If you’re not familiar with Airbnb, essentially it is an alternative way to lodge instead of the traditional hotel. As an Airbnb host , you list a property you own or rent on their platform for guests to book and stay. Airbnb only takes 3% of the total reservation so you keep most of the booking fee. 

Some people host their primary residence when they are out of town or have additional rental property or space that they list. As a host, you get access to up to $1 million of property damage protection if you ever need it.

If you want to find out how much you could earn by listing your space, you can check out the Airbnb estimator   below