One Degree BNB is a private rental platform built for your actual home — not a sanitized rental property. You only rent to people who you trust, trust.
Join the waitlistAirbnb works for vacation rentals and investment properties, but not for the home you live in.
Your belongings are there. Your neighbors know you. This isn't a property you manage — it's where you live.
You can do it, but it means putting away all your stuff. Exposing your nice glasses, couches and house to the wear and tear of strangers.
A five-star rating from strangers doesn't tell you who someone actually is. The person renting may have 20 five-star reviews, but not necessarily everyone staying with them does.
Short-term rental laws in cities like NYC and SF apply to publicly listed properties. Private arrangements between people who know each other are a different category.
Going on a trip? Spending the Summer upstate? Monetize your home while you're gone.
No clearing out closets, or putting away your things. Everything stays as you like it when you return.
Private, invite-only listings aren't public short-term rentals. No platform profile. No search results. Less regulatory exposure. It's just a tool to let you rent to your friends, friends.
You only rent to people who you trust, trust. You handle the terms, contract and payment with tools we provide.
Your listing is never public. Only people you allow can see that your home exists — invite only, or friends of friends. You set the privacy.
Invite and vouch for people you personally know. They vouch for people they personally know. Your network is only separated by one degree of trust.
You handle it directly — your terms, your agreement, your price. We provide DIY contract and insurance tools. You handle and keep the money.
Friends send "anyone need my place in July?" to group chats, email lists, and trusted Facebook groups. It works because trust is already there. One Degree just gives it a proper platform — real listings, profiles, tools, and an experience people are used to from Airbnb.
Airbnb began as a way to rent your actual home. But it became the most well-known vacation rental platform. Guests now expect a hotel experience, and hosts have to strip their homes down to match. One Degree is for the people that model left behind.
One Degree isn't competing with vacation rental platforms. It's a different category — private rentals between people connected through real relationships.
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