@Christina142
I agree with @Emilia42 . I've hosted loads of wonderful first time users. I've also had guests with several good reviews who were a nightmare. My least favourite guests had 25 positive reviews but I would not wish them on my worst enemy.
But, yes, I have also noticed a big change in the guests who are approaching me. I am getting a lot of enquiries rather than booking requests, i.e. not the normal ratio. Everyone is enquiring first. Then, everyone, and I do mean everyone, is asking for extra discounts. A lot more are first time users or users without reviews. Many don't seem to understand how an Airbnb works and expect stuff that I am just not going to agree to, e.g. having boyfriends stay over as and when they please with no notice. It's clear these people have not read my house rules even if they say they have.
I find that I am not getting any bookings because, either the guests disappear as soon as I say no to extra discounts, or they are put off because I ask them questions. That's fine by me. I could certainly use the money, but there are so many red flags. I just know that a lot of these people are going to be trouble. That's not to say they are scammers or bad people, they just don't seem to get it. They think they can pay next to nothing and that the house rules don't apply anymore.
These are the kind of people that could potentially drive one up the wall. It will start with them ignoring the check in time. They will not clean up after themselves. They will put the washing machine on for two hours every day to wash a t-shirt and a pair of socks. They will forget to close the front door.
Maybe I'm being paranoid, but this is based on experience. We have all gotten used to spotting those red flags right? Just because times are tough, that doesn't mean it's wise to ignore the red flags. It may bring in some money, but it will only make times tougher in other ways!