@Florence-And-Michael0
Twelve years ago there was no such thing as Airbnb!
On 10th August 2017 Airbnb notched up it's 4 millionth listing!
Also in August 2017 on the night of 5th, 2.5 million users stayed in an Airbnb listing.
By 2020 it is estimnated there will be 20 million Airbnb users in Europe alone!
Florence we don't live in a perfect world, I try not to watch news services because I rarely ever see something nice come out of a news service! It's all about who's place got robbed, who was subject to street violence, the local pizza shop being firebombed, that head-on on interstate B5 that claimed 4 lives!
I am a glass half full person, not a glass half empty one!
I have hosted 130+ people/groups of people here Florence and there is not one of them that I would not gladly want to see walk up my driveway and into my life again. Airbnb has introduced me to a world of beautiful people I never knew existed.
There are risks, but name me something in life that does not present some form of risk. Florence, you have more chance of standing in the street outside your home and being struck by lightning, than being murdered by an Airbnb guest.
But in the final inalysis you must feel comfortable doing what you are doing, and if you feel that risk is too high then accept that this is a part of life you are not comfortable with, and walk away from it.
I have a wife in the latter stages of MS....the legs don't work any more and she has to have regular injections to boost her immune system.
The money we have earned from Airbnb has given us the opportunity to have some wonderful times together, times that will not be there to look back on for much longer.
Things come and go, but memories are forever....
and so, for me Florence....I think I will take the risk!
Cheers.....Rob