Airbnb-friendly apartments alternative
Yes Landlord vs Airbnb-friendly Apartments
Airbnb’s friendly apartments program lists buildings that allow part time hosting. Yes Landlord finds individual owners open to a full arbitrage lease. Which one fits you.
Yes Landlord
Every rental listing in your city, ranked each week by how likely the owner is to allow a sublet, with the contact, the reason and an opening line.
$49 a month per city, founding price
Airbnb-friendly Apartments
Airbnb’s own program listing apartment buildings that allow part time hosting.
Free to browse
What Airbnb-friendly Apartments does
Airbnb-friendly Apartments and Condos list buildings that let residents host part time under building rules, often with a share going to the building. Airbnb reported more than 1,300 buildings in 75+ markets in November 2025.
| Feature | Yes Landlord | Airbnb-friendly Apartments |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Single family homes and townhouses, one owner per row | Large apartment buildings with a hosting policy |
| Built for | Operators renting a whole home to host | Residents hosting the home they live in, part time |
| Ranked by how likely the owner is to say yes | ||
| Landlord contact and opening line | ||
| Hosting already approved | ||
| Price | $49 a month per city (founding price) | Free |
Airbnb-friendly Apartments details from Airbnb newsroom, Nov 20, 2025, checked Oct 31, 2026. Plans change, so check their site before you buy.
Pick Airbnb-friendly Apartments if
You want to live in the unit and host it some nights, in a big building that already allows it.
Pick Yes Landlord if
You want whole homes to run full time, and you are ready to ask the owner yourself.
Are Airbnb-friendly apartments good for rental arbitrage?
Usually not for full time arbitrage. The program is for residents hosting their own home part time, with building rules and night limits. Operators who host full time need owners who agree to it, one by one.