Recent content by julia_en_ruta

I could get behind the inspection piece, but I will say it can be really hard ($$$, which lots of cities don't have to spare) for cities to be able to monitor that short term rentals in their jurisdiction are all licensed. It's a lot of listings to go through, even though there are services to...

For context, in my day-job I work as a housing policy planner in the US, so that definitely influences my feelings. The short version: I don't think short-term rentals are bad in every context -- I've known people who rented out their guest room as a supplement to their farming income in areas...

As much as I dislike AirBnB as a company, if you'll only be here for three months, they're probably your best option. If you want to go through the process of coordinating apartment viewings and potentially having to pay your rent up-front in physical US cash, we used ZonaProp...