbnb's used to be novel and fun as a concept for mo…

We can all agree that of all the slimy jobs in the world, being a landlord is one of the slimiest. I would go as far as to say that it is a fake job. They act like they're doing you such an excellent service by allowing you to live in their building when they don't do anything to improve their properties yearly. When your hot water is broken, they don't fix it themselves. They hire someone else who has the skills to fix it, if they even do that! One of the landlords from @twoguystakeonrealestat…

Unbelievable

Imagine living like this

There's nothing worse than having an impenetrably bad roommate . They refuse to budge no matter how much you ask them to clean or pay their bills. I feel like I could tolerate a roommate that is bad but owns it. Like yeah, they are never around and don't do much around the house, but they at least don't try to make foolish excuses for their poor behavior. The worst breed of roommate is those who are incompetent but try to justify it with psychological concepts to make it seem like you're the on…

I remember booking my first Airbnb . Some friends and I were heading to beautiful Tucson, Arizona for a wedding, and didn't have the guap to stay at the fancy resort with the wedding party. We found a modest house (decorated with a ton of Kokopellis) for a fraction of the price. And it came with a pool. Booking this home saved us hundreds of dollars, and for years after that wedding , we continued to use the service to make our money go a little farther while on vacation. Unfortunately for our…

Who needs windows?

This should be - and might be - criminal.

Is this a devious lick?

One of the main downsides of living in the city that never sleeps is that it doesn’t sleep because it’s so goddamn expensive. New York might be one of the most iconic places in the world, but it’s also got the kind of rent prices that many people would have to sell their soul to afford. It can lead many to some strange living situations, from shacking up in a 16 person 'entrepreneur mansion’ to finding an entire abandoned apartment behind the bathroom mirror . For most New Yorkers, though, the …