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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
I think that’s likely hyperbole, but they weren’t wrong about these airbnb as sole-business folks that own a bunch of properties purely for short-term rentals. There are plenty of them on youtube. I’d guess some of them own more than ten to twenty properties for this purpose, but I doubt there are many managing anything close to triple digit numbers.
gpt
i work with some air bnb people who don't even buy...they rent places then sublet them as short term rentals.  low start up cost, pretty good returns.  

but it keeps rents high for anyone else in town, so not great for locals.