ultimately the critical flaw of a low-trust network is that it can not deliver a quality product reliably. you may get a good experience, but it's only by luck. there are no tangible guarentees. our experince with this isn't new. other businesses in decades past have experimented with this idea suffered the same lessons.
we complain from the host side, but tenants also have their issues. i know, i've been on that side of it too! like i said. "hotel by owner" is a crapshoot. you can do some things to mitigate your fortunes in this business. but whether or not all that effort is really worth it, all depends on where you are and what you're doing. this is not for everyone. i'm not so sure it's for me anymore either.
i know of conglomerates which, instead of computer automation, they have an actual agent book the stay. it's flexible term just like airbnb, but the agent checks the client and gets the appropriate securities. it used to be that way back in the day. but everything kinda centralized to airbnb. to try something like that is risky and business will be slow but the types of clients who search for you might be a better cut than what you get from a low-trust network.
