Confessions of an Airbnb host

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It had to go once the host learned guests used it for snorkeling and rinsing off after hikes. (Colleen Brannan photo) By Colleen Brannan

Since 2021, my husband and I have hosted hikers, honeymooners, golfers, Highland Games warriors — and once, a family of raccoons squatting rent-free in the attic — at Grin and Bear It , our cozy Airbnb cabin tucked in the North Carolina mountains, just two hours from Charlotte. The name was...