A FiPS Guide to Using AirBNB in Park Slope

While sitting down to write this post, I initially aimed to highlight this hot new(ish) travel trend called airbnb, wherein you can temporarily rent out your house, apartment or room, (hell I've even seen a couch on here) to guests as if your home were a hotel. On the flip side, you can also score some nights as a renter in someone else's crib in 27,879 cities and 192 countries.

I was going to tell you all about how rad this all seems, especially when I found out that upon signing up as a renter, you're enrolled into AirBnb's $1M insurance policy (just in case someone steals all of your shit before burning your house down). But after perusing the nightly asking prices of all 491 Park Slope listings (and a few from surrounding neighborhoods), I've practically been forced to focus on how much our neighbors are out of their ever-loving minds.

Here are some examples of how NOT to list your place on AirBNB:

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