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After one year of hosting, due to new demands resulting from starting graduate school and the results of my financial analysis, I decided to migrate to having full-time roommates instead of continuing to host Airbnb. In essence, after accounting for cleaning costs, all utilities, etc, I determined that I made about 20% more by hosting short-term tenants instead of having full-time roommates. I discuss in detail the financial analysis I went through when deciding if I should continue hosting or not in the section How Much Will I Make? This may be useful if you are on the fence with respect to hosting.
In keeping with the overall efficiency I strive for, part of the reason for putting this site together is to not “waste” the knowledge I gained from hosting for one year. I believe there is genuine time-saving value to be gained from the research and considerations contained herein. Part of this involves providing links to products that I found to be helpful in creating a positive guest experience. I may receive compensation for purchases made through these links.