AirBnb.com – Make Money Sharing Your Home

 

Airbnb stands for Air Bed 'n Breakfast, which is a way for people to share un-utilized space in exchange for cash. So, let me explain what Airbnb.com is before I go any further. Airbnb is way for you as a host to list your couch, extra bedroom or full apartment or house on a nightly and/or weekly basis.

Why on earth would you want to share? I can give you a dozen reasons. You'll meet new and interesting people. When you let people stay, they have to pay you for it, so you'll save on rent or your mortgage. You'll have more money to do fun stuff like buy those jeans you've been eying or go on a hot date out to the fanciest place in the hood. When you leave town, you can list your space as available and never have to worry about losing money on hotels while you're gone. Perhaps you'll even come out ahead.

I know you want to hear about my experience with Airbnb, don't ya?

I've made $574 this month alone renting my couch out. Granted, I live in a major city. And I don't even have a big place. I pay $1400 a month in rent, including utilities, so really it's a deal for me. This month, my rent is only $826 for my own place that I occasionally share. That's a steal and I can share when I want to and accept only those that interest me.  And when I go away on the weekends, I rent my place for $100.00 per night, which ends up paying for my trip and my gas!

Ok, ok… so it's clear that you can use Airbnb to make money, but what about using it to save money? YES! It's great for that too. Instead of renting a hotel next time you head to the city with your friends, rent out a flat for the same price. Are you traveling solo in some far off place? I bet Airbnb has a really cool place for you to stay at a fraction of the price of a hotel. Currently, there are 16,438 cities and 184 countries with Airbnb offerings.

And if all that's not enough, you can earn earn up to $100 in travel credit by getting your friends to join and list their places.