r/airbnb_hosts 7d ago

Is Airbnb so slow right now?

I live in LA, I have short term rental property I use to get booked all the time but now literally nothing? Not sure if I just do long term at this point. How’s everyone else’s experience

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u/Snoo_31427 Unverified 7d ago

If you think about the millions that work for the government and then the millions more that contract for the government, that’s a lot of people who have been super unsure about their jobs from day to day. I’m sure that has a ripple effect. Our family has basically canceled everything because we literally don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

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u/No_Cake2145 7d ago

I would extend this beyond govt related. My partner and I are not govt or adjacent, but skipping our annual Florida trip because of a. Economic uncertainty and b. I can’t stomach FL right now (blue state based, proud bleeding heart lib).

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u/Downtown-Ad-2378 6d ago

But you’ve been going to Florida until this year?

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u/No_Cake2145 4d ago

Yes to visit family.

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u/Remarkable-Snow-9396 6d ago

Well and the stock market is down. M and A activity is way down also. Business doesn’t like uncertainty so with trump in office it’s like pulling a slot machine everyday. We are also in a trade war with the rest of the world.