> There´s no reason for example to leave valuables anywhere in the residence while strangers are there.
So you're saying AirBnB should advocate against rentals while you're away?
Or are you saying, if you want to rent while you're gone for a week, that you should get a week's worth of self-storage (which I've never heard of, but might exist in a city), move all your important belongings to the self-storage unit, and move them back after the guest is gone? That seems quite onerous.
That or drop them with a friend or relative. Why is that so onerous?
I think people should use AirBnB however they see fit, but understand the risks in doing so and take whatever precautions are realistic to lessen them.
This situation would still suck, but not be nearly as bad/scary/expensive if the victim hadn't left cash, credit cards, expensive electronics, legal documents etc. in the apartment. I'm just recommending easy steps to lower the potential downside and increase the overall EV of being an AirBnB provider given that this sort of nightmare is a slight but real possibility.
So you're saying AirBnB should advocate against rentals while you're away?
Or are you saying, if you want to rent while you're gone for a week, that you should get a week's worth of self-storage (which I've never heard of, but might exist in a city), move all your important belongings to the self-storage unit, and move them back after the guest is gone? That seems quite onerous.