"A nice place"
Letting people use my home as a short term rental has been a pretty great opportunity, allowing others to experience my hometown like a local, providing reasonable accommodation to visitors, and offsetting a few bills along the way. And most visitors have been fantastic and respectful of my home. The emphasis there is on ' most '. This May we had a renter that wasn't. Lauren's rental was pretty easy to start with, coming in on a Saturday and scheduled to leave on a Monday. She claimed one extra guest on her reservation, and in the first few hours, by way of the entry camera, we noticed there was a third woman in their party. Not really a big deal, as my house has three beds. I was even excited when they extended their stay an extra night. When they checked out on Tuesday, it was the mess left behind throughout the house and especially the beds that led me to go back and check the entry camera during their visit. They even had a gentlem...